How to Create a Bulleted or Numbered List in Word?

This post will explain you how to create a Bulleted or Numbered list to the text in Microsoft Word.

To make a list in your document, Microsoft provides two types of lists:

1. Bulleted List
2. Numbered List

Insert Bulleted and Numbered List to existing text in Word

• To create a bulleted list to an existing text, select the text.
• Now, click the Bullet List Button on the Home Tab in the ribbon.
• Now, you can see that the Bullet list is created.

• Let’s see how to create a numbered list to an existing text.
• Select the text that needs to be numbered.
• Now, on the Home Tab, click the Number List Button in the ribbon.
• Now, the Numbered list is created as shown below.

To select your desired type of Bullets or Numbers, click the down arrows in the Bullet List Button/Number List Button.

Creating Numbered and Bulleted List while typing:

It is very simple to add a number or bullet while type a text in your Word document,

• Type ‘ 1. ‘ and click the Space Button to create a Numbered List.
• Type ‘ * ‘ and click the Space Button to create a Bulleted List.

Keyboard Shortcuts:

Use Ctrl+Shift+L commands to add a bullet list.