Insert a Bullet in the Middle of a Sentence in Word

You may want to use it for design or emphasis

There may be times when you want to insert a bullet in the middle of a sentence or a line of text. For example, you might want to put bullets between parts of an address, as pictured below.

The bullets above were inserted by holding down theAltkey and typing0183. You can also insert bullets, or other symbols graphically. You can also insert larger bullets, if desired, as pictured below.

Insert Bullet Symbol in Word

To insert a bullet graphically in Word, put the insertion point where you want to insert the bullet and click theInserttab on the ribbon.

Click theSymbolbutton in theSymbolsgroup. A palette of various symbols displays. If the bullet you want to insert displays in the palette, click the bullet character to insert it. If the bullet symbol you want to insert is not available on the palette, clickMore Symbols.

NOTE:If you are using Word 2003, selectSymbolfrom theInsertmenu to access theSymbolspalette.

TheSymboldialog box displays. Locate the bullet character you want to insert. You can use theSubsetdrop-down list to display specific types of symbols.

We found a bullet we wanted to use in theGeneral Punctuation Subset. Click the bullet character in the grid of symbols on theSymboldialog box. Click theInsertbutton to insert the character. DO NOT close theSymboldialog box yet.

There are two types of dialog boxes, modal and non-modal. A modal dialog box is one that requires you to interact with it and close it before you can interact with the main parent program again. TheSymboldialog box is a non-modal dialog box, and therefore, you can interact with your Word document while the dialog box is still open and then click on theSymboldialog box to go back to it. This is handy if you want to insert several symbols within one block of text.

Once you type some more text and want to insert another bullet, click on the Symbol dialog box to give it focus and click theInsertbutton again. The bullet is still selected in the grid of symbols on the dialog box.

Once you are finished inserting all the bullets, or other characters, you want to insert, click theClosebutton to close theSymboldialog box.

TheShortcut keyfor the selected bullet is listed at the bottom of theSymboldialog box (Alt + 0149for the bullet we selected). You can use that shortcut key to insert the bullet in the line of text, as we mentioned at the beginning of this post. Enjoy!

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