Google-docs – How to sub-lists at the same level be given mixed list styles

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It seems if you change the list style (e.g. Roman numbered, or square bullets) in Google Docs for a list at a certain level, other sub-lists at the same level are also changed. For example, you can't have:

  1. Seek
    1. thimbles
    2. care
  2. Pursue
    • forks
    • hope

as changing the first sub-list to numbered also changes the second, and changing the second sub-list to bulleted also changes the first. What are the possible ways of having sub-lists with different styles, changing both list type and marker?

Best Answer

You can't make a change of the set, because the whole subset is linked. This can be seen by clicking on the subset number:

First, you need to reset the main set to unlink the subset. This can be done by clicking behind the main set and restarting the numbering:

Now you can see that subset is not linked anymore:

And can be changed independently:

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