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Create multiple list levels in Word

At times you may need to create a list within a list. When you come across a situation like this, try to revise the passage so that you can create two separate lists, since sublists quickly render documents more complex than they need to be.

However, using the occasional sublist can prove useful. If you need to create a sublist, use the “2” variation of a given style.

Where List Number and List Bullet are the “main” list styles, List Number 2 and List Bullet 2 are subordinate to the main list styles in at least one (if not several) ways, like:

  • larger indent from the left margin
  • smaller font
  • less spacing between list items

Consider the following example: