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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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2017-08-03 15:40:58
Peter Kirkpatrick
@Mahmood, @Courtney,
There are key combos to press on a laptop to create an equivalent of a PC numeric keypad. Details can vary so you may have to research that. Here's a sample web page to get you started:
http://fsymbols.com/keyboard/windows/alt-codes/laptop/
2017-08-03 12:22:20
Allan Poe
Alt 0183 inserts a small square, not a circle. Alt 7 will insert a circle.
2015-05-31 18:26:52
Courtney
Like Mahmood, I don't have a numeric keypad on my laptop so this tip doesn't work. Is there another workaround for using the numbers on my laptop?
2015-01-28 22:22:04
Mahmood Khan
In my laptop, there is no numeric pad. I tried to insert a bullet by holding ALT key and typing 0183, but nothing happened. Kindly advise. Thank you.
2013-03-19 09:01:02
awyatt
Joanne,
Make sure you are typing the numbers on the numeric keypad. If you don't, you won't get what you should.
-Allen
2013-03-06 09:51:12
joanne
When I type Alt 0149 or 0183 I get nothing. What is wrong. I have Word 2010
2013-02-28 11:30:34
Greta Tiffin
The Insert synbol dialog is great! Thank you Allen!
Is there a place where you can see a list of the symbols to search for a particular one without having to page thru the dialog
2013-02-25 12:44:23
Mike
I prefer the bullet you get when you hold down the Alt key and type 0149, as opposed to 0183.
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Office 365. 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: 
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