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Word- How to set bullet point keyboard shortcut to be correct?

Anonymous
2021-01-19T21:34:44+00:00

Hi, is there a way to make the keybaord shortcut (command+shift+L) create the standard bullet point indenting like is achieved when clicking the bullet point button?

For example, if click the bullet point button, it looks like this:

Example title

  • Example bullet

But if I do the keyboard shortcut, it does this:

Example Title

* Example bullet (replace * with a bullet)

the text is indented slightly, but the bullet point is not. Is there a way to fix this?

thank you!

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  1. Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 434.8K Reputation points
    2021-01-20T14:01:50+00:00

    Try forgetting about redefining anything in order to make it do something other than what it is designed to do :-)

    Instead, use what's already provided: Shift+8 or Option+8 followed by pressing Tab depending on the preferred size of the bullet.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-01-20T07:49:37+00:00

    Hi Willy,

    Thank you for your post in our forum.

    Per your question, as we test on our end, we would like to suggest that you can define a new bullet. Here are the steps and a screenshot for your reference.

    Home > Click the drop arrow of the Bullet > Define New Bullet > Customize Bulleted list > Set Bullet Position or Text Position.

    Hope this can help you. 😊 Have a good day!

    Best regards,

    Cindy

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-01-22T07:45:20+00:00

    Hi Willy,

    When you have time, you are welcome to post back if you still need help, I’ll continue to help you.

    Best regards,

    Cindy

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  3. Stefan Blom 338.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-01-19T23:51:18+00:00

    I suggest that you customize a bulleted style and apply it to text. Doing so is the only reliable way to control bullets in your document (because Word doesn't offer a predictable way to apply the most recently used bullet format).

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