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         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type</title>
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      <bookmark_value>bullet lists;creating while typing</bookmark_value>
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      <bookmark_value>numbers;lists</bookmark_value>
      <bookmark_value>automatic bullets/numbers; AutoCorrect function</bookmark_value>
      <bookmark_value>bullets; using automatically</bookmark_value>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155525" role="paragraph">$[officename] can automatically apply numbering or bullets as you type.</paragraph>
      <h2 id="hd_id3154243">To Enable Automatic Numbering and Bulleting</h2>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152830" role="listitem">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - AutoCorrect - AutoCorrect Options</item>, click the <item type="menuitem">Options</item> tab, and then select “Bulleted and numbered lists”.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152867" role="listitem">Choose <emph>Tools - AutoCorrect</emph>, and ensure that <emph>While Typing</emph> is selected.</paragraph>
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      <tip id="par_id2357860">The automatic numbering option is applied only to paragraphs formatted with “Default Paragraph Style”, “Body Text”, or “Body Text, Indented” paragraph style.</tip>
      <h2 id="hd_id3152897">To Create a Numbered or Bulleted List While You Type</h2>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147773" role="listitem">Type 1., i., or I. to start a numbered list. Type * or - to start a bulleted list. You can also type a right parenthesis after the number instead of a period , for example, 1) or i).</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147794" role="listitem">Enter a space, type your text, and then press Enter. The new paragraph automatically receives the next number or bullet.</paragraph>
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         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147814" role="listitem">Press Enter again to finish the list.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147287" role="note">You can start a numbered list with any number.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154083" role="paragraph"><link href="text/shared/01/06050000.xhp">Format - Bullets and Numbering</link></paragraph>
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