Bullets & Numbering

Add bullets or numbering to text

1. Select the text that you want to add bullets or numbering to. Note: Bullets and numbering are applied to each new paragraph.
2. On the Home tab, under Paragraph, do one of the following: To add. Click. Bullets. Bulleted List. Numbering. Numbered List. outline numbered list.

Starting with a blank page?

1. Place your cursor where you want a bulleted or numbered list.
2. On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Bullets or Numbering.
3. Choose a style and start typing.
4. Press Enter every time you want a new bullet or number, or press Enter twice to end the list.

Tip: When you start a paragraph with an asterisk and a space (* ) or with number 1 and a period (1.), Word displays the AutoCorrect Options button and begins building a bulleted or numbered list. If you don't want a bulleted or numbered list, click the AutoCorrect Options button and then click Stop Automatically Creating Bulleted Lists or Stop Automatically Creating Numbered Lists.

Restart numbering at 1

1. Click the item that you want to be the first item in the new list.
2. Ctrl+click or right-click the item, and then click Restart numbering.

Indent items within a list

1. Select the lines in the list that you want to indent.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Increase Indent .

Delete items from a list

1. Select the items that you want to delete.
2. Press DELETE.

Stop a bulleted or numbered list

Do one of the following:

• At the end of the bulleted or numbered list, press RETURN two times.
• Select the line of text that you do not want in the list, and then, on the Home tab, in the Paragraphgroup, click Bulleted List or Numbered list .

Change the style, color, or font size of bullets

1. Select the bulleted list that you want to format.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Bullets , and then click Define New Bullet.
3. Do any of the following:
4. To change the bullet to
5. Do this
6. Another preset style
7. Click the style that you want.
8. A custom style
9. Click Bullet, and then click the bullet style that you want.
10. Another color
11. Click Font, and then in the Font color list, click the color that you want.
12. Another size
13. Click Font, and then in the Size list, enter the size that you want.

Tip: A preview shows the results of your adjustments so that you can experiment before you decide.

Change a bullet to a picture

1. Select the bulleted list that you want to format.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Bullets , and then click Define New Bullet.
3. Click Picture, click the picture that you want, and then click Insert.

Tip: A preview shows the results of your adjustments so that you can experiment before you decide.

Change the style, color, or font size of numbers

1. Select the numbered list that you want to format.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Numbering , and then click Define New Number Format.
3. Do any of the following:
4. To change the number to
5. Do this
6. Another preset style
7. Under Number Format, in the Number style list, click the style that you want.
8. Another color
9. Click Font, and then in the Font color list, click the color that you want.
10. Another font size
11. Click Font, and then in the Size list, enter the size that you want.

Tip: A preview shows the results of your adjustments so that you can experiment before you decide.

Change the starting number in a numbered list

1. Click anywhere in a numbered list.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Numbering , and then click Define New Number Format.
3. Under Number format, in the Start at box, enter the number that you want to start with.

Tip: A preview shows the results of your adjustments so that you can experiment before you decide.

Adjust the spacing between a bullet or number and text

1. Select the list that you want to format.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Numbering , and then click Define New Number Format.
3. Under Text position, in the Indent at box, enter the value that you want.

Tip: A preview shows the results of your adjustments so that you can experiment before you decide.