![]() | Create a bulleted or numbered list |
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Do any of the following:
![]() | Add bullets or numbering to text |
Select the text that you want to add bullets or numbering to.
![]() | Note Bullets and numbering are applied to each new paragraph. |
On the Home tab, under Paragraph, do one of the following:
To add | Click |
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Bullets | Bulleted List |
Numbering | Numbered List |
Outline NumberingA hierarchical structure that is applied to a list or document. A document can have up to nine levels, and Word does not apply heading styles to the items in the list. | Multilevel List |
![]() | How to restart numbering at 1 |
Click the item that you want to be the first item in the new list.
On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering, and then click the Numbered tab.
Under List numbering, click Restart numbering.
![]() | Indent items within a list |
Select the lines in the list that you want to indent.
On the Home tab, under Paragraph, click Increase Indent .
![]() | Create a bulleted list as you type |
Start a new line, type * (asterisk), and then press SPACEBAR or TAB.
Type any text that you want.
Press RETURN to add the next list item.
To finish the list, press RETURN two times.
![]() | Tip To move a whole list to the left or the right, click the first bullet or number in the list and drag it to a new location. The whole list moves as you drag, without changing the numbering levels in the list.. |
![]() | Create a numbered list as you type |
Start a new line, type 1. (the number 1 followed by a period), and then press SPACEBAR or TAB.
Type any text that you want.
Press RETURN to add the next list item.
To finish the list, press RETURN two times.
![]() | Tip To move a whole list to the left or the right, click the first bullet or number in the list and drag it to a new location. The whole list moves as you drag, without changing the numbering levels in the list. |