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# Bullets and Numbering

Adds numbering or bullets to the current paragraph or to selected paragraphs, and lets you edit format of the numbering or bullets.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Format - Bullets and Numbering.

#### From the context menu:

Choose List - Bullets and Numbering.

#### From the tabbed interface:

Choose Text - long click on bullet, numbering and outline icons, choose Customize.

Choose Home - long click on bullet, numbering and outline icons, choose Customize.

On the Home menu of the Home tab, choose Bullets and Numbering.

#### From the status bar:

Place cursor on a heading, click on the Outline area.

#### From toolbars:

Bullets and Numbering

Long click and select Customize.

#### From the menu bar:

In a selected text, choose Format - Bullets and Numbering.

#### From the context menu:

In a selected text, choose Bullets and Numbering.

#### From the tabbed interface:

On the Text Home tab, long click on Ordered or Unordered list, select Customize.

#### From toolbars:

Bullets and Numbering

Long click and select Customize.

#### From the sidebar:

On the Lists panel of Properties deck, long click on Ordered or Unordered list, select Customize.

#### From the menu bar:

In a selected text, choose Format - Bullets and Numbering.

#### From the context menu:

In a selected text, choose Bullets and Numbering.

#### From the tabbed interface:

On the Text Home tab, long click on Ordered or Unordered list, select Customize.

#### From toolbars:

Bullets and Numbering

Long click and select Customize.

#### From the sidebar:

On the Lists panel of Properties deck, long click on Ordered or Unordered list, select Customize.

The Bullets and Numbering dialog has the following tabs:

## Unordered

Displays different bullet types that you can apply to a list.

## Ordered

Displays different numbering schemes that you can apply.

## Outline

Displays the different formats that you can apply to a hierarchical list. LibreOfficeDev supports up to nine outline levels in a list hierarchy.

## Image

Displays the different graphics that you can use as bullets in an unordered list.

## Position

Set indent, spacing, and alignment options for numbering symbols, such as numbers or bullets, to ordered and unordered lists.

## Customize

Sets the formatting options for ordered or unordered lists. If you want, you can apply formatting to individual levels in the list hierarchy.

## Remove

Removes the numbering or bullets from the current paragraph or from the selected paragraphs.

### Level

Select the level(s) that you want to modify. To apply the options to all the levels, select “1-10”.

### Properties

#### Type

Select the type of list. Unordered with character bullet, unordered with graphics bullet, or ordered with a numbering scheme of your choice.

#### Character

Select the character for the unordered list.

#### Start at

For ordered lists, select the value of first item of the list.

#### Color

Select the color of the list characters for ordered and unordered lists. Color does not apply for lists with graphic bullets.

### Separator

For ordered lists, set the text to display before and after the numbering scheme.

#### Before

Enter the text to display before the numbering.

#### After

Enter the text to display after the numbering.

### Size

Set the size of the character and graphic bullets with respect to the paragraph font size.

#### Width

Enter the width of the graphic bullet character.

#### Height

Enter the height of the graphic bullet character.

#### Keep ratio

#### Rel. Size

For character unordered and ordered lists, set the relative size of the list character. The relative size applies to the Before and After text as well.

### Position

#### Indent

Enter the distance from the left edge of the containing object to the start of all lines in the list.

#### Width

Enter or select the width of the list element.

The combined total length of Before, After and the numbering characters may override the width setting.

#### Relative

Relative to the upper list level. The entered value is added to that of this field in the level before. If “Indent: 20mm” on list level 1 and “Indent: 10mm Relative” on list level 2 will result in an effective indent of 30mm for level 2.

#### Alignment

Select the alignment of the ordered list numbering contents inside the list Width setting.

### Scope

#### Slide Page

Applies the modification to the whole slide page.

#### Selection

Applies the modification to the selection.

#### Apply to Master

Click to apply the modification to all slides pages that use the current master slide page.

### Preview

Displays a preview of the current selection.

### Level

Select the level(s) that you want to modify. To apply the options to all the levels, select “1-10”.

### Properties

#### Type

Select the type of list. Unordered with character bullet, unordered with graphics bullet, or ordered with a numbering scheme of your choice.

#### Character

Select the character for the unordered list.

#### Start at

For ordered lists, select the value of first item of the list.

#### Color

Select the color of the list characters for ordered and unordered lists. Color does not apply for lists with graphic bullets.

### Separator

For ordered lists, set the text to display before and after the numbering scheme.

#### Before

Enter the text to display before the numbering.

#### After

Enter the text to display after the numbering.

### Size

Set the size of the character and graphic bullets with respect to the paragraph font size.

#### Width

Enter the width of the graphic bullet character.

#### Height

Enter the height of the graphic bullet character.

#### Keep ratio

#### Rel. Size

For character unordered and ordered lists, set the relative size of the list character. The relative size applies to the Before and After text as well.

### Position

#### Indent

Enter the distance from the left edge of the containing object to the start of all lines in the list.

#### Width

Enter or select the width of the list element.

The combined total length of Before, After and the numbering characters may override the width setting.

#### Relative

Relative to the upper list level. The entered value is added to that of this field in the level before. If “Indent: 20mm” on list level 1 and “Indent: 10mm Relative” on list level 2 will result in an effective indent of 30mm for level 2.

#### Alignment

Select the alignment of the ordered list numbering contents inside the list Width setting.

### Scope

#### Slide Page

Applies the modification to the whole slide page.

#### Selection

Applies the modification to the selection.

#### Apply to Master

Click to apply the modification to all slides pages that use the current master slide page.

### Preview

Displays a preview of the current selection.

### Help

Click the Help button to open the help page associated with the currently open dialog.

### Reset

Resets changes made to the current tab to those applicable when this dialog was opened. A confirmation query does not appear when you close the dialog.

#### OK

Saves all changes and closes dialog.

### Cancel

Clicking Cancel closes a dialog without saving any changes made.

Related Topics

Turning off Bullets and Numbering for Individual Paragraphs

Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type

Numbering and Paragraph Styles