How to Create Custom Bullets in Microsoft Word

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Change the look of the bullets in your Word document by following these four steps.

This feature works the same in all modern versions of Microsoft Word: 2010, 2013, and 2016.

  1. From the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, select the Bullets drop-down list. Bullets Drop-Down List
  2. Select Define New Bullet. Define New Bullet
  3. Select a bullet character and alignment options, and click OK. Select From Options
  4. The custom bullet is inserted. Inserted Bullet