What bullet point signs mean. Bullet point • is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list. The bullet symbol may take any of a variety of shapes, such as circular, square, diamond, arrow, etc., and typical word processor software offer a wide selection of shapes and colours.
Whenever two or more people work on the same Microsoft Word document, there are bound to be formatting conflicts. This is especially true in organizations attempting to apply singular style conventions. Most of us rely on a mouse to make format changes in Word, but we can reformat Word docs just as easily using some of the program's more obscure keyboard shortcuts. Back in 2008, I described how to, not its text. Allen Wyatt's WordTips site provides a great list of keyboard shortcuts for spacing (Ctrl+1 for single space, Ctrl+2 for double space), alignment (Ctrl+L aligns left, Ctrl+R right, Ctrl+E centered, Ctrl+J justified), and indents (Ctrl+M one tab space, Shift+Ctrl+M minus one tab space). You can even apply a hanging indent by pressing Ctrl+T or remove it by pressing Shift+Ctrl+T. Keep your keystroke-combo list handy Just what you need, a dozen more keystroke combinations to try to remember.
About two years ago, I explained how to create an easy-to-open you're ever likely to need. The most recent addition to my shortcuts.txt file is Microsoft's extensive list of. Popular Word formatting shortcuts include Shift+Enter to add a line break, Ctrl+Enter to add a page break, and Shift+Ctrl+Spacebar to add a non-breaking space.
Here are a few more-obscure keystroke combinations for formatting Word docs. Subscript — Ctrl+= Superscript — Ctrl+Shift+= Toggle revision marks — Ctrl+Shift+E Split the document window — Alt+Ctrl+S Remove the split window — Alt+Shift+C Add a date field — Alt+Shift+D Apply Normal style — Ctrl+Shift+N Apply a bullet list — Ctrl+Shift+L Apply Heading 1 — Alt+Ctrl+1 Apply Heading 2 — Alt+Ctrl+2 Apply small caps — Ctrl+Shift+K Even more MS Word shortcut tricks Microsoft lays out the on the Word 2003 Help & How-to Site. You can also create a keyboard shortcut that runs a Word command, as described on the site. And for what may be the ultimate list of keyboard shortcuts for all programs and operating systems, check out Wikipedia's.