List Styles
Bulleted Lists
For bulleted lists, use List Bullet:
List Bullet-List Bullet 2
-List Bullet 2
List BulletList BulletThe first word of each list item should be capitalized. If any list item is a complete sentence, then all items in the list should end with a period. If no list item is a complete sentence, then none of the items should end with a period.
If the bulleted items are short, the following compressed style can be used:
List Bullet CompressedList Bullet CompressedList Bullet CompressedNumbered Lists
For numbered lists (typically procedures), use the List Number style, which uses Word's numbering feature. To start a list at 1, right click the first item in the list and click Restart Numbering.
1. First item in a numbered list.
List Unbulleted. Use this style for explanatory or result paragraphs within a bulleted or numbered list.
2. Second item in a numbered list. Second item in a numbered list. Second item in a numbered list.
a. List Number 2
b. List Number 2
List Unbulleted 2. Use this style for explanatory or result paragraphs within a 2nd-level bulleted or numbered list.
c. List Number 2
3. Third item in a numbered list.
List code: use for code lines within a list
List code: use for code lines within a list
List Definition Keyword + define char
List Definition. The definition of the keyword. Use this style for definitions of non-code terms within lists.
List Definition BulletList Definition BulletList Definition Keyword + code char
List Definition. The definition of the keyword. Use this style for definitions of code terms within lists.
4. Fourth item in a numbered list.
The steps of a procedure should be complete sentences and should end with periods.
Lists within Definitions
Within a definition, use the Definition Bullet style (see Definition Styles).
Published date: 03/30/2020
Last modified date: 10/21/2018