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Apr 14, 2013 2:36 PM in response to Kim Hill1by Eric Root,Based on my tests, try selecting "Insert Numbered List" again.
If there is nothing in the note you need, delete the note and start a new one.
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Apr 14, 2013 2:43 PM in response to Eric Rootby Kim Hill1,That was the first thing I tried. I tried quitting & restarting in between, too. I tried changing list types and then toggling. Started a new note. None of it worked. I ALWAYS get list formatting now!
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Apr 15, 2013 11:14 AM in response to Kim Hill1by Eric Root,Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later.
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Apr 15, 2013 11:47 AM in response to Kim Hill1by Lexiepex,Perhaps removing the Notes plist helps (quit Notes).
HDD/Users/username/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Preferences/c om.apple.Notes.plist
I am not sure, but most of the times removing the plist helps.
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Apr 15, 2013 11:56 AM in response to Kim Hill1by Eric Root,To make your user library visible, hold down the option key while using the Finder "Go To Folder" command. Enter ~/Library.
If you prefer to make your user library permanently visible, use the Terminal command found below.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/04/show-library-directory-in-mac-os-x-lion/
You might want to bookmark the command. I had to use it again after I installed 10.8.2. I have also been informed that if you drag the user library to Finder it will remain visible.
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Apr 15, 2013 12:09 PM in response to Eric Rootby Lexiepex,The Terminal command is
chflags nohidden ~/Library
You have to redo it after an update of the OS.
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Apr 15, 2013 1:24 PM in response to Kim Hill1by Jeffrey Jones2,The Notes app is not a plain text editor. If you want plain text then use a plain text editor. TextEdit can be used in plain text mode. And there are countless other plain text editors. But Notes is not one of them.
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Nov 21, 2013 7:38 AM in response to Kim Hill1by Tim Carlson,After your text is auto-formatted, you can undo the action.
Example:
- Type "1)" then type [space]
- Auto-formatting is applied
- Type ⌘Z (for undo)
- Text is reverted to original format
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Jan 7, 2014 11:18 PM in response to Tim Carlsonby Syncopator,Tim Carlson wrote:
After your text is auto-formatted, you can undo the action.
Example:
- Type "1)" then type [space]
- Auto-formatting is applied
- Type ⌘Z (for undo)
- Text is reverted to original format
Brilliant. Thanks!
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Jan 8, 2014 6:39 AM in response to Syncopatorby Tim Carlson,★HelpfulAfter looking into it a bit more, the best way is to go to Edit > Substitutions and uncheck Smart Lists.
Interestingly, in the contextual (right-click) menu, under Substitutions, the only item that does not appear is Smart Lists. That's why this took me so long to figure out.
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Jan 14, 2014 8:36 PM in response to Tim Carlsonby Syncopator,Tim Carlson wrote:
After looking into it a bit more, the best way is to go to Edit > Substitutions and uncheck Smart Lists.
Interestingly, in the contextual (right-click) menu, under Substitutions, the only item that does not appear is Smart Lists. That's why this took me so long to figure out.
Even better. (Weird that those options aren't considered "preferences." In fact Notes.app doesn't even have a preferences page.)
Thanks!
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May 19, 2014 12:15 PM in response to Jeffrey Jones2by John_Tyler,Consider the fact there's are reasons that people need for Notes to have that function.
My reason is that Notes syncs with Notes on my ios devices, which is where I want them to go. Simply saying that Notes is not a plain text editor is obvious and not at all helpful.
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Jul 28, 2014 1:54 PM in response to Tim Carlsonby yosemiteg,Tim Carlson wrote:
After looking into it a bit more, the best way is to go to Edit > Substitutions and uncheck Smart Lists.
Interestingly, in the contextual (right-click) menu, under Substitutions, the only item that does not appear is Smart Lists. That's why this took me so long to figure out.
Thank God for your post! I have been trying to figure this out for 2 years. I'm not an expert Mac user and the auto-dash in Notes drives me crazy! I love Notes, but want to use my own list formatting. Thank you again and I wish Apple would have a preference section for Notes or put it in the Help pages. THANK YOU!!!
Funny how the little things can cause such frustration and stress.
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