Defining Number Ranges /text/swriter/guide/number_sequence.xhp numbering;quotations/similar items MW deleted "number ranges;" and changed "numbering;" Defining Number Ranges You can automatically number similar items, such as quotations, in your document. Type the text that you want to assign numbering to, for example, "Quotation Number ". Choose Insert - Fields - Other, and then click the Variables tab. Click "Number range" in the Type list. Type "Quotation" in the Name box. Do one of the following: Click Insert, and then click Close.