Technical Writing - How to Custom Design Numbered and Bulleted Lists in Your MS Word Template?

MS Word, the world's most popular text and layoutNumbered List dialog box.
editor, comes with a number of built-in numbered and5. In the Level list, click 2 to customize the second-level
bulleted list templates for technical writers. But you canlist item.
also go ahead and custom-design your own lists for6. From Number Style drop-down box, select New
special document templates.Bullet... to display the Symbol dialog box. Click and
Let's imagine you're writing a "Poker User Manual" andselect Spades icon and click OK.
you need a list that would have 4 levels of indentation7. In the Level list, click 3 to customize the second-level
following the main numbered entry, each starting offlist item.
not with a number or a letter but with a bullet in the8. From Number Style drop-down box, select New
shape of one of the four suits - Spades, Hearts,Bullet... to display the Symbol dialog box. Click and
Diamonds and Clubs.select Hearts icon and click OK.
This is how you can do it:9. Repeat the procedure to assign Diamonds and
Open an MS Word document that you'll save and useClubs to levels 3 and 4 in a similar manner. Click OK to
as a template.return to the Bullets and Numbering dialog box. Click
1. Select Format > Bullets and Numbering... from theOK once again to save your customized list.
main menu to display the Bullets and Numbering dialogNow every time you start a numbered list by using
box.that list template and hit the tab (to indent to a new
2. Click and select the "Outline Numbered" tab.level) you will automatically have a playing card suit
3. Click and select an appropriate numbered list. Foricon appearing as the bullet.
example, select the third one in the first row; the oneExperiment with other possibilities to make your
that has 1, 1.1, 1.1.1, etc. for list items.numbered or bulleted lists fit the particular needs of
4. Click Customize to display the Customize Outlineyour document template.