Blank Document

• 1). Open a new document in your word processing program.
  
  
• 2). Look for your "Paragraph" options on your word processing tool bar.
  
  
• 3). Click on the drop-down box next to your basic bullet point options like numbers, bullets or outline styles. Click on the bullet point formatting you prefer. The options will close after you make your selection.
  
  
• 4). Key in the information on your first bullet point and hit the "Enter" key to key in the information for the next bullet point.
  
  

Completed Document

• 1). Place your cursor in front of the information in your document you want formatted in bullet points.
  
  
• 2). Hold down the left mouse key and drag across the information you want formatted in bullet points, highlighting that information in the document. Let go of the mouse when you reach the end of that information and it's all highlighted.
  
  
• 3). Click the drop-down option next to the bullet point options.
  
  
• 4). Click on the bullet point style of your choice to see your highlighted information formatted with that bullet point style. If you don't like your selection, click on another option, and your highlighted information will be reformatted to your new selection.