Quickly insert bullets into Microsoft Word and other word processors by typing an asterisk (*), a space, and then your sentence. When Enter is pressed Microsoft Word automatically changes your asterisks to a bullet and text proceeding that text. Below is an example of how this may look.

  • this will bullet.

Bullet dashes can also be done by starting with a hyphen ( - ), and numbers “1.” or “1” to create a numbered list.

  • How to create a bulleted and number list in Microsoft Word.
  • See our bullet and numbered list definitions for further information and related links on these terms.