How to Format Paragraphs Using Right Arrow Bullets

Microsoft Word can insert bullets or small symbols to the left of a paragraph.

Microsoft Word 2010 can format paragraphs and lists with bullets. A bullet is a small symbol or picture that indents rows of text for improved readability. Word 2010 contains a library of pre-formatted symbols, including right arrows, which you can use to add bullets to the left of a new paragraph and add readability and style to the page layout. A bulleted paragraph draws the viewer's attention to the content.

Instructions

1. Open the Word document.

2. Click the "Home" tab on the command ribbon.

3. Click on the document where you wish to insert the bullets. To select a list of items, for example, click and drag the cursor in a vertical motion to highlight the rows.

4. Click the arrow next to the "Bullets" button in the "Paragraph" group. The "Bullets" button displays three bullets and three horizontal lines. The "Bullet Library" appears with sample bullets.

5. Click the "Define New Bullet" option near the bottom of the dialog window. The "Define New Bullet" dialog window appears.

6. Click the "Symbol" button. A gallery of symbols appears on the "Symbol" dialog window.

7. Click the arrow next to the "Font" text box at the top of the dialog window. A scrollable list of "Font" styles appears.

8. Select a "Font" style. A gallery of symbols for that font appears in the gallery. For example, "Wingdings" shows more than six styles of arrow bullets.

9. Click a right arrow bullet sample.

10. Click "OK." The "Symbol" dialog window closes.

11. Click "OK." The "Define New Bullet" dialog window closes, and the selected text will indent and display a right arrow bullet.

Tips & Warnings

• The selected arrow style appears in the "Recently Used Bullets" section of the "Bullets" gallery. To insert this same bullet style for future documents, click this arrow icon.

• Press the "Enter" key to insert another bulleted item.

• Press the "Enter" key twice to stop inserting items. The cursor will appear to the left on the next row.

• To move the column of bullets on the document, click one bullet to highlight the series and drag the bullets to the left or right on the screen. A dashed vertical line appears as a guide. Release the mouse button to set the new position. The vertical line disappears.

• If the document is pasted into an email message box, your recipient's email program may not support the formatting. The bulleted format may not display.

References

• Microsoft Office: Word 2010, Create a Bulleted or Numbered List
• Microsoft Office: Word 2010, Add Pictures, Symbols or Custom Bullets to a List