About bulleted and numbered lists - Help and How-to

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About bulleted and numbered lists

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

Bulleted and numbered lists in Microsoft Word are easy to create. You can quickly add bullets (bullet: A dot or other symbol that is placed before text, such as items in a list, to add emphasis.) or numbers to existing lines of text, or Word can automatically create lists as you type.

If you like automatic lists, but find on occasion that you don't want text to be turned into a list, you can undo a list as it's being created by clicking the AutoCorrect Options button Button image that appears near the list.

Show Lists can be simple or complex

Use the default bullet and numbering formats for lists, select other built-in formats, customize existing formats, or use List Styles.
Format bullets or numbers differently than the text in a list. For example, click a number and change the number color for the entire list, without making changes to the text in the list.
Make a list with just one level, or make an outline numbered list (outline numbered list: A list created to apply a hierarchical structure to any list or document. A document can have up to nine levels, and Microsoft Word does not apply built-in heading styles to the items in the list.) to add a more complex structure to lists.
Create a picture bulleted list to add visual interest to a document or Web page.