Creating and applying bulleted lists

When creating a bulleted list, you can choose a preset bullet format.

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These are examples of preset bullet formats.

You can also apply a bullet format to existing text.

You can replace a bullet with a custom symbol, such as a heart, star, or check mark. You can also create a list that uses check boxes.

WordPerfect Office characters Creating and applying bulleted lists

These are characters that can be used as QuickBullets.


To create a bulleted list

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Click in a document.
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Click Insert WordPerfect Office onestep Creating and applying bulleted lists Outline/Bullets & numbering.
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Click the Bullets tab.
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Choose a bullet style from the Bullets list.
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Click OK.
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Type text, and press Enter.
Perform this step for each entry in the list.

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You can also create a bulleted list by opening the Bullets WordPerfect Office pgx bullet1 Creating and applying bulleted lists picker on the toolbar, and clicking a bullet format.
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You can discontinue a bulleted list by pressing Backspace.

To create a bulleted list from existing text

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Select the text to which you want to apply the bullet format.
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Click Insert WordPerfect Office onestep Creating and applying bulleted lists Outline/Bullets & numbering.
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Click the Bullets tab.
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Choose a bullet style from the Bullets list.

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You can also add a bullet to existing text by clicking at the beginning of a line, opening the Bullets WordPerfect Office pgx bullet1 Creating and applying bulleted lists picker on the toolbar, and clicking a bullet format.
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You can type body text between list items by pressing Enter twice, and pressing the Up arrow to type on the line that begins without a bullet.

To enable QuickBullets

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Click Tools WordPerfect Office onestep Creating and applying bulleted lists QuickCorrect.
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Click the Format As-You-Go tab.
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In the Format As-You-Go choices area, enable the QuickBullets check box.

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QuickBullets are disabled by default.

To create a bulleted list by using QuickBullets

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Click in a document.
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Type a QuickBullet character.
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Press Tab.
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Type the text, and press Enter.
Perform this step for each entry in the list.

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To use QuickBullets, they must first be enabled. For information about enabling QuickBullets, see “To enable QuickBullets.”
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If you do not want one of the characters in the QuickBullets list to begin a bulleted list, add it to the QuickCorrect list. For information about QuickCorrect, see “Correcting misspelled words automatically.”

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You can discontinue a bulleted list by pressing Backspace.

To create a custom bullet

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Click in a document.
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Click Insert WordPerfect Office onestep Creating and applying bulleted lists Outline/Bullets & numbering.
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Click the Bullets tab.
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Click More bullets.
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In the Symbols dialog box, choose a set of symbols from the Set list box.
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Choose a symbol from the Symbols list.
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Click Insert and close.

To insert check boxes before list items

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Click View WordPerfect Office onestep Creating and applying bulleted lists Toolbars.
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In the Available toolbars area, enable the Shipping macros check box.
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Click OK.
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Click at the beginning of a new line.
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Click the Check box WordPerfect Office pgx chkbox Creating and applying bulleted lists button on the Shipping macros toolbar.
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Press Tab.
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Type text, and press Enter.

Creating and applying bulleted lists