Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Changing the Bullet Type.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 12, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016
Word allows you to easily create bulleted lists in your documents. As a default, Word uses a small dot as the bullet. You can change the bullet to any character you desire. You can change the bullets by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Define New Bullet dialog box.
Figure 2. The Symbol dialog box.
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2018-03-03 14:11:47
Lewis Eigen
The colored bullet that you show in your first 6 examples is very good looking. However, it is not on my machine. Is there a wau to download it?
2018-01-11 16:28:44
Changing the bullets was very interesting; but is there a way to change only certain bullets in a bulleted list? Thank you.
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