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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 4, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
It is not unusual to create bulleted lists within a document. What if you want to place a bullet within the middle of a sentence, however? There are two ways you can do this in Word. First, you can follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Symbol dialog box.
Another option for inserting a bullet is to hold down the Alt key as you type 0183 on the numeric keypad. This inserts a small round bullet at the insertion point. If you are a laptop user, you may not have the numeric keypad available. There are key combinations to press to create the equivalent of a PC numeric keypad. The following web page is a good place to start on researching some of these key combinations:
https://fsymbols.com/keyboard/windows/alt-codes/laptop/
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2019-02-09 13:00:20
Allan
Alt+7 will also apply a bullet. You might like it better than Alt+0183.
2019-02-09 10:26:06
Lou B
My preferred keyboard bullet is ALT+0149. It's bigger than the ALT+0183.
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