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# Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type

LibreOffice can automatically apply numbering or bullets as you type.

## To Enable Automatic Numbering and Bulleting

1. Choose Tools - AutoCorrect - AutoCorrect Options, click the Options tab, and then select “Bulleted and numbered lists”.

2. Choose Tools - AutoCorrect, and ensure that While Typing is selected.

The automatic numbering option is applied only to paragraphs formatted with “Default Paragraph Style”, “Body Text”, or “Body Text, Indented” paragraph style.

## To Create a Numbered or Bulleted List While You Type

1. Type 1., i., or I. to start a numbered list. Type * or - to start a bulleted list. You can also type a right parenthesis after the number instead of a period , for example, 1) or i).

2. Enter a space, type your text, and then press Enter. The new paragraph automatically receives the next number or bullet.

3. Press Enter again to finish the list.

You can start a numbered list with any number.

## Changing the List Level of a List Paragraph

- To move a numbered or bulleted list paragraph down one list level, click at the beginning of the paragraph, and then press Tab.

- To move a numbered or bulleted list paragraph up one list level, click at the beginning of the paragraph, and then press Shift+Tab.

- To insert a tab between the number or bullet and the paragraph text for all list paragraphs at a given list level, use the Numbering followed by option in the Position tab in the Bullets and Numbering dialog. For an individual list paragraph, a tab can be copied and then pasted at the beginning of the list paragraph.

Related Topics

Numbering and Paragraph Styles

Format - Bullets and Numbering