Creating numbered lists

Each subsequent version of Word has been improved. But the basic methods for creating lists remained the same. Below are instructions based on Word 2010.

In the process of writing

The list can be created immediately as you write the text.

The number "1" will appear.

Instead, you can type one and a dot on the keyboard.

Fill out the information for the first bullet point.

Press the Enter key and new line The next list number will appear.

Continue the numbered list in this manner until it is completed.

In the finished text

The list is also created when editing the written text.

The only condition is that each item in the future list in Word must begin with a red line.

Select the text you plan for the list and click the “Numbering” button that you learned about in the first option.

Each item will receive serial number.

Creating Bullet Lists

You can make a bulleted list in Word in the same way as a numbered one: while writing text or when it is being edited. The difference is that you need to press a different button: “Markers”.

It is possible to adjust the appearance of markers. To do this, select them and right-click with the mouse. IN context menu that appears, go to “Markers” and select the one you like.

There are even pictures available instead of icons. To do this, go below the proposed options and click “Define a new marker.”

A window will pop up where you click “Drawing”.

In the next window, find the appropriate image and click it.

To save everything, click “OK” in both windows.

If instead of “Drawing” you click the button next to it, called “Symbol”, then you can assign an arrow, a letter of the Latin alphabet, or another icon as a marker.

Multi-level list

With the help Word tools a complex list with several levels of subordination is done quickly.

First way

First, prepare the text for the list. Place each paragraph in a paragraph, and if it is subordinate to the previous one, then indent it before it. You need to press the spacebar three times. But once or twice will not give results.

To move an item to the third level, you will have to press the spacebar six times.

When you have formed a structure similar to the one in the screenshot above, select the text in Word and click “Multi-level list”.

The following signs are used for subordination levels:

1.Roman numerals, capital letters- highest level.

2.Then come Arabic numerals.

3.Lowest level - lowercase letters and symbols.

On higher levels a dot is used after the number (letter) numbering the item. There is also a period at the end.

If the item refers to lower level, then its number (lowercase letter or Arabic numeral) is separated from the text by a bracket. This item, as well as the one marked with a marker, begins with lowercase letter and ends with a comma or semicolon.

Any list ends with a period.

Second way

If in Word you did not separate subordinate items with a space, then after clicking the “Multi-level lists” button you will receive a homogeneous list. To correct it, select the items at the bottom level and click “Numbered...” or “Bulleted lists.”

In the menu that opens, click “Change level...” and select the desired option.

Having gone through the entire list in this way, you will get the same result as in the first method.

Third way

Create multiple list levels in Word is faster comes out Tab key. Just press it after highlighting the required lines, and the view is transformed in seconds.

This moves the selected item to any level.

How to return to as before?

When you create numbered and bulleted lists, you have to edit them. If you see what you did wrong, you can return to the previous view or change the level desired item. To do this, use the following methods:

1.Press the key combination Ctrl+Z, which corresponds to undoing actions. Do this repeatedly if you need to go back a few steps.

To create a multi-level list:

select several paragraphs, formatted as a multi-level list;

click on the button Multi-level list groups Paragraph tabs Home and select the desired numbering option in the list gallery. When you hover the mouse pointer, the selected list is displayed larger, but the preview function in the document does not work (Fig. 24).

Rice. 24. Collection of multi-level lists

If the paragraphs of the formatted text do not differ in left indents, then initially the list will not be multi-level (Fig. 25b).

Rice. 25. Create a multi-level list

In order to get a multi-level list, i.e. To lower the level of individual paragraphs in the list, you need to increase the left indentation, i.e. select a paragraph and click the button Increase indent groups Paragraph tabs Home. Each click of the button lowers the selected paragraphs by one level (Fig. 25b,c). To increase the level you need to press the button Decrease indent. Similar buttons can be used for the same purpose. mini panels instruments or keys Tab And Shift+Tab. To go to the next similar level, you must press the key Enter.

Example

Configuring multi-level list options

For more detailed settings multi-level list, you must perform the necessary operations in the dialog box (Fig. 26).

Rice. 26. Dialog box Defining a new multi-level list

Click the button Multi-level list groups Paragraph tabs Home and select a team Define a new multi-level list. To display all window options, click the button More. Changing the list parameters is done separately for each level.

Attention! In the fieldNumber format AndLevel no corrections and/or deletions can be made.

Symbols

Sometimes you need to insert symbols and special characters into the text that are not on the keyboard. For example, a copyright symbol, an accent mark in a word in a foreign language, a smiley icon , etc.

To insert a symbol or special character into text you must:

set text cursor to right place;

open dialog box Symbol (Insert → Symbols → Other characters) (Fig.27);

select the desired symbol and press the button Insert.

Fig.27. Dialog box Symbol

Inserting the current time and date

To insert the current time and date into a document, you must place the text cursor in the place where the date and time should be inserted. Select team Insert → Date and time. In the dialog box that opens Date and time choose the appropriate format. If you want the date and time to be updated automatically (each time you open a document), check the box Update automatically and the button is pressed OK.

Work assignment

Save the documents with the names indicated below in your own folder on the disk.

Task 1

Create the following numbered lists. List requirements:

Use the numbering options below. Use the key as a formatting tool Space it is forbidden. Format the text into three columns. Font Times New Roman 12 pt.

Numbered lists.

Task 2

Open a new Word document.

Create the following bulleted lists. List requirements:

Use the markers below. Consider the position of markers and text relative to each other and page boundaries.

Space it is forbidden. Insert letters of the Greek alphabet as symbols. Font Times New Roman 14 pt. In the second list, use pictures as markers. Place each list on a separate page.

Save the document in your folder with the name Bulleted lists.

Task 3

Open a new Word document.

Use the number formats below. Consider the position of markers and text relative to each other. Use the key as a formatting tool Space it is forbidden. Font Times New Roman 14pt.

Save the document in your folder with the name Multi-level list 1.

Task 4

Open a new Word document.

Create a multi-level list. List requirements:

Text: Times New Roman font, font size 14pt. Line spacing is single.

Numbering: Use the numbering format below. Consider the position of markers and text relative to each other. Font Times New Roman, font size 14pt, bold, font color – red.

Use the key as a formatting tool Space it is forbidden.

Save the document in your folder with the name Multi-level list 2.

Task 5

Open a new Word document.

Create a multi-level list. List requirements:

Text: Book titles - Times New Roman font, font size 14 pt.

Numbering: Use the numbering formats below. Consider the position of markers and text relative to each other. Font Times New Roman, font size 16 pt, bold.

Use the key as a formatting tool Space it is forbidden.

The Master and Margarita

(Mikhail Bulgakov)

Twelve chairs

(Ilya Ilf, Evgeny Petrov)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

(Arthur Conan Doyle)

The Little Prince

(Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

Crime and Punishment

(Fyodor Dostoevsky)

Heart of a Dog

(Mikhail Bulgakov)

Evgeny Onegin

(Alexander Pushkin)

War and Peace

(Leo Tolstoy)

Hero of our time

(Mikhail Lermontov)

Kings and cabbage

(O'Henry)

Save the document in your folder with the name Combo list.

Hello. When our text contains a listing of something, there is no more valuable tool than lists in Microsoft Word. In fact, it does everything for you, you just need to tweak it a little to your liking. Let’s look at how to do this right now.

There are two types of lists available in Word:

1. Bulleted list– each item is marked with a marker. Use to list something or someone. For example, ingredients, addresses, etc.
2. Numbered list– points are marked with numbers. Used when the serial number of each element of the list matters.

How to create a bulleted list

To start entering a bulleted list, go to a new line. Type * (asterisk) followed by a space. The first bulleted element will appear, you can enter the content of the first item. It will be located at a distance from the marker. This indentation can be adjusted on a ruler, as we did.

To end the current list item and start a new one, press Enter. To finish entering the list and go to normal mode– press Enter again.

There is another way to create a list - click on the ribbon Home – Paragraph – Markers. To finish working with the list, you can click this button again.

How to create a numbered list in Word

A numbered list is created in almost the same way. To start typing, type 1. (one with a dot) and a space. The first item will appear. Type your text. Another way is on tape Home – Paragraph – Numbering.

To begin with next point, again, press Enter. To exit the list, press Enter again or the “Numbering” button on the ribbon.

Multi-level lists in Word

A multi-level list is a structure with one or more subordinate lists. It looks like this:

To create a subordinate element, create new element list and press Tab. The marker will change its appearance and move slightly to the right. Now you are working in a second-level list and all new elements will also be created at the second level. To return to a higher level, create a new element and press Shift+Tab.

Thus, they are realized complex lists. The most common example is a table of contents, which can be of absolutely any complexity.

How to make a list from ready-made text

If you have already typed the text and decided that it would be better to format it in the form of a list, this will be easy to do. There is no need to rewrite anything or add markers manually. Select the text that you want to format as a list and click “Bullets” or “Numbering” on the ribbon. The program will convert your data automatically, each paragraph will be a list item.

If you choose numbering, the correct numbers will also be set automatically.

Sorting lists in Word

Sometimes it happens that the contents of a list need to be sorted. For example, you randomly entered a list of employees, and then decided that they should be arranged alphabetically from A to Z. This is done like this:

1. Select the list to be sorted

1. Click on the ribbon Home – Paragraph – Sorting
2. Select sorting by paragraphs, type – text, ascending. We get the result

If you are sorting a numbered list, the numbers do not change places, maintaining the natural numbering order.

How to change appearance list marker

You can change the appearance of the default marker. To do this, click on the down arrow next to the “Markers” button. In the window that opens, select one of the proposed options, use any symbol from the built-in library, or upload your own picture to set as a marker.

Similarly, you can change the appearance of numbers for numbered lists. Click on the down arrow next to the “Numbering” button and select Arabic or Roman numerals and letters. Click Define new format numbers to customize the list in more detail.

For flexible settings multi-level list – click on the arrow next to the “Multi-level list” button.

You will be offered several structure options for such lists, but you can also create your own design. Click “Define a new multi-level list”, select each level in the window one by one and set its appearance.

How to change the number in the Word list

By default, the program independently numbers the list elements. Word uses its own algorithms for working with lists, so automatic numbering can sometimes give unexpected results. But there is a way out: you can redefine some of the elements of the list, after which the numbering will again be done in a logical sequence. Let's look at some specific examples.

How to start a list from the beginning

Sometimes Word is too right and when to start new list– he continues the numbering of the previous one. To start counting from one, right-click on the desired number and select “Start over from 1” in the context menu.

How to continue a list in Word

The opposite situation is when the program considers that you have completed the list. In this case, she will start a new count from one, and you need to continue the existing one. Right-click on the new numbering digit and select “Continue numbering” in the context menu.

How to set the desired initial value

A rarer example is when you need to define a new initial value for one of the elements in a list. For example, we have a list:

You need to replace the fourth element with the 17th and continue counting. Right-click on this number and select “Set initial value”.

We set desired number and clicks OK. Here's what we got:

This way you can create bulleted and numbered lists of any complexity. I consider the tools discussed to be everyday tools; I use them very often. I think you will also use them regularly, so add this article to your bookmarks at least for a period until you achieve complete automation in working with lists!

In the next article I will tell you... As questions from readers show, few people know that the program has a corresponding tool for this. Therefore, do not miss this article. See you soon!

IN text documents lists need to be made. These, of course, are far from the most important components, but they play a special role in the design and editing of the text. It is useful to know exactly how multi-level lists are created and what features you should pay attention to. Next we'll talk on how to create a multi-level list in Microsoft Word. This article will present basic recommendations.

Lists: use in practice

In Microsoft Word, various lists are not the main component of text editing. However, users do not use them very often. Marking allows you to visually highlight the necessary points in the text that the user needs to pay attention to. Most difficult option is a multi-level list. In addition to it, Microsoft Word also has numbered and bulleted lists. They are most often encountered in practice. The first ones are used for information of the same type that can be numbered. The second type of list is necessary for listing data that is not subject to numbering. A multi-level list is a whole list consisting of numbered or bulleted components. It is typically used for more complex classification and organization of data. Most users prefer not to work with such hierarchical structures, however, this does not at all negate the possibility of their creation. What if you need to create a list of one type or another?

Markers and their uses

Formatting and creating lists is actually easier than many users think. This is especially true when it comes to primitive forms of lists - numbered or bulleted. First, you need to type a small piece of text, several lines in size, in which you plan to mark. Then you need to select the section that should be converted into a list. Now you need to right-click and select the item called “List” from the menu that appears. After this, you need to go to the “Marked” tab. Now all that remains is to select one of the available templates and click on the “OK” button.

Numbered list

You need to learn how to create numbered lists, as they allow you to better understand hierarchical lists. Creating a numbered list is actually easy. This process practically no different from the previously proposed option. You need to type the text again and select the area intended for design. After this, by right-clicking when selecting the “List” item, you can carry out your plans. In the window that opens, you need to go to the “Numbered” tab and select one of the proposed design options there. After this, all you have to do is confirm your choice, and you can consider it done. Please note that these methods can easily be implemented in older versions of MSOffice. These methods allow special problems in this program, format the text in the form of one or another list.

Multi-level list: creation features

What else should you pay attention to? The problem is that in different versions MSOffice programs can implement lists in a variety of ways. This happens due to changes that have affected the Word interface. What can be said about the creation of such an object? In older versions Microsoft programs Word multi-level the list can appear without problems in already printed text. Thus, you will have to perform all of the above operations. In more detail, you will have to type the text, select the desired section of the text, select the “List” item after right-clicking on the selected area, go to the “Multi-level” tab and select a design style, then click on the “OK” button and confirm the selected parameter. Depending on the list style you choose, you will see either bulleted or simply numbered lines. This phenomenon is quite normal, because the level must be set independently.

Setting levels

How are levels set? MS Word does not create a multi-level list automatically. First you have to establish a hierarchy, and after that you have to set up levels. Execute this task quite easy if you know a certain algorithm. How can you make a multi-level list? After completing all the operations described above, you will need to place the cursor at the beginning of the line, and then move it and give it the status of a sub-item. After this, you need to press the Tab key on your keyboard. As a result, the line should move to the right. A new level should appear. Using the tabulator, you can create sub-items in the corresponding lists. To move a level, you need to perform one mouse click. To return to previous situation, you just need to remove the resulting shift-space. To perform of this action you must use the Backspace button.

Taskbar

In MS Office, lists can be created in several ways. We examined the first of them in detail. How else can you complete the task? Regardless of what type of lists you need, there are different methods for creating them. The easiest way to create lists is in older versions of MS Office. IN Word program 2010 this option will not work. This happens due to the changes that have occurred to the program interface. For this reason, it will be necessary to consider how more early versions, and new ones. In older releases of the application, the algorithm of actions is quite simple. How to create a multi-level list using the taskbar? To do this, you must first select the editing area, and then find the “Format” item. The result should be a long list of possible operations. In it you need to click on the already familiar “List” item. After this, in the window that appears, you need to select the desired tab and ready style list design. You can now save your changes. That's all, this is how lists are usually created in Word 2003. This is a fairly old, but familiar program designed for creating and editing text documents.

Formatting Tools

The following option for creating lists is suitable for any Word versions. It doesn’t matter which version of MS Office you use, using this method, you can easily bring your idea to life. However, not everyone knows this method solving the problem. As a rule, it is brought to life in the process of writing the text. At the beginning of the line you need to put a “*” sign, and then start writing text. When you move to a new line, you may find that you have a bulleted list. Now you need to finish writing all the items and sub-items used in the list. Here all that remains is to create the required number of levels. To do this you need to use the Tab key. The cursor must be placed at the beginning of the future sub-item, and then press the Tab button. The result should be a hierarchical list. It is necessary to perform similar manipulations with all formatted text. What if you need to create a multi-level numbered list? To do this, you need to write a period with a space at the beginning of the line. As in the previous case, here you first need to simply create the entire list text, and then set the levels using the Tab key. This method counts universal method creating hierarchical lists from text while typing it.

Adding elements

How can you add new elements to an already prepared list? To move a line one level down, you can use the Tab key. But how can you create a string if you are working with text that is just being typed? At the end of typing, in this case you must type Enter. In other words, you just move to a new paragraph, but you don't use the keyboard shortcut to break lines.

New versions of MS Office

What if you are working with later versions of MS Office? IN in this case It will be possible to use the above method, but it is not popular, because editing the list in some cases can take several hours. For this reason, it is better to use the features designed for ready-made text. In Word 2007 and Word 2010, you need to select the entire fragment that you want to mark in the form of a multi-level list. After this, you need to go to the toolbar, use the “Home” - “Paragraph” tab. All the necessary items are located here. In the panel that appears, select right button. For clarity, it is depicted as a miniature list with several levels. This is exactly what we need. The selected section of text will be formatted using the template that appears automatically. To create levels, you will have to use the Tab key again. It's worth noting that bulleted and numbered lists are also created using the Paragraph section. To do this, you just need to click on the corresponding button on the panel. The first, as a rule, is used for marking, and the second for numbering.

Style selection

In MS Word 2010 or MS Word 2007, you can also select the list design style. How should this be done? To carry out this action, you need to go to the “Home” tab and find the “Paragraph” sub-item there. Here are the buttons for managing lists, or more precisely, creating them. To select the style you are interested in, click on the arrow located on the right side of each button. All sorts of patterns will immediately appear on the screen. They are available for both regular lists, and for hierarchical ones. Next you need to select required template by clicking the mouse.

Editing

The peculiarities of the task at hand do not end there. Styles can be edited. You can even create your own options in MS Word 2007. You need to go to the “Home” tab, and then find the “Paragraph” item there. Now you need to click on the small arrow located in the lower right part of the bulleted list icon. As a result, a small list of templates will appear. To create new style, you need to click on the “Define new” inscription at the bottom of the window. As a result, you will see a field in which you can independently configure the style of the levels in the list. You can use numbering in one style or another, or insert an image as a marker. After this, all that remains is to create your own style for the future list, and then format the text using the Tab button.

If in Microsoft document Word You need to present information in the form of a list, then you don’t have to number it manually - 1, 2, 3..., but do it using the built-in text editor functions.

In this article we will look at how to do automatic numbering list in Word, create a bulleted or multi-level list.

The necessary buttons with which everything is done are located on the “Home” tab. There are three of them: one with markers, the second with numbers, and the third with various markers on at different levels. Accordingly, the first button is needed to create bulleted list, the second is numbered, and the last is for multi-level.

Automatic list numbering

First, let's look at how to number the text on each new line. This is used most often. In this case, each new item will begin with a number.

Click where you want the list to begin in the document. Then click “Numbering” in the “Paragraph” group. It will start from one. Using the markers on the ruler, you can change the indentation from the left margin.

To start a new paragraph, at the end of the previous line, press Enter.

If you need to insert regular text after some point, then after this, the question probably arises: how to continue numbering. To do this, place the cursor in the line where the continuation will be and select “Numbering”.

A new list will appear on the page. Near the unit, click on the arrow next to the lightning bolt and click in the drop-down menu "Continue numbering".

After this, instead of one, the next number in sequence will be entered.

If you need something other than 1,2,3, then click on any item and click on the arrow next to the “Numbering” button. Next, select one of the proposed options. If more than one type is not suitable, click "Define new number format".

In the window that opens, select what you want to use: numbers or letters. By clicking the "Font" button, you can select additional options for the selected number format. To save the changes, click "OK".

Select them and click on the “Numbering” button.

Sources numbered in this way are needed if you want to make a link to literature in Word. You can read more about this in the article by following the link.

After this, all literature will be automatically numbered. Using the markers on the top ruler, set the desired indent from the left margin.

Documents can contain lists, both regular and automatically numbered. To understand that it is automatic, click next to any of the items or select it with the mouse. If after this more than one item is highlighted, and all other numbers become light gray, it means it is automatic.

If, on the contrary, you have numbered items in your document and they are not needed, then you can easily remove them. To do this, select the entire list and click on the “Numbering” button. Now all numbers will be deleted.

Making a bulleted list

In order for the list in the text to begin not with a number or letter, but, for example, with a black circle, square or check mark, let's look at how to mark it.

If it is already printed, then select it; if it is not yet, then place the cursor in the place where you will add. Next, on the “Home” tab, click on the arrow next to the “Markers” button. In the menu that opens, select suitable option marker and click on it. If nothing matches, click "Define new marker".

A window will open "Defining a new marker". In the “Marker Sign” field, click on one of the “Symbol”, “Picture” or “Font” buttons. Next you will need to select a suitable image. I chose a symbol. In the “Sample” field you can see how the marker will look in the text. Click "OK" to save the changes.

This is the marker I got.

Creating a multi-level list

If your list consists of a main item, subitems, and explanations of the subitems themselves, then you need to make several levels for it so that the data that depends on the previous item is marked with a different marker and is located a level lower.

It's not difficult to make them. Let's take for example a list with sections and sub-items. Select it and on the “Home” tab, click the arrow next to the button "Multi-level list". In the library you can choose one of the numbering options. If nothing works, click on "Define a new multi-level list".

In the window that opens, click “More” at the bottom left to expand all the options. Select the desired level at the top left and change the parameters for it in the main window. For example, “Number format” can be selected “1.” or "1)". Change the type of numbering “1, 2, 3...” or “A, B, C...”. Can "Associate level with style", in this case, a ready-made design style will be applied to the text at the selected level (useful if you plan to create content in Word), or start numbering not with “1” or “A”, but with any other letter/number. When you have selected everything, click OK.

This is how it happened for me, I linked the points to the “Heading 1” style, so the text changed color, size and font.

As you can see, now my sections and sub-items are on the same level. This is not correct, so let's look at how to work with a multi-level list. Place the cursor in the line whose level you want to change. On the Home tab, select "Increase indent".

The sub-items are now at the correct level. For example, I also added the line "Third level". To move it to the desired place, place the cursor in it and press the button twice "Increase indent".