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The bullet point is generally used at the beginning of each element of a list of objects for example:

• First element
• Second element
• Third element

To copy a bullet point symbol, click on it and with the right mouse button select ‘ copy ‘
Bullet point signs can also be obtained by using the Alt + code key combination on the numeric keyboard.
The codes that start with & # are unicode characters , which you can use in HTML documents, or you can copy the symbol directly and paste it where you need it.

These are the bullet point you can use.

Symbol	Alt Code Number	Name
•	7	Circle bullet
◘	8	Reverse bullet
○	9	Empty bullet
◙	10	Reverse bullet

Symbol	Unicode Number	Name
•	•	Circle bullet
‣	‣	Triangle bullet
⁃	⁃	Hyphen bullet
⁌	⁌	Leftwards bullet
⁍	⁍	Rightwards bullet
◘	◘	Inverse bullet
◦	◦	White bullet
⦾	⦾	White Point bullet
⦿	⦿	Black Point bullet

How to make a Bullet Point using the Alt key in 4 Steps

If your work consists of computers and drafting documents, chances are you use symbols regularly. Most keyboards include keys for symbols such as percent (%) and the ampersand (&), but other frequently used symbols, such as the bullet, used to detail lists, do not have specific keys. There are several ways to insert a bullet into your document, but if you’re looking for an Alt key shortcut, here’s the secret: use your numeric keypad.

Step 1

Click where you want the symbol to appear in the document or email. A flashing vertical line indicates the currently selected location in the text field.

Step 2

Press the “Bl Num” key on the keyboard. If the associated light is already on, skip this step. To type a special character, you will have to use a keyboard that contains a number section.

Step 3

Press and hold the “Alt” key on your keyboard.

Step 4

Type “0169” on your computer’s numeric keypad. This is the code with the “Alt” key for the copyright symbol. When you finish typing the number combination, the symbol will appear on the screen.

Create bullet point and numbered lists

In a bulleted list, each paragraph begins with a bullet character. In numbered lists, a paragraph begins with an expression that includes a number or a letter, separated from the rest of the text by a period or parenthesis. The numbers in the lists are updated automatically as you add and delete paragraphs. The numbering style and bullet type, separator, font attributes and character style, and indentation type and size can be changed.

The Type tool does not allow you to select bullets and numbering in lists. You can change their formatting and indentation in the Bullets And Numbering dialog box, in the Paragraph panel, or in the Bullets And Numbering section of the Paragraph Styles dialog box (if bullets or numbering is part of a style).

The easiest way to create a bulleted or numbered list is to type it, select it, and then click the Bulleted List or Numbered List button in the Control panel. These buttons let you toggle the list on and off, and turn a bulleted list into a numbered list and vice versa. You can also include bullets and numbering in a paragraph style and create lists by applying it to text.

The automatically added bullets and numbering symbols are not actually included in the text. Therefore, they are not included in searches, or selected with the Type tool, unless you explicitly convert them to text. In addition, bullets and numbering do not appear in the story editor window (except in the paragraph style column).

InDesign Docs provides a series of articles on using bulleted and numbered lists to create paths, tiered lists, figure captions, and step numbering.

1. Select the group of paragraphs you want to turn into a list, or position the insertion point where you want the list to begin.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
   • Click the Bullet Point List  or Numbered List  button in the Control panel (in Paragraph mode). If you hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while doing this, the Bullets And Numbering dialog box appears.
   • Choose Bullets And Numbering from the Paragraph panel or Control panel menu. Select Bulleted or Numbered as the List Type. Select the options you want and click OK.
   • Apply a paragraph style that contains bullets or numbering.
3. To continue the list from the next paragraph, move the insertion point to the end of the list and press Enter or Return.
4. To complete the list (or a segment of the list, if it will be continued later in this article), click the Bullet Point List or Numbered List button again in the Control panel, or choose Bullets And Numbering from the Paragraph panel menu.

Formatting bullet point and numbered lists

1. Select the Type tool   and select the bulleted or numbered paragraphs for which you want to change the formatting.
2. Open the Bullets And Numbering dialog box in one of the following ways.
   • Choose Bullets And Numbering from the Control panel menu (in Paragraph mode) or the Paragraph panel.
   • Alt-click  (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Bullet Point List or Numbered List  button.
3. In the Bullets And Numbering dialog box, do one of the following:
   • Change the marker symbol.
   • Change the numbering options for the list.
   • Choose a style for numbers and bullets from the Character Style list box.
4. To change the position of a marker or number, set any of the following options. Alignment Aligns a bullet or number to the left, right, or center within the horizontal spacing set aside for numbers (if it is too small, the difference between these three alignment modes will not be noticeable). Left indent Sets the size of the indentation of lines, starting from the second. Paragraph indent controls the position of the marker or number. Increase the paragraph indentation to match the punctuation of long lists. For example, to match the numbers “9.” and “10.”, select right alignment and gradually increase the paragraph indentation until the numbers are aligned (make a sure preview is on). To create a hanging indent effect, specify a positive number in the Left Indent value (for example, 2p0), then specify the same negative number (for example, -2p0) for the Paragraph Indent value.

1. Includes a tab stop for creating spacing between a bullet or number and the start of a list item.

If the first character in the first paragraph differs from the first character in the second, then the numbering or Bullet Point characters in the various items in the list may lose consistency. To remedy this situation, create a character style for numbers or bullets and apply it through the Bullets And Numbering dialog box.

hanging marker symbols

If none of the existing marker symbols match, you can add other symbols to the Marker Symbol grid. A Bullet Point character in one font may not necessarily be available in another. When you add a marker symbol, you can remember its font along with it.

When adding a bullet character from a specific font (for example, an index finger from the “Dingbats” font), remember the name of the font. If you use a character from the main set, then it is better not to memorize it, since most of the fonts have their own version of this character. Depending on whether the Remember Bullet Font option is selected, the token you add will be either a reference to a Unicode typeface and style, or a simple Unicode value.

Note.

Markers containing only Unicode value (no font memory) are marked with a red “u”.

Changing the marker symbol

1. Choose Bullets And Numbering from the Control panel or Paragraph panel menu.
2. In the Bullets And Numbering dialog box, choose Bulleted from the List Type menu.
3. Choose a different marker character and click OK.

Adding a marker symbol

1. select Bulleted from the List Type menu, and then click Add.
2. Select the glyph to be used as the marker character (glyphs vary from typeface to typeface).
3. If you want to remember the currently selected typeface and style along with the new Bullet Point, select the Remember Bullet Font option.
4. Click the Add button.

Note.

The bullet character list is saved in the document, along with character and paragraph styles. When you insert or load paragraph styles from other documents, any Bullet Point used in those styles are reflected in the Bullets And Numbering dialog box, along with the bullets defined in the current document.

Removing a bullet point character

1. In the Bullets And Numbering dialog box, choose Bulleted from the List Type menu.
2. Highlight the bullet character you want to delete and then click Delete (the first embedded Bullet Point cannot be deleted).

Changing the options for a numbered list

Numbers in numbered lists are automatically updated as you add or delete paragraphs. The paragraphs included in one list are numbered sequentially. The paragraphs of the list do not have to follow each other.

You can also create a multilevel list in which elements form a nested structure, with different levels having different indents.

1. Open the Bullets And Numbering dialog box.
2. In the Numbering Style section, select the desired numbering type from the Format menu.
3. In the Number field, enter the default expression, a period (.) And a tab character (^ t), or some other expression of your choice. 
   • Enter a character (for example, a closing parenthesis) or multiple characters instead.

Note.

You can also enter a full-width separator instead of the half-width dot separator. This is especially useful when working with vertical text.

• Choose an item (for example, Em Dash or Ellipsis) from the Insert Special Character menu.
• Enter a word or character before the number metacharacter.

Select a character style for the expression (it applies to the entire expression, not just the item number).Select one of the following for Mode.

Continue from previous issue

Numbers the list sequentially.

Begin with

Starts numbering at a number or other value entered in this text box. A number (not a letter) should be entered here, even if the list is numbered with letters or Roman numerals.Specify all other options, then click OK.

Defining lists

The list can be interspersed with other paragraphs and lists and appear in several different materials and documents in the book. For example, it can be used to create a multi-level hierarchical structure or an end-to-end list of numbered tables throughout a document. You can also define separate lists for numbered or bulleted items that are jumbled together. For example, in a list of questions and answers, you can define two lists – for separate numbering of questions and answers.

Certain lists are often used to mark paragraphs that serve different purposes. When you create a paragraph style for numbering, you can assign a style to a specific list, and then the corresponding paragraphs will be formatted according to the definition of the list. For example, the first paragraph will be numbered 1 (“Table 1”), and the next one will be numbered 2 (“Table 2”), even if it is in the material several pages later. Since both paragraphs refer to the same specific list, they are numbered sequentially, no matter how far apart in a document or book.

A separate list should be defined for each type of element (step by step instructions, tables, figures, etc.). The elements of such lists can be interspersed with each other, but each of the lists retains its own numbering.

Note.

If list items appear in unrelated frames on the same page, they are numbered in the order in which the text frames were added to the page. To change the numbering order, use manual cutting and pasting of text frames in the required order.

List definition

1. Choose Type> Bullet & Number Lists> Define Lists.
2. In the Define Lists dialog box, click the New button.
3. Enter a name for the list and choose whether to continue numbering it between stories and from previous documents in the book.
4. Click OK twice.

Once a list has been defined, it can be used in a paragraph style, such as for tables, pictures, or lists, or applied through the Paragraph panel or Control panel.

Note.

Some lists are detected automatically. For example, InDesign, when you import a numbered list from a Microsoft Word document, automatically detects a list for it in the document.

Editing a specific list

1. Choose Type> Bullet Number Lists> Define Lists.
2. Highlight the list and click the “Edit” button.
3. Enter a new name for the list, or change the Continue Numbering options.

The paragraph styles assigned to the list will be reassigned to the list with a new name.

Removing a specific list

1. Choose Type> Bullet Number Lists> Define Lists.
2. Highlight the list.
3. Click the Remove button, and then select a different list or [Default] to replace it.

To Create a Paragraph Style for Bound Lists

To create a sequentially numbered list , that is, a list that can be interspersed with other paragraphs and spread across multiple materials or documents, create a paragraph style and apply it to the paragraphs that you want to include in the list. For example, to create an end-to-end list of tables in a document, create a paragraph style named Tables, include a specific list, and then apply that style to all paragraphs that you want to include in the list of tables.

InDesign Docs provides a series of articles on using bulleted and numbered lists to label drawings and number steps .

1. Enter a name for the style.
2. On the left side of the New Paragraph Style dialog box, select Bullets And Numbering.
3. Select Bulleted or Numbered as the List Type.
4. If you are creating a numbered list, select a specific list from the List menu, or select New List and define it.
5. Set options for bullets or numbering.
6. In the Bullet Point or Number Position section of the New Paragraph Style dialog box, change the indent values. For example, to create a hanging indent, type in the “indent from left” value 2p , and in the “Indentation” – value -2p .
7. Set other attributes for the paragraph style and click OK.

Creating multilevel lists

A numbered list  is a list that reflects the hierarchical relationship between its paragraphs. Such a list is usually referred to as a structure because it describes a hierarchical structure. The numbering scheme and indentation of such a multilevel list reflects the ranks according to which the items are arranged relative to each other. The position of a paragraph in the list is always visible relative to the previous and next. A multilevel list can be nested up to nine levels.

To create a multilevel list, define a list and create a separate paragraph style for each level. For example, a list containing four levels of nesting requires four paragraph styles (each level is assigned one specific list). Numbering and paragraph formatting is described as styles are created for them.

Bob Bringhurst provides a series of articles on using bulleted and numbered lists to create paths, tiered lists, figure captions, and step numbering.

1. Choose New Paragraph from Styles panel menu.
2. Enter a name for the style.
3. If you have already created a style for the multilevel list, choose the style you want to assign to levels above the current style from the Based On menu. Otherwise, choose No Style or Body Paragraph.
4. On the left side of the New Paragraph Style dialog box, select Bullets and Numbering
5. Choose Numbered from the List Type menu.
6. Select a specific list from the List menu. If the list is not yet defined, you can select the New List item from the menu and define it
7. In the “Level” field, enter a number that characterizes the level of the multilevel list for which this style is created.
8. From the Format menu, choose the type of numbering you want to apply.
9. In the Number field, enter the metacharacters or select them from the menu to define the numbering formatting used at this level.
   • To include higher level numbering prefixes, enter text or click at the beginning of the Number field and click Numbering Placeholder and then select a level (for example, Level 1), or enter a ^ and a level number (for example, ^ 1 ). In a list where the first level paragraphs are numbered 1, 2, 3, and so on, and the second level as a, b, c, etc., including the first level prefix in the second level will result in numbering in the following format: 1a, 1b, 1c; 2a, 2b, 2c; 3a, 3b, 3c, etc.
   • You can use the Insert Special Character list to enter an expression, punctuation, metacharacters, or select options.
10. Set the Start Numbering At This Level After option to start numbering with one after the higher paragraph. If this parameter is not specified, then paragraphs will be numbered sequentially throughout the list, regardless of where the element appears in the hierarchical structure.To start numbering after a specific level or range of levels, enter a level number or range (for example, 2-4 ) in the Start Numbering At This Level After field .
11. In the Bullet Point or Number Position area, set the indentation and tab stops for this level so that items on that level stand out visually from higher levels. Indentation allows you to rank items in lists.
12. Click the OK button.

Sometimes, for example, to number steps, it is required to start the numbering over again within the same material. To avoid starting over manually, create a separate style similar to Level 1, with one exception. For Mode, select Start At and set the value to 1. Name this style Level 1 From Beginning.

Create captions for figures and tables

Pass-through signatures are used to number figures, tables, and other elements in a document. To ensure that these elements are sequentially numbered correctly, define a list for the element type and create a paragraph style that includes the list definition. You can also add the words “Fig.”, “Table”, etc. to the numbering scheme.

1. Create a new paragraph style, and in the Bullets And Numbering section of the Paragraph Style Options dialog box, choose Numbered from the List Type menu.
2. Select a specific list from the List menu (or select New List and define it).
3. In the Numbering Style section, select the desired numbering type from the Format menu.For example, select the parameter “A, B, C, D …” to create a list of the form “Fig. A “,” Fig. B “and so on.
4. As a result, the word “Fig.” Will be displayed, followed by a sequential number (^ #), period and tab (^ t).Note.To include a chapter number in sequential labels, choose Insert Numbering Placeholder> Chapter Number from the menu, or type ^ H where you want it to appear.
5. Finish creating the style and click OK.

After creating a style, apply it to figure captions or table headings.

Note.

The “Table of Contents” function allows you to create a list of tables and figures.

New numbering or continuation of numbering in the list

InDesign provides commands to resume and continue list numbering.

Resuming a numbered list

Place the insertion point in the paragraph and choose Start Over from the shortcut menu, or choose Type> Bullet Number Lists> Start Over. In regular lists, this command assigns the current paragraph number 1 (or the letter A) and makes it the first paragraph in the list. In multilevel lists, it assigns the first lower-level number to the nested paragraph.

Continuation of the numbered list

Choose a menu item from the Continue Numbering shortcut menu or choose Type> Bullet & Numbered Lists> Continue Numbering. This command continues the numbering of a list interrupted by a comment, graphics, or nested list items. InDesign also provides commands for numbering lists that start in one story (or book) and continue in the next.

List numbering from previous or current material

The numbering in the list continues, which began in the previous article, or starts from the beginning, depending on how the list is defined.

1. Choose Type> Bullet Number Lists> Define Lists.
2. Select the list and “Edit” button.Do not select the Default list because it cannot be spread across multiple materials.
3. Select Continue Numbering Between Stories to continue the list numbering you started in the previous story, or deselect it to start from number 1 (or the letter A).
4. Click OK twice.

Numbering a list from a previous or current document in a book

The numbering in the list continues, which began in the previous document, or starts from the beginning, depending on how the list is defined.

1. Choose Type> Bullet Number Lists> Define Lists.
2. Select the list and click the “Edit” button.
3. Select the Continue Numbering From Previous Document In Book option to continue the list numbering started in the previous document (the Continue Numbering Between Stories option must be selected to activate it), or deselect the option to start numbering the list from the beginning of the current one document from number 1 (or letter A).
4. Click OK twice.

Note.

To have the book numbering update properly, synchronize the documents in the book and choose Update Numbering> Update All Numbers from the Books panel.

Convert bullet point and list numbering to text

1. Select a paragraph containing a bulleted or numbered list.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
   • From the Paragraph panel menu, choose Convert Numbering To Text or Convert Bullets To Text.
   • Right-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the selection and choose Convert Numbering To Text or Convert Bullets To Text.
   Note.To remove line numbers and bullets, click the Numbered List or Bulleted List button, unformatting the selected text.

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