How to Use WPS Bullets and Numbering on Android

Use WPS Bullets and Numbering on Android through 7 how-to topics; all 7 are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Add bullets or numbering

Entry path: Home tab → Bullets and Numbering area

1. Select the text you want to turn into a list.
2. Open the Home tab.
3. Choose a bullet or numbering style.
4. If you want more styles, tap the three-dot icon to see more options.

Success Criteria

• The selected text appears as a bulleted or numbered list.
• The list style is applied to the current paragraphs.

Tips While Using

• Select the target text first so you can apply the style in one step.

2. Promote numbering level

Entry path: Tools → Home tab → Promote numbering

1. Select the numbered item you want to promote.
2. Tap Tools.
3. Open the Home tab.
4. Tap Promote numbering.

Success Criteria

• The current numbered item moves to a higher level.
• The list hierarchy changes accordingly.

Tips While Using

• Make sure the paragraph is already part of a numbered list before you promote it.

3. Demote numbering level

Entry path: Tools → Home tab → Demote numbering

1. Select the numbered item you want to demote.
2. Tap Tools.
3. Open the Home tab.
4. Tap Demote numbering.

Success Criteria

• The current numbered item moves to a lower level.
• The indent and hierarchy display update.

Tips While Using

• Check whether the new parent-child structure matches your document outline.

4. Restart numbering

Entry path: Tools → Home tab → Restart numbering

1. Select the numbered item you want to reorder.
2. Tap Tools.
3. Open the Home tab.
4. Tap Restart numbering.

Success Criteria

• The current list starts again from a new sequence.
• Broken numbering is reorganized.

Tips While Using

• This is useful after inserting or deleting list items.

5. Continue previous numbering

Entry path: Tools → Home tab → Continue previous numbering

1. Select the item that should continue the earlier list.
2. Tap Tools.
3. Open the Home tab.
4. Tap Continue previous numbering.

Success Criteria

• The current paragraph continues the previous numbering sequence.
• The list shows continuous numbering.

Tips While Using

• This is useful when a normal paragraph interrupts a numbered list.

6. Use automatic numbering

Entry path: Tools → Home tab → Automatic numbering toggle

1. Select a paragraph in the numbered list.
2. Tap Tools.
3. Open the Home tab.
4. Turn on Automatic numbering.

Success Criteria

• The automatic numbering toggle is on.
• Later list input can continue numbering more easily.

Tips While Using

• If numbering does not continue as expected after a line break, you can still adjust it manually.

7. Remove bullets and numbering

Entry path: Tools → Home tab → Bullets and Numbering area

1. Select the paragraph that already has bullets or numbering.
2. Tap Tools.
3. Open the Home tab.
4. Tap the remove icon in the bullets and numbering area.

Success Criteria

• The current paragraph returns to plain text.
• The bullet or numbering marker is removed.

Tips While Using

• After removing list formatting, check whether paragraph indentation still needs adjustment.