Chapter 8 -- Enumerating with Lists, Lists, and More Lists

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Chapter 8

Are you a list maker? Do you organize your shopping trips by lists, your to-do tasks by lists, and your team members by lists? And do you often find yourself turning chaos into process by using lists? "No, Jason—put your homework in your folder, then in your book bag, and then by the front door!"

Our lives are filled with items, people, places, and things that need to be ordered into some kind of system that works. Our documents are no different. They need organization and clarity. And they need a format that works. Lists help us create that format.

Adding bulleted and numbered lists to your document can go a long way toward making your document more readable, which is an achievement your readers will be grateful for. Lists can also help you make your point clearly and succinctly, enabling the ideas to stand out instead of being lost inside a larger paragraph. This chapter shows you how to create lists—both bulleted and numbered—in your Microsoft Word documents. You'll learn the ins and outs of list-making and discover how lists can make your work easier and more effective, whether you create short articles, long dissertations, or something in between.