Constructing a list automatically in Microsoft Word 2019

Microsoft Word uses the AutoFormatfeature to automatically construct bulleted or numbered lists as youtype. This default setting can be disabled in the Options dialog box (shown later as weprogress). 

For numbered lists, type a 1, followed by a period, andadd a space using your spacebar to automatically achieve the start of anumbered list, as shown here:

For bulleted lists, type an asterisk * followed by aspace to automatically achieve the start of a bulleted list, as shownhere: