Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type

Office can automatically apply numbering or bullets as you type.

To Enable Automatic Numbering and Bulleting

1. Choose Tools - AutoCorrect - AutoCorrect Options, click the Options tab, and then select “Bulleted and numbered lists”.

2. Choose Tools - AutoCorrect, and ensure that While Typing is selected.

The automatic numbering option is only applied to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Default", "Text body", or "Text body indent" paragraph style.

To Create a Numbered or Bulleted List While You Type

1. Type 1., i., or I. to start a numbered list. Type * or - to start a bulleted list. You can also type a right parenthesis after the number instead of a full stop, for example, 1) or i).

2. Enter a space, type your text, and then press Enter. The new paragraph automatically receives the next number or bullet.

3. Press Enter again to finish the list.

You can start a numbered list with any number.

Changing the List Level of a List Paragraph

• To move a numbered or bulleted list paragraph down one list level, click at the beginning of the paragraph, and then press Tab.
• To move a numbered or bulleted list paragraph up one list level, click at the beginning of the paragraph, and then press Shift+Tab.
• To insert a tab between the number or bullet and the paragraph text for all list paragraphs at a given list level, use the Numbering followed by option in the Position tab in the Bullets and Numbering dialog. For an individual list paragraph, a tab can be copied and then pasted at the beginning of the list paragraph.

Related Topics

• Numbering and Paragraph Styles
• Format - Bullets and Numbering