Can automatic numbered list formatting be turned off in notes?

I'm running notes Version 4.7 (1111.23) on macOS Catalina (10.15.6) and I have a couple documents I want to disable bullets and number formatting.

In TextEdit, the number formatting isn't as aggressive as in Pages or Notes and I wonder if I'm missing a way to disable that either all together in Notes app or better to disable it on the few notes where I just want to type and not get assistance in numbering.

To be clear - I understand that after I type the following, it corrects my typing and prompts for another dash list entry:

-spacetestspacereturn

Similarly, when I type:

1.spacetestspacereturn

... the number and period and space engage the automatic numbered list and return makes 2. show up automagically.

I know I can change the text later among bulleted, list and number. The change I wish is to not have the app change my text at all on a document where I type numbers and period and then a space.

Can automatic numbered list / number formatting be turned off in Notes?

Solution 1:

The option is Edit - Substitution - Smart Lists. Turn it off and it won't auto-format lists anymore. This option seems only available on macOS though.

Solution 2:

The workarounds I've found is I have to change my typing as I don't know a way to disable thus (yet).

Putting a # in front of the number or refraining from typing the period seems to get me what I want in the short term without using another app and typing in notes on macOS.