Operate Bullets Bulletin For Free

If the text of your bullet point is a complete sentence (or multiple sentences), use capital letters and punctuation. If your points are not structured as proper sentences, you don't need to end with punctuation.

Bulleted lists Capitalize the first word of every bullet. Don't use semicolons after points in a bulleted list. Include a period at the end of the bullet only if that point is a complete sentence.

How to write powerful bullet points Think of a bullet point as a mini headline. ... Highlight elements key to understanding the content of your article. ... Keep it simple. ... Keep bullets thematically related. ... Make your bullet points symmetrical . . . just like the ones here. ... Work in keywords. ... Don't overdo it.

"Bullets (?) mark items in a list. If a sentence follows the bullet, place a period at its end. Words and phrases that follow bullets need no ending punctuation. It is never necessary to place the conjunction and before the [last] item in a bulleted list."

Punctuation in bulleted lists The introductory sentence must end with a colon (:). If you have sentence items, each of them must begin with an uppercase letter and end with a full stop. The plan for today's meeting is as follows: Executive director Marshall Blix will present the new marketing plan.

All the content layouts in PowerPoint include bulleted-list formatting. To remove the bullets or add them, you select the content placeholder and click Bullets on the HOME tab. To add a new item and drop down another level, press Enter, and click Increase List Level. Or, press Enter+Tab.

Type* and a space before your text, and Word will make a bulleted list. To complete your list, press Enter until the bullets or numbering switch off.

If a complete sentence introduces the bulleted list, each item in the list should end with a full stop, not a colon, and each point should begin with a capital letter.