Microsoft Publisher 2003

Adding Bullets & Numbers

You can use the following techniques to quickly add bullets or consecutive numbers.

Adding Bullets
Adding Numbers
Removing Bullets or Numbering

Adding Bullets

Bullets are useful for unordered lists. You can create any type of bullet style by using the standard style selections or customizing the font, size, or character of a bullet.

Adding Bullets: Standard Bullet

Place the insertion point in the first paragraph you want to bullet
OR
Select a range of paragraphs
From the Formatting toolbar, click BULLETS
The selected text is now a bulleted list.

Adding Bullets: Custom Bullets

Place the insertion point in the first paragraph you want to bullet
OR
Select a range of paragraphs
From the Format menu, select Bullets and Numbering...
The Bullets and Numbering dialog box appears.
Select the Bullets tab
From the Bullet character section, select a bullet character
OR
To select a different bullet character,
1. Click CHARACTER...
  The Bullet Character dialog box appears.
2. From the Font pull-down list, select a font
  HINT: Wingdings fonts contain many characters to choose from.
3. Select the desired bullet
4. Click OK
To adjust the bullet size, in the Size text box, use the nudge buttons or type a value
To adjust the indent of the list, in the Indent list by text box, use the nudge buttons or type a value
Click OK

Adding Numbers

The automatic numbering option is very helpful if you have the order of your list items finalized.

Adding Numbers: Toolbar Option

Place the insertion point in the first paragraph you want to number
OR
Select a range of paragraphs
From the Formatting toolbar, click NUMBERING
The selected text is now a numbered list.

Adding Numbers: Menu Option

Place the insertion point in the first paragraph you want to number
OR
Select a range of paragraphs
From the Format menu, select Bullets and Numbering ...
The Bullets and Numbering dialog box appears.
Select the Numbering tab
From the Format pull-down list, select a numbering style
From the Separator pull-down list, select the character to be placed after the number
In the Start at text box, use the nudge buttons to select the first number of the list
To adjust the indent of the list, in the Indent list by text box, use the nudge buttons or type a value
Click OK

Removing Bullets or Numbers

If you decide not to use bullets or numbers, or the numbering is incorrect, you may need to remove the bullets or numbers.

Removing Bullets or Numbers: Toolbar Option

Select the paragraph(s) with bullets or numbering to be removed
On the Formatting toolbar, click BULLETSor NUMBERING
The list is now removed.

Removing Bullets or Numbers: Menu Option

Select the paragraph(s) with bullets or numbering to be removed
From the Format menu, select Bullets and Numbering ...
The Bullets and Numbering dialog box appears.
Select the Bullets tab
Under the Bullets tab, under Bullet character, select the first (blank) bullet character
Under the Numbering tab, from the Format pull-down list, select none
Click OK