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You can create a bulleted or numbered list in Publisher inside a text box.
Create a text box
- On the ribbon, select the Insert tab, then click Draw Text Box.
- In the document, click where you want to create your text, draw the text box to the size you want, and then release.
Create a bulleted list
- On the Home tab, select Bullets to create a bulleted list.
- Select the bullet style that you want.
- Type the first item in your list, and then do one of the following:
To start a new line with a bullet, press ENTER.
To start a new line without a bullet, press SHIFT+ENTER.
To end a bulleted list, press ENTER twice.
To create sub-bullets, select the bulleted text and then press TAB.
Create a numbered list
On the Home tab, select Numbering to create a numbered list.
Select the numbering format that you want.
Type the first item in your list, and then do one of the following:
To start a new line with a number, press ENTER.Note
Publisher will automatically number the paragraphs in your list. If you add or delete paragraphs, Publisher will update the numbers.
To start a new line without a number, press SHIFT+ENTER.
To end a numbered list, press ENTER twice.
To create a multilevel numbered list, start a new numbered list, select the numbering style, and then indent the new list.