Constructing a list manually

There are various ways to set up a bulleted or numbered list, either by typing the text first and then converting the list into a specific list type or by choosing the list type first and then beginning typing. Let's learn how, as follows:

  1. Type the list shown in the following screenshot (or another list of your choice), making sure to press Enter at the end of each line (so that it takes you to the next line). Select the typed list, as follows:

  1. Choose the type of list to apply to the text by selecting the relevant icon from the Paragraph group, located on the Home tab, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

Once you have finished typing a numbered or bulleted list and would like to continue typing normally, just press the Enter key twice on the keyboard, and the numbering will discontinue.