Creating a Numbered List

Summary: Numbered lists provide a 1-2-3 way of organizing your document. You can create numbered lists very easily using the techniques in this tip. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

Numbered lists are used quite extensively in many types of documents. For instance, numbered lists are used extensively in WordTips to detail the steps that must be followed to implement a tip. Word makes it very easy to insert a numbered list into your document. To do so, follow these steps:

Type your list, only pressing Enter at the end of each item in the list. If an item runs more than one line, do not press Enter at the end of each line (let the text wrap to the next line automatically).
Select all the items in the list.
Click on the numbered list tool on the Formatting toolbar. (If you are using Word 2007, click the Home tab of the ribbon, then choose the numbered list tool in the Paragraph area of the ribbon.)

Tip #1737 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Add a Professional Finishing Touch! Word includes great tools that allow you to add professional-grade finishing touches to your documents. You can add indexes, tables of contents, and other special tables by using the detailed information available in this volume.

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