Turn Off Automatic Bullets or Numbering In Word
August 7, 2005 – 9:59 amIs it a nuisance to have Word automatically assume that you want “bullets” or numbers? If you know how to create bullets/numbers when you need them, you can permanently turn off the automatic feature.
Turning off bullets and numbering is easy. Use the Tools/AutoCorrect Options in Word 2002 or 2003 (use Tools/AutoCorrect in Word 2000), then select the “AutoFormat As You Type” tab.
In the middle of the dialog box you’ll find the “Apply As You Type” section. Turn off the desired option by un-checking the “Automatic Bulleted Lists” and/or “Automatic Numbered Lists” boxes. Now, when you type a pair of “two hyphens and some text,” Word won’t turn the items into a bulleted list.