Font colors and lists/bullets issue [closed]

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Simple one, just making me go nuts. Libreoffice has no issue if you highlight text and change to, say red, of course. But, in the scenario I have (changing just one letter after a number, e.g. ' 11. D'), if I highlight the letter and hit font > red, it changes the BULLET/LIST NUMBER too. I understand this may be a proximity issue, but I can't seem to get around it. I am marking answers to cert practive exams I got wrong, and having to hit clear formatting on the number is driving me nuts!