Create an outline numbered list

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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  • On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering, and then click the Outline Numbered tab.
  • Click a list format that does not contain the text "Heading", and then click OK.

    The first number of the list is displayed in the document.

  • Type the list text, pressing ENTER after each item.

    Subsequent numbers are automatically inserted at the beginning of each line at the same numbering level.

  • To move an outline numbered item to the appropriate numbering level, do one of the following on the Formatting toolbar:

    • To demote the item to a lower numbering level, click a list number, and click Increase Indent Button image.

    • To promote the item to a higher numbering level, click a list number, and click Decrease Indent Button image.

    • ShowTips

    • You can turn an existing list into an outline numbered list by changing the hierarchical level of items in the list. Click a number in the list other than the first number, and then press TAB or SHIFT+TAB, or click Increase Indent Button image or Decrease Indent Button image.

    • You can move an entire list to the left or the right. Click the first number in the list and drag it to a new location. The entire list moves as you drag, without changing the numbering levels in the list. Or you can click the first number and then press TAB or SHIFT+TAB, or click Increase Indent Button image or Decrease Indent Button image.

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