Creating a Numbered List

Numbered lists are used quite extensively in many types of documents. For instance, numbered lists are used extensively in WordTips to detail the steps that must be followed to implement a tip. Word makes it very easy to insert a numbered list into your document. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Type your list, only pressing Enter at the end of each item in the list. If an item runs more than one line, do not press Enter at the end of each line (let the text wrap to the next line automatically).
2. Select all the items in the list.
3. Click on the numbered list tool on the Formatting toolbar. (If you are using Word 2007, click the Home tab of the ribbon, then choose the numbered list tool in the Paragraph area of the ribbon.)