This document provides instructions for creating bulleted and numbered lists in StarOffice Writer. It explains that bullets and numbers can be used to list important points from text to make them easier for readers to notice. To create a bulleted list, select text and click the Bullets button. For a numbered list, select text and click the Numbering button. These will automatically format the text with bullets or numbers. The styles for bullets and numbers can be changed using the Format > Bullets and Numbering menu option.

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CREATING BULLETS AND NUMBERED LIST

2. CREATING BULLETS AND NUMBERED LIST
When the document presents a matter using text in the form of long paragraphs the reader
may not be able to quickly notice the important points or messages.
For this purpose bullets and numbers are used to list the important points and messages
CREATING A BULLETS LIST
The fastest way to create a bulleted list is to be use the Bullets button on the Formatting toolbar.
For this purpose the following steps are used:
1. Select the text that to which bullets are to be added. The StarOffice Writer will add
bullets to each paragraph within the selection, and not to each line. StarOffice Writer
will add bullets to any blank lines within the selection.
2. Click on the Bullets icon from the formatting tool bar, StarOffice Writer creates a bulleted
list, as shown in figure
Bulleted List

3. CREATING A NUMBERED LIST
StarOffice Writer will add the numbers automatically and also indent the paragraphs so
that the text is aligned properly. All one has to do is click the Numbering icon
Following steps are used to create a numbered list.
1. Select the text to be numbered. The StarOffice Writer will number each paragraph.
Blank lines within the selection will be numbered.
2. Click icon to create a numbered list.
REMOVING THE BULLETS OR NUMBERS
To remove bullets from a list, the list is selected and the Bullets button is
clicked again.
To remove numbers for a list, select the list and click the Numbering button.

4. APPLYING DIFFERENT STYLES FOR BULLETS AND NUMBERS
StarOffice Writer provides various styles for the bullets and numbers, which can be
selected using Format → Bullets and Numbering.
Bullets and Numbering dialog box appears as shown in the figure
Bullets and Numbering dialog box with the
Numbering Style tab selected
Bullets and Numbering dialog box with the
Bullets tab selected

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