How to number compounds

Choose Edit › Number compounds. Each structure gets a bold number under it, 1, 2, 3 in reading order.

Steps

  1. Draw or insert the structures.

  2. Choose Main menu › Edit › Number compounds.

  3. Each structure gets a bold number under it, in reading order.

    Aspirin numbered 1 and caffeine numbered 2.Aspirin numbered 1 and caffeine numbered 2.

The numbers are ordinary text: move or edit them like any other text. To renumber after you rearrange the page, the Numberer agent proposes the new numbers as a suggestion.

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026