Formatting with bullets

[Michel]

Hello all,

I use the bullet button quite often during writing. But since I switched
from Word 89 to Word 2003 on XP Home I do not get the effect I used to get.
Let me clarify.

When I am writing a document I use the bullet button to make a List. But
when I press the button now, the whole document is bulletted, instead of only
the line I am currently writing. I need to press 'Undo' once or twice to get
the situation I want.

Does anyone know how I can set off this feature that bullets the whole
document, instead of only the line I am working on?

Regards,
Mac

 

[Charles Kenyon]

See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm.

BTW bullets are a form of list numbering (without numbers). If your
documents are heavily edited or used my multiple people you may want to take
a look at: How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Word
document
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html.

This is based on ...

Word's Numbering Explained
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/WordsNumberingExplained.htm

 

[tjtjjtjt]

Sounds like your style is set to update automatically.
Before you apply the bullet, do this:
Format Styles and Formatting (it may just say styles, depending on your
version).
Open up your Styles and Formatting options
Modify the style so it doesn't update automatically.

More details:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm

tj

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Mac

To stop the "bullets the whole document problem" see
Formatting applied to one paragraph affects the entire document
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm

For better ways to control bullets, see
How to control bullets in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/bullets/controlbullets.html

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word