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Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists

There are several ways to create numbered or bulleted lists:

• Use auto-formatting, as described above.
• Use list (numbering) styles, as described in Chapters 6 (Introduction to Styles) and 7 (Working with Styles) in the Writer Guide.
• Use the Numbering and Bullets icons on the paragraph formatting toolbar (see Figure 50): select the paragraphs in the list, and then click the appropriate icon on the toolbar.

It is a matter of personal preference whether you type your information first, then apply Numbering/Bullets, or apply them as you type.

Using the Bullets and Numbering Toolbar

You can create nested lists (where one or more list items has a sub-list under it, as in an outline, by using the buttons on the Bullets and Numbering toolbar (Figure 52). You can move items up or down the list, or create sub-points, and even change the style of bullets. Use View → Toolbars → Bullets and Numbering to see the toolbar.

The appearance of the icons may vary with your operating system and the selection of icon size and style in Tools → Options → OpenOffice → View.

If numbering or bullets are being applied automatically in a way that you find inappropriate, you can switch them off temporarily by unchecking Format → AutoCorrect → While Typing.