Bullets and Numbering tab
The Bullets and Numbering tab appears in the Text Box Style dialog box when you use the Styles command to create or modify a text box style, and in the Properties dialog box when you modify a text box or a watermark annotation. Not all options are available when defining the text style.
To learn how you can use these options, see the Help topic, Format a bulleted or numbered list.
- No list
-
Specifies that the text does not use list formatting.
- Bullets
-
Applies a bullet list format to the selected text or to new text. When you press Enter, the bullet list format is continued on the next line. You can turn off the bullet list formatting by pressing Enter and then selecting the No List option.
- Style
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Selects a bullet style for the bullet list. The default bullet style is Filled Round (•). All options are shown in the following table.
Bullets
Name
Bullet
Font
Character Code
Decimal
Hexadecimal
Filled Round
•
Symbol
183
00B7
Hollow Round
o
Courier New
111
006F
Filled Square
Wingdings
167
00A7
Hollow Square
Wingdings
113
0071
Star
Wingdings
118
0076
Arrow
Wingdings
216
00D8
Check mark
Wingdings
252
00FC
Dash
-–
(normal text)
45
002D
- Numbering
-
Applies a numbered list format to the selected text or to new text.
- Style
-
Selects a style for the numbered list. The default number style is 1, 2, 3. All options are shown in the following table.
To use this list number system
Select this style option
Integers
1, 2, 3,...
Roman numerals (uppercase)
I, II, III,...
Roman numerals (lowercase)
i, ii, iii,...
Latin alphabet (uppercase)
A, B, C,...
Latin alphabet (lowercase)
a, b, c,...
Note:When a Latin alphabet number sequence reaches the end of the alphabet, then it continues with double, and then triple letters.
A, B, C, D, E,... Z
and then:
AA, BB, CC,...ZZ
and then:
AAA, BBB, CCC, ...ZZZ
- Start at
-
Specifies the first number in the numbered list. For integers, the default is 1. Valid values depend on the number Style selected.
Tip:You can specify a starting value by entering an integer, and its equivalent value is displayed in the list using the selected style.
-
For Roman numeral styles, you can enter values in the Start at box from 1 through 9999. You also can enter Roman numeral values as follows:
From I to MMMMMMMMMCMXCIX (uppercase style only).
From i to mmmmmmmmmcmxcix (lowercase style only).
-
For the uppercase Latin alphabet style, you can enter values in the Start at box as follows:
From 1 to 780.
From A to ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ (up to 30 alphabetic characters).
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For the lowercase Latin alphabet style, you can enter values in the Start at box:
From 1 to 780.
From a to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (up to 30 alphabetic characters).
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- Format
-
Specifies the numbering format (punctuation). The following numbering formats are available:
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1
-
1. (This is the default.)
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1)
-
(1)
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- Justification
-
Applies left, right, and center justification to the numbers within a numbered list.
Left justified numbered list
Center justified numbered list
Right justified numbered list
9. List item
9. List item
9. List item
10. List item
10. List item
10. List item
11. List item
11. List item
11. List item
You can control list numbering as you type by selecting the Bullets and Numbering button on the Text command bar and then choosing one of the following options from the menu:
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Restart Numbering
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Continue Numbering
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Increase Indent
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Decrease Indent
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