Number nested ordered lists in HTML
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Hi
I have a nested ordered list.
<ol>
  <li>first</li>
  <li>second
  <ol>
    <li>second nested first element</li>
    <li>second nested secondelement</li>
    <li>second nested thirdelement</li>
  </ol>
  </li>
  <li>third</li>
  <li>fourth</li>
</ol>
Currently the nested elements start back from 1 again, e.g.
- first
 - second
- second nested first element
 - second nested second element
 - second nested third element
 
 - third
 - fourth
 
What I want is for the second element to be numbered like this:
- first
 second
2.1. second nested first element
2.2. second nested second element
2.3. second nested third element
- third
 - fourth
 
Is there a way of doing this?
Thanks
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