Automatic indent and numbering in emails

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You have added automatic indent and numbering in emails.
You haven’t added any way to turn it off.

If I hit “1.” it indents it - but what if that’s not what I want?
If I hit ctrl-Z to undo this indent, nothing happens
If I hit Backspace to get rid of the numbering… it deletes the text BEFORE the number

How about if I don’t mind the numbering and indent, but have now finished the list and want to go back to normal text? The easiest way I have found is to open up new space above the list, then cut and paste the list into the the new space, ensuring that there is a normal line left below the list.

Have you gone completely mad?

Please God, either implement it sensibly or give me a way to turn this insanity off…

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Hi @Stephen15, we’re sorry to hear that the automatic lists got in your way.

You can turn this off completely:

  1. Go to Settings > Mail > Compose.
  2. Untick “Automatically create bulleted and numbered lists”.

After that, typing “1.” or “-” at the start of a line stays as plain text.

If you’d rather keep the automatic lists, and just need help ending a list, it is actually simple.
When you’ve finished the last item, press Enter so you get a new empty item, then press Enter again.
The numbering and indent go away and you’re back to normal text. No need to cut and paste the list.

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Thank you Olivia!

Sanity restored (for me, at least).