[bksvol-discuss] Re: Asterisks and bullets

  • From: Cindy Rosenthal <grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:24:37 -0700

Thanks for this. Ann I'll save it for use the next time I have
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On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Lisa Gorden-Cushman
<crysania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> %This is really helpful.  Thanks for this.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 16, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Finally, I got the info on how to turn off Automatic bullets and numbers.   
>> Here is what I found on Google.  I have placed info in parentheses for 
>> screen reader folks.
>>
>>
>>
>> Turn on or off automatic bullets or numbering
>> vBy default, if you type an asterisk or a number 1., Word recognizes that 
>> you are trying to start a bulleted or numbered list. You can turn off the 
>> automatic list recognition feature.
>> NOTE   If you turn the feature off and create your list manually, you can't 
>> select and change the list all at once. For example, you can't select the 
>> list and change the color of all of the numbers at one time.
>> 1.      Click the Microsoft Office Button  , (do an alt-f.)  and then click 
>> Word Options.  (arrow up to Word Options and press enter).
>> 2.      Click Proofing.  Use your arrow keys to get to proofing.)
>> 3.      Click AutoCorrect Options, (press spacebar on that button.)  and 
>> then click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.  (Once in the auto correct 
>> dialog, use ctrl-tab to get to Autoformat As You Type.)
>> 4.      Under Apply as you type, select or clear the Automatic bulleted 
>> lists check box or the Automatic numbered lists check box.  (Tab along till 
>> you get to the checkboxes for automatic bullets and numbers and uncheck them 
>> with the spacebar.)
>>
>>
>> Now, if you *want* to make a bulleted list, or a numbered list, you can do 
>> this in two ways.
>>
>> 1.  If you want to start the list before typing, use aht-hu for unnumbered 
>> list and alt-hn for numbered list.  Once you have entered the command, the 
>> number or bullet will be placed before every line after you hit the enter 
>> key.  To stop this behavior, hit enter twice.
>>
>> You can also select your list, do the commands listed above and voila, 
>> you've got your list.
>>
>> Sorry it took me so long to get the info, but there it is.   this is for 
>> Word 2007.  I assume that 2010 would be similar.
>>
>> Ann P.
>>
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