BULLET and NUMBERING

        Bullet

Alternatively referred to as a bullet point, a bullet is an asterisk, black dot, circle, or other mark that is found before the text that identifies key items or other important text. Below are examples of a bulleted text and list.

• This is a bulleted text sentence.

A bulleted list or bullet list is a list of items preceded with bullets instead of numbers or other objects. Below is an example of such a list.

• Item one
• Item two
• Item three
• Item four
• Item five

In Microsoft Word and other Word processors, you'll be given different bullet types and customizations. Below, is an example of the Bullets and Numbering window in Microsoft Word and an example of the different types of bullets that could be used in a Word document.

Tip: The Microsoft word keyboard shortcut key to create a bullet is Ctrl + Shift + L.

        Number

           1. Sometimes abbreviated as num, a number is any character that is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 0. Any negative number is any of the earlier characters beginning with a hyphen, for example, -12            is a negative number.

2. Alternatively referred to as an ordered list or number list, see our numbering definition for information about creating this type of list.