Select the lines in the list that you want to indent. If you don't want a bulleted or numbered list, click the AutoCorrect Options button and then click Stop Automatically Creating Bulleted Lists or Stop Automatically Creating Numbered Lists.Ĭlick the item that you want to be the first item in the new list.Ĭtrl+click or right-click the item, and then click Restart numbering. Tip: When you start a paragraph with an asterisk and a space ( * ) or with number 1 and a period ( 1.), Word displays the AutoCorrect Options button and begins building a bulleted or numbered list.