Creating an outline (multilevel list) before typing a list

  1. Create a new document or select an existing document to construct a multilevel list.
  2. Select the Home tab and choose the multilevel list icon in the Paragraph group.
  1. Select a style from the List Library, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

  1. Type the first line of list text, and press Enter.
  2. Use the Tab key on the keyboard to go to the next numbered level, or press Shift + Tab to return to the previous level.
  1. Once the list is complete, press Enter twice on the keyboard to return to normal typing.
If your list is not looking quite as you envisaged, you will need to tweak the list by adjusting indents. The best way to do this is to select a level of your list and use the ruler to change either the left or hanging indent increments.