IBM Lotus Symphony


Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type

Lotus® Symphony™ can automatically apply numbering or bullets as you type.

To Enable Automatic Numbering and Bulleting

  1. Choose Tools - Instant Corrections, click the Options tab, and then select Apply Numbering - Symbol.

  2. Choose Tools - Instant Changes, and ensure that While Typing is selected.

Tip Icon The automatic numbering option is only applied to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Default", "Text body", or "Text body indent" paragraph style.

To Create a Numbered or Bulleted List While You Type

  1. Type 1., i., or I. to start a numbered list. Type * or - to start a bulleted list. You can also type a right parenthesis after the number instead of a period , for example, 1) or i).

  2. Enter a space, type your text, and then press Enter. The new paragraph automatically receives the next number or bullet.

  3. Press Enter again to finish the list.

Note Icon You can start a numbered list with any number.

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