Auto indent on pages for ipad

I used to be able to do this until the recent update. When I am indented, and I use a number as a bullet point, pages used to automatically go to the next number even if I was indented. Now if I type 1. And then return, it just goes back to the far left. I will now show you what I mean
What I want to do and used to be able to do...
History
     1. Civil war history
     2. World war 2
What it does now....
History
     1. Civil war history
World war 2
There is no easy way to tab anymore so taking notes in class is a pain. At least before this latest update I only had to tab once and it would auto tab and auto number. If I want to auto number anymore, it can't be indented at all. It can only be all the way to the left margin. PLEASE HELP I NEED TO TAKE EXTENSIVE NOTES IN CLASS AND IT TAKES FOREVER NOW!!!

I cannot duplicate your problem in Pages on my iPad. When I start a line with a number and period (1.) type some text, then tap return, I'm presented with a new line indented to the same place as the first line and the next number in sequence is automatically inserted.
But if I tap Return twice instead of going down another line the number is removed.
Perhaps your formatting is off? I would suggest though that you first quit Pages like this:
Go to the Home screen and double click the Home button. That will reveal the row of recently used apps at the bottom of the screen. Tap and hold on the app in question until it wiggles and displays a minus sign. Tap the minus sign to actually quit the app. Then tap anywhere on the screen above that bottom row to return the screen to normal. Then restart the app and see if it works normally.
Then reboot your device. Press and hold the Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously ignoring the red slider until the Apple logo appears. Let go of the buttons and let the device restart. See if that fixes your problem.

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