How To Add Bullets To Different Tabs On Word Document

Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Apply Bullets to Paragraphs in Word

by Avantix Learning Team | Updated January x, 2021

Applies to: Microsoft^® Word^® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows)

You can add bullets in Microsoft Word documents using several keyboard shortcuts. Since bullets are best applied as a paragraph format, the following shortcuts apply to paragraphs. A paragraph is anything with a hard return afterward it.

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Applying default bullets using Word's built-in keyboard shortcut

To apply default bullets using Word's built-in keyboard shortcut:

Select the paragraphs to which y'all want to utilise bullets.
Printing Ctrl + Shift + 50. Word will employ the default bullets and use indents to the paragraphs.

Applying bullets using the Bullets drop-down menu

To employ bullets using the Bullets drop-down menu:

Select the paragraphs to which yous want to apply bullets.
Press Alt > H > U (Alt and and then H and then U). A drop-down menu appears.
Printing the correct arrow to move through the different types of bullets.
Press Enter to select the highlighted bullet. Give-and-take will employ the bullets and apply indents to the paragraphs.

You can also select Define New Bullet to choose other characters equally bullets.

The Bullets drib-down carte du jour includes other types of bullets:

Applying bullets using AutoCorrect

Using Word's AutoCorrect, you lot can also apply bullets as you type. This method can be used before you lot type the first paragraph.

To apply bullets using AutoCorrect (this option should be turned on past default):

Position the cursor at the beginning of a new line where yous want to insert a bullet.
Press Shift + 8 to enter an asterisk (*).
Press Tab or Spacebar. Word inserts the default bullet and indents the paragraph.
Blazon the text for the bulleted paragraph.
Printing Enter at the cease of the paragraph. Give-and-take should continue the bulleted list.
To turn off the bullets and return to the Normal mode, printing Ctrl + Shift + N.

You can too use several other characters for other types of bullets using the AutoCorrect method:

Type — (two hyphens or dashes at the height of the keyboard) and so press Tab or Spacebar to enter a foursquare bullet.
Blazon – (one hyphen or dash) and and so press Tab or Spacebar to enter a dash style bullet.
Type -> (one hyphen and the greater than symbol) then press Tab or Spacebar to enter a thin pointer.
Type => (equal sign and the greater than symbol) and then press Tab or Spacebar to enter a thick arrow.
Type > (greater than symbol) and then press Tab or Spacebar to enter a tail-less arrow.

If yous are comfy using styles in Word, you can also apply styles that include bullets.

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