WORD2007 Create bulleted lists

List: Single-level or multilevel

Create a single level list, or create a multilevel list to display multiple lists in a list.

When you create a bulleted or numbered list, you can do any of the following:

Use a handy bulleted and numbered library to use the default bullets and numbering formats for lists, customize lists, or select other formats from a bulleted and numbered library.

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Set a bulleted or numbered format to format bullets or numbers differently from the text in the list. For example, click the number and change the number color of the entire list without changing the color of the text in the list.

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Use a picture or symbol to create a picture bulleted list to add visual effects to a document or Web page.

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Create a single level bulleted or numbered list

Word can automatically create bulleted and numbered lists when you type text, or you can quickly add bullets or numbers to existing lines of text.

Type a bulleted or numbered list

1. Type * (asterisk) to start a bulleted list, or type 1. Start a numbered list, and then press the SPACEBAR or TAB key.

2. Type the text you want.

3. Press Enter to add the next list item.

Word automatically inserts the next bullet or number.

4. To complete the list, press two times Enter, or press Backspace to delete the last bullet or number in the list.

If bullets and numbering don't start automatically

1. Click Office button, and then click Word Options.

2. Click "Proofing".

3. Click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.

4. Under Apply automatically as you type, select the Auto bulleted list check box and the AutoNumber list check box.

Add bullets or numbers to a list

1. Select the item to which you want to add bullets or numbering.

2. On the Start tab, in the Paragraph group, click Bullets or Numbering.

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Note: On the Start tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to bullets or numbering to find a number of different bullet styles and numbering formats. You can move the entire list left or right. Click the bullet or number in the list, and then drag it to a new location. The entire list will move as you drag. The numbering level does not change.

Distribute list items evenly

Clear the appropriate check boxes to increase the spacing between the lines in all lists.

1. On the Start tab, in the Styles group, click the arrow next to Styles, and then right-click the list paragraph style.

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2. Click Modify.

3. In the Modify Style dialog box, click Format, and then click Paragraph.

4. Clear the Do not add spaces between paragraphs in the same style check box.

Convert a single level list to a multilevel list

By changing the hierarchical level of list items, you can convert an existing list to a multilevel list.

1. Click any item you want to move to a different level.

2. On the Start tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Bullets or numbering, click Change List level, and then click the level that you want.

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Select a multilevel list style from the library

You can give the styles in any multilevel list application library.

1. Click an item in the list.

2. On the Start tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to Multilevel list.

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3. Click the multilevel list style that you want.