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More Skills 13 Format and Customize Lists
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Numbered lists separated by other text can be formatted to display continuous numbering.
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You can increase or decrease the indent of both bulleted and numbered lists, and you can
display multiple levels in either type of list.
To complete this document, you will need the following file:
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You will save your document as:
䊏 Lastname_Firstname_w02_Report
1.
Start Word. Locate and open the file w02_Report. Save
the file in your Word Chapter 2
folder as Lastname_Firstname_w02_Report and then add the file name to the footer. In the
second title line, replace Your Name with your name.
2.
In the first numbered list—which uses capital letters instead of numbers—select all
three list items. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click the Numbering button
arrow
, and then click the style to the right of None—the standard numbering style 1.,
2., 3. Use the same technique to format the numbered list on Page 2. Notice that the
numbering starts over at 1 for the bottom list.
3.
Right-click the first item in the second list, and then from the shortcut menu, click
Continue Numbering. Click anywhere in the document to deselect the text, and notice that
the numbering in the second list starts with 4, as shown in Figure 1.
Numbering
continues
from one list
to the next
Figure 1
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Select the three items in the first numbered list. In the Paragraph group, click the Decrease
Indent button . Scroll as needed to display both lists, and notice that both numbered
lists moved to the left margin.
When you change the numbering to Continuous, formatting edits made to one list
affect the other lists.
5.
In the Paragraph group, with the first three items still selected, click the Increase Indent
button
one time to move both lists to the right. Click anywhere in the document to
deselect the text, and then compare your document with Figure 2.
When you decrease the indent of a list, it moves to the left 0.5 inches. When you
increase the indent, the list moves to the right 0.25 inches.
Lists indented
0.25 inches
Figure 2
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6.
Scroll to the bulleted list in the middle of Page 1. Click at the end of the last item in the list
ending garden beds, and then press J. Type Use of trellises In the same list, click to the
right of Water source, and then press J. Type Captured rainwater and press J. Type
Water tap on roof
7.
Select the two list items Captured Rainwater and Water tap on roof. In the Paragraph group,
click the Increase Indent button
to assign a different level than the rest of the items, as
shown in Figure 3.
When you assign levels to lists, each level has its own symbol or number. Here, the
circle symbol is used to indicate the second-level items. When you increase the indent
inside a list, the items move 0.5 inches.
Items at
different
level in list
Figure 3
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Select all of the items in the bulleted list. Click the Bullet button arrow
. In the Bullet
gallery, under Bullet Library, click the check mark. If the check mark is not available, select
a different bullet symbol. Compare your document with Figure 4.
When formatting multi-level lists, each level needs to be formatted separately. Here,
the first-level bullet symbols changed but not the second-level bullet symbols.
Bullet character
changed to
check mark
Figure 4
9.
Save
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your document, and submit it as directed. Exit Word.
You have completed More Skills 13
Format and Organize Text | Microsoft Word Chapter 2
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