diff --git a/styles/simple-styles/task_steps.css b/styles/simple-styles/task_steps.css
index d80445a..395bfd1 100644
--- a/styles/simple-styles/task_steps.css
+++ b/styles/simple-styles/task_steps.css
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     padding: 0px; 
     margin-left: 30px;}
 .sublist .substep::before{
-    content: counter(my-counter); 
+    content: counter(my-counter, lower-alpha); 
     position: absolute; 
     left: 55px; 
     border: 1px solid #aaa; 
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ li>div.stepresult{margin: 10px 0px; padding-left: 10px; color: #aaa; border-left
 
 /* STEP RESULT *********/
 div.stepresult{margin: 20px; overflow: auto;}
-/* END RESULT *********/
\ No newline at end of file
+/* END RESULT *********/