CUSTOMIZE BULLETS AND
NUMBERING
PRE-ACTIVITY
Informal Kahoot! Activity with four questions
How to create a bullet list
Tip
The Microsoft Word keyboard shortcut key to create a bullet is Ctrl+Shift+L.
1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the bullet list.
2. On the Home tab in the Ribbon, click the bullet list button, as shown at
the top of the page.
3. If successful, a bullet should appear. Type any text and press Enter to
start the next bullet. To end the bullet list, press Enter twice.
Below is an example of a bullet list.

One bullet

Two bullet
How to create a numbered list
1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the number list.
2. On the Home tab in the Ribbon, click the number list button, as
shown at the top of the page.
3. If successful, a number one should appear. Type any text and
press Enter to start the next number in the numbered list. To end
the numbered list, press Enter twice.
Define a new bullet
Change the bullet to a symbol
1. Select the text or bulleted list you want to change.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to the Bulleted
List and then click Define New Bullet.
3. Click Symbol and then click the symbol you want to use
4. Click OK.
Change the bullet to a picture
1. Select the text or bulleted list you want to change.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to the bulleted
List and then click Define New Bullet.
3. Click Picture and then browse for your picture from the files or Bing Image
Search.
4. Click Insert.
Review what the picture bullet looks like and then click OK to add it or change the
picture by repeating steps 3-5.
Define a new number format
1. Select the text or numbered list you want to change.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the arrow next to the
Numbered List and then click Define New Number Format.
3. To change the style, click the down arrow next to Number Style and choose
numbers, letters, or another chronological format.
4. To change the font size, style, and color, click Font and choose a setting on
the Font tab or Advanced tab.
5. To append the numbering with a dash, parentheses, or another value, enter it
in the Number Format field.
6. To change the number alignment, chose Left centered, or Right under
alignment.
Click OK.
Homework
I urge everyone to go and practice how to Define a new Bullet and a
Number format. Because next week everyone will present.
THANK YOU