Numbered Lists: Start from Number Other than 1

Incorporating images/embeds in numbered lists is very frustrating because new lists cannot be started from numbers other than 1. To compound this frustration, the bulleted/numbered lists indent at a different level than the "increase indent" character, making it difficult to use lists within lists. E.g., if I have to manually create/indent a list to achieve the desired numerical order, I cannot use a bulleted list there because the indent for the bulleted list is shorter in length than the indent character and it looks "weird." If I could start my new list from 2, 3, 4 (or any other number, as in Word), it would be easier to work around this.