How to Create a Bulleted or Numbered List

Sep 20, 2020 ยท 3 minute read

How to Create Numbered List in Word

For creating number list you should follow these steps.

1- Write your desired number which you want to start your list from that.

2- Write dot “.” and then press the Space bar on your keyboard.

The numbering will be added automatically.

3- Write your text and then press enter the next number will be added automatically.

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You can also

  • Click on the Home tab.

  • In the Paragraph, part click on the Number list.

  • Write your text and then press enter the next number will be added automatically.

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How to Create Bullet List in Word

For Creating bullet list you should follow these steps;

1- Write “*” and then press the Space bar on your keyboard.

2- Write your desired text and then press Enter, the next bullet list will be added.

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How to Create Subcategory List in Word

For creating subcategory you can follow these steps;

1- Place the cursor after the bullet list or number list.

2- Press Tab key on your keyboard.

If you want to add another sub subcategory in your list you can press Tab Key again.

With each tab, you can go to the next level in your list.

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How to Insert New Number in the List

If you forget number list for one part in your document, you can follow these steps;

1- Place your cursor in your desired position.

2- Write your desired number and then write dot “.”.

3- Press space bar.

4- You can see your desired number was added and other numbers in the list were modified.

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for adding bullet list

1- Place the cursor in your desired place.

2- Write " * " and then press space.

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How to Create a List in the Text

If you wrote your text and you want to add number list or bullet list for your text.

1- Select your text.

2- In the Home ribbon go to the Paragraph part and select “Bullet list” or “Number list”.

3- For adding subcategory place your cursor after your desired number or bullet and press Tab key on your keyboard.

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How to Change the Appearance of Bullet List.

For changing the appearance of the bullet in your list

1- Place your cursor after the bullet at your desired level.

2- Click on the Bullet list.

3- Click on Define New Bullet.

4- Click on Symbol.

5- Choose your desired Symbol and press Ok.

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You can see Your desired Symbol was added to your desired level.

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How to Define New Bullet List.

You can change the appearance of your bullet list by creating Style.

1- Select the list.

2- Click on the Home tab.

3- Click on the launcher in the Style part.

4- Click on the new style key.

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5- In the Style part, choose List.

6- Choose your desired level.

7- Click on the Bullet list.

8- Click on the Symbol.

9- Choose your desired Symbol and click Ok.

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10- Repeat steps six to nine for other levels.

11- Click Ok.

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You can see You desired Bullet list in the first level were added to the list.

For adding bullet list to other levels place the cursor in the appropriate location and press Tab to move your text to the next level.

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