1. Sacred Heart University
Isabelle Farrington College of Education
Educational Technology Certificate Program
Technology Skills Benchmarks
Strand 2: Use of Productivity
Software
Benchmark 2a. Add/Insert
Bulleted Numbers or Lists
Kevin Schumann

2. Strand 2. Overview
Use of Productivity Software
Benchmark 2a. –
Create and edit documents in Word 2007 or above
demonstrating ability to perform:
Add/Insert Bulleted or Numbered Lists

3. Curriculum Content
- Numbered/bulleted lists are commonly used in
Word Documents.
- They organize lists, notes, and outlines into
uniformed rows.
- The function will always keep bullets and numbers
in line.
- The bullet/numbered list function is compatible with
any version of Microsoft Word.
- This presentation was done on an 2010 Apple
MacBook, with Microsoft Office 2010.

4. Step One: Open Word
Document

5. Step Two: Click on Bullets

6. 1. After clicking on the Bullet Button,
Begin typing.
2. When you are ready to begin
typing on a new bullet, hit the
“Enter/Return” Key to begin a new
bullet.
3. If you wish to have a sub-bullet, hit
the enter key, and then click the
“TAB” key to shift the bullet to
right.

7. Numbered Lists
The same concept in
bullets works with the
numbered list.
Click on the Numbered
List button (see
arrow), and follow the
same steps that were
listed in the previous
slide.

8. References
Microsoft Corporation (2003). Microsoft PowerPoint [Computer software]. Redmond:
Washington.
Sacred Heart University (2010). Educational technology certificate program. Retrieved
September 20, 2010, from http://www.sacredheart.edu/pages/3270_educational_
technology_certificate_program_etcp_.cfm