What is the purpose of bulleted and numbered lists in a Word document?

Create a list

To start a numbered list,type 1, a period (.), a space, and some text. Then press Enter.Word will automatically starta numbered list for you.

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Create a list
Create a list from existing text
What would you like to do?
Formatting Lists
Formatting Bulleted Lists
Formatting Numbered Lists

Type* and a space before your text, and Word will makea bulleted list.

To complete your list, press Enteruntil the bullets or numbering switchoff.

Create a list from existing text

Select the text you want to change into a list.
Go to Home> Bullets or Home>Numbering.

Note:Find different bullet styles and numbering formats by clicking the down arrow next to Bullets or Numbering.

What would you like to do?

Define a new bullet format
Define a new number format
Define a new multilevel list
Define a new list style
Turn off automatic numbering for lists
Related information

Formatting Lists

If at any time you want to change the format of your list, Word 2013 provides a variety of options.

Formatting Bulleted Lists

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Step 1. To format a bulleted list, first select the list itself.

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Step 2. Under the HOME tab, click on arrow beside the Bullets icon in the Paragraph icon group, and select a new bullet from the drop-down menu. Notice that when you hover your mouse over the bullet, it will give you a preview of what the new bullet will look like in your list. If the bullet you want isn't listed, click on Define New Bullet.

Formatting Numbered Lists

Figure 9-7

Step 1. As above in bulleted lists, to format a numbered list, first select it.

Figure 9-8

Step 2. Then, under the HOME tab, click on the arrow beside the Numbered List icon to reveal the drop-down menu, where you can select a different formatting. As with bulleted lists above, if you do not see a format that is to your liking, you may set your own custom scheme by selecting Define New Number Format.

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