How to Type a Bullet Point on Mac

Bullet points are an excellent way to highlight important aspects of a document. There are several ways you can type a bullet point on Mac in a document. Inbuilt applications like Pages, Notes, and Text Edit have similar shortcuts to insert a bullet point.

However, there are different shortcuts used on third-party apps like Microsoft Word Online and Google Docs. Furthermore, this article details the various ways you can insert a bullet point on different apps. Keep reading to find out more. 

How to Type a Bullet Point on Mac?

The first method is the easiest and applies to all the text editing documents that come preinstalled on your Mac. Read the details provided below to see how we can type a bullet point on Mac. 

• Sign in to your Mac and open any text editing application like Pages, Notes, or Text Edit from the dock or use a Spotlight search to do the same. Use the Command-Space shortcut to launch the search bar, type in the application’s name, and hit the return key to open it. 
• Within the Pages app, you can insert a bullet point. Simply navigate to the area where you want to insert a bullet point. Furthermore, click on the area below the Bullets & list option.
• Now, select between text bullets, image bullets, or numbers according to your preference.

• The Text bullets option will place a normal bullet point, Image bullets insert shapes instead of a regular bullet point, and Numbers are for inserting a numbered list. 
• Moving on to the Notes app, you can insert a bullet point by clicking on the Format tab on the menu bar and clicking on Bulleted list from the menu. 
• Subsequently, you can use the Option-Shift-7 shortcut to insert a bulleted asterisk list. 
• The Option-8 shortcut can be used to insert a normal bullet, and the Option-Shift-8 shortcut can be used to insert a hollow bullet point in the notes app. 

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How to Access the Character Viewer on Mac?

You can also insert various emojis and characters as bullets inside a document using the character viewer on Mac. Read the details provided below to see how it is done. 

• Sign in to your Mac and open any text editing application like Pages, Notes, or Text Edit from the dock or use a Spotlight search to do the same. Use the Command-Space shortcut to launch the search bar, type in the application’s name, and hit the return key to open it.
• We will use the Pages app as an example for this method. However, the same steps apply to any app on your Mac. 
• With the Pages app open, click on the Edit menu from the menu bar and select Emojis & Symbols from the list. Subsequently, you can also use the  Space-Command-Control shortcut to open the same. Pressing the function key once also brings up the Emojis & Symbols pop-up menu.     
• A pop-up window with various emojis will show up on the screen. Enter “bullets” in the search bar at the top of the pop-up window, or you can select the Bullets & Stars tab from the category bar at the bottom of the window. 

• You’ll be able to see various shapes like stars, hearts, squares, triangles, and variations of circular bullet points to choose from. 

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How to Insert a Bulleted List in Google Docs on Mac?

The process of inserting bullets in Google Docs is similar to adding them on any of the other apps on Mac. Read the details provided below to see how it is done. 

• Sign in to your Mac and open your preferred browser. 
• Head over to the Google Docs website at docs.google.com. 
• Enter your details if prompted to access your Google account. 
• Click on the + icon to create a blank document or choose a pre-existing one according to your preference. 
• Select an area within the document where you want to add the bullet point and press the Command-Shift-8 shortcut to insert a bulleted list. You can also do this by clicking on the Format tab, selecting Bullets & numbering from the list, hovering the cursor over the Bulleted list, and selecting from the various options displayed on the screen.

• Subsequently, you can also use the Option-8 shortcut to insert a smaller bullet, and Option-Shift-8 can be used to insert a hollow bullet point in the document. 

How to Change Keyboard Shortcuts on Mac?

Apple allows you to create custom shortcuts for opening and launching various things on your Mac. Read the instructions provided below to learn how to do it. 

• Sign in to your Mac. 
• Move the cursor to the menu bar and click on the Apple logo. 
• Select System Preferences from the list and head over to the Keyboard tab. 
• Click on the Shortcuts tab and select the category from the left-hand side menu. 
• Click on any function within the category and type in the keys to which you want to change them.

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How to Insert a Bulleted List in the Numbers app on Mac?

This process is almost identical to the rest of the methods mentioned in this article. Read the instructions provided below to learn how to do it. 

• Sign in to your Mac, open the Numbers app from the dock, or use a Spotlight search to do the same. Use the Command-Space shortcut to launch the search bar, type in “numbers,” and hit the return key to open it.
• Select an area within the Numbers app and press the Option-8 shortcut to insert a bullet point. Subsequently, use the Option-Shift-8 shortcut to insert a hollow bullet point.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are several ways you can type a bullet point on Mac. Almost all the native apps on Mac use the same shortcut to insert a bullet point. The only difference arises while using other apps like Google Docs or Microsoft Word, which have different shortcuts to insert a bulleted list.

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