AutoFormatApplyBulletedLists Property
True if characters (such as asterisks, hyphens, and greater-than signs) at the beginning of list paragraphs are replaced with bullets from the Bullets and Numbering dialog box (Format menu) when Word formats a document or range automatically. Read/write Boolean.
Example
This example replaces any characters used at the beginning of list paragraphs in the current selection with bullets.
Options.AutoFormatApplyBulletedLists = True
Selection.Range.AutoFormat
This example returns the status of the Automatic bulleted lists option on the AutoFormat tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box (Tools menu).
Dim blnAutoFormat as Boolean
blnAutoFormat = Options.AutoFormatApplyBulletedLists