How to get the Index of a Numbered List Item ?

Livy@acn

Hi guys

as the subject, I want to get the Index of a Numbered List Item, what attribute/property should I use?

the Propeties I've tried:

(Item )Index

(Item )ID

(Item )Number

(Item )suffix

by the way, what is the data type of the index?

Thank you~

Accepted answers

M.Kierepka

Hi,
Dimension a line item only by "Your list". Then:
If you want it as text: MID(NAME(ITEM('Your list')), 2, 10)
If you want it as number: VALUE(MID(NAME(ITEM('Your list')), 2, 10))

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Misbah

@Livy

You can use NAME function to get the #ID's of Numbered list

M.Kierepka

Hi,
Dimension a line item only by "Your list". Then:
If you want it as text: MID(NAME(ITEM('Your list')), 2, 10)
If you want it as number: VALUE(MID(NAME(ITEM('Your list')), 2, 10))

sobaid

With Dimension of Your List, Format as Text and Write Formula as Name(item('Your List'))

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