Define new bullets, numbers, and multilevel lists

You can customize the appearance of a list by defining your own numbered, bulleted, and multilevel lists. Once you customize them, you can save those settings as a style and use it again and again.

What would you like to do?

• Define a new bullet format
• Define a new number format
• Define a new multilevel list
• Define a new list style
• Turn off automatic numbering for lists
• Related information

Define a new bullet

Do any of the following:

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 Bulleted List

Change a 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 Bulleted List

Change the bullet font

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 Bulleted List

Description

Change the bullet font, style, size, color, underline style, underline color, and effects.

Advanced tab

Change the bullet font character spacing and OpenType features.

Change the bullet alignment

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 Bulleted List

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 Numbered List

Define a new multilevel list

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 Multilevel List

Define a new list style

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 Multilevel List

Turn off automatic numbering for lists

1. Select File, and then from the left pane, select Options.
2. In the Word Options dialog, in the left pane, select Proofing.
3. In the right pane, under AutoCorrect options, select AutoCorrect Options.
4. Select the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
5. Under Apply as you type, clear the Automatic numbered lists check box, and then select OK.