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#BULLET POINTS FOR WORD UPDATE#
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If you want to start a paragraph with an asterisk or number but don’t want to format the paragraph as a bulleted or numbered list, click the AutoCorrect Options button that appears after Word changes the formatting, and then in the list, click the appropriate Undo option. To end the list, press Enter twice or click the Bullets arrow or Numbering arrow in the Paragraph group on the Home tab, and then in the gallery, click None. Typing items and pressing Enter adds subsequent bulleted or numbered items. When you press Enter to start a new item, Word continues the formatting to the new paragraph. When you start a list in this fashion, Word automatically formats it as a bulleted or numbered list. (the number 1 followed by a period) at the beginning of a paragraph, and then press the Spacebar or the Tab key before entering the list item text.

To start a new numbered list, enter 1.

To start a new bulleted list, enter * (an asterisk) at the beginning of a paragraph, and then press the Spacebar or the Tab key before entering the list item text.

With the cursor at the position in the document where you want to start the list, do either of the following: To format a new bulleted or numbered list as you enter content

For a numbered list, you can change the number style or define a custom style, and you can specify the starting number for a list.

For a bulleted list, you can sort list items into ascending or descending order, change the bullet symbol, or define a custom bullet (even a picture bullet).

You can change both the overall indentation of the list and the relationship of the first line to the other lines.

You can modify the indentation of the list.

If the list is numbered, Word automatically updates the numbers.

You can move items around in a list, insert new items, or delete unwanted items.

After you create a list, you can modify, format, and customize the list as follows: You can format an existing set of paragraphs as a list or create the list as you enter information into the document. And when the order is important-for example, for the steps in a procedure-you will probably want to create a numbered list.

When the order of items is not important-for example, for a list of people or supplies-a bulleted list is the best choice. You simply indicate the type of list you want to create. Fortunately, Word takes care of the formatting of lists for you.

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Doing so can often produce a more professional or creative document.Lists are paragraphs that start with a character (usually a number or bullet) and are formatted with a hanging indent so that the characters stand out on the left end of each list item. Clicking Font lets you change only the bullet character's font. The results won't always be useable, but don't be afraid to experiment. Simply click Import and select the picture file. There's not much you can do about that, so you'll probably want to limit this technique to simple lists - those without sub-items.Ĭlicking Picture provides access to a number of clip art characters, but you can also import a picture file using this route.

#BULLET POINTS FOR WORD UPDATE#

Notice that it doesn't update the sub-items. For instance, change the Font to Wingdings and then select the diamond.

In the resulting dialog, choose an appropriate font and symbol character.

In the resulting dialog, you can choose three routes for customizing the bullet character: Symbol, Picture, and Font.

In Word 2003, choose Bullets and Numbering.

From the resulting submenu, highlight Bullets, and then choose Define New Bullets.

With the bulleted list intact, you're ready to customize the bullet character, as follows: