Bullets and Numbering tab

The Bullets and Numbering tab appears in the Text Box Style dialog box when you use the Styles command to create or modify a text box style, and in the Text Box Properties dialog box when you modify a text box. Not all options are available when defining the text style.

To learn how you can use these options, see the Help topic, Format a bulleted or numbered list.

No list

Specifies that the text does not use list formatting.

Bullets

Applies a bullet list format to the selected text or to new text. When you press Enter, the bullet list format is continued on the next line. You can turn off the bullet list formatting by pressing Enter and then selecting the No List option.

Style

Selects a bullet style for the bullet list. The default bullet style is Filled Round (•). All options are shown in the following table.

Bullets

Name

Bullet

Font

Character Code

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Filled Round

Symbol

183

00B7

Hollow Round

o

Courier New

111

006F

Filled Square

Wingdings

167

00A7

Hollow Square

Wingdings

113

0071

Star

Wingdings

118

0076

Arrow

Wingdings

216

00D8

Check mark

Wingdings

252

00FC

Dash

-–

(normal text)

45

002D

Numbering

Applies a numbered list format to the selected text or to new text.

Style

Selects a style for the numbered list. The default number style is 1, 2, 3. All options are shown in the following table.

To use this list number system

Select this style option

Integers

1, 2, 3,...

Roman numerals (uppercase)

I, II, III,...

Roman numerals (lowercase)

i, ii, iii,...

Latin alphabet (uppercase)

A, B, C,...

Latin alphabet (lowercase)

a, b, c,...

Note:

When a Latin alphabet number sequence reaches the end of the alphabet, then it continues with double, and then triple letters.

A, B, C, D, E,... Z

and then:

AA, BB, CC,...ZZ

and then:

AAA, BBB, CCC, ...ZZZ

Start at

Specifies the first number in the numbered list. For integers, the default is 1. Valid values depend on the number Style selected.

Tip:

You can specify a starting value by entering an integer, and its equivalent value is displayed in the list using the selected style.

  • For Roman numeral styles, you can enter values in the Start at box from 1 through 9999. You also can enter Roman numeral values as follows:

    From I to MMMMMMMMMCMXCIX (uppercase style only).

    From i to mmmmmmmmmcmxcix (lowercase style only).

  • For the uppercase Latin alphabet style, you can enter values in the Start at box as follows:

    From 1 to 780.

    From A to ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ (up to 30 alphabetic characters).

  • For the lowercase Latin alphabet style, you can enter values in the Start at box:

    From 1 to 780.

    From a to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (up to 30 alphabetic characters).

Format

Specifies the numbering format (punctuation). The following numbering formats are available:

  • 1

  • 1. (This is the default.)

  • 1)

  • (1)

Justification

Applies left, right, and center justification to the numbers within a numbered list.

Left justified numbered list

Center justified numbered list

Right justified numbered list

9. List item

9. List item

9. List item

10. List item

10. List item

10. List item

11. List item

11. List item

11. List item

Note:

You can control list numbering as you type by selecting the Bullets and Numbering button on the Text command bar and then choosing one of the following options from the menu:

  • Restart Numbering

  • Continue Numbering

  • Increase Indent

  • Decrease Indent

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