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A multiple-level picture bullet (bullet: A dot or other symbol that is placed before text, such as items in a list, to add emphasis.) list is similar to 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.). It shows list items at different levels rather than indented at one level, using different picture bullet images to represent each level.

If you're using a theme (theme: A set of unified design elements that provides a look for your document by using color, fonts, and graphics.) for a Web page, the theme may include picture bullets for different levels. You can use this procedure to change the existing bullets in a theme, or to add bullets to create more levels in a list.

1. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering, and then click the Outline Numbered tab.
2. Click any list style in the top row, or click an existing picture bullet style, and then click Customize.
3. In the Level box, click 1.
4. In the Number style box, click an existing picture, or click New Picture to select a picture.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4, selecting a different level and a different picture bullet for each level until you are done.
6. Click OK.

   A picture bullet is displayed for the first level.

7. Type list text, pressing ENTER after each item.

   Subsequent picture bullets are automatically inserted at the beginning of each line at the first level.

8. To move a bulleted item to the appropriate level, do one of the following on the Formatting toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.):

   • To demote the item to a lower level, click anywhere in the item, and click Increase Indent .

   • To promote the item to a higher level, click anywhere in the item, and click Decrease Indent .