Applying a Bullet to a Paragraph

When the context menu for the control has been designed so that users can apply a bullet to a paragraph of rich text on a run time form, users can select the type of bullet that they want to apply to the current paragraph.

To apply a bullet

  1. Right-click in the paragraph to which you want to apply a bullet. The context menu is then displayed.

  2. Select the Bullet Style command in the context menu (if it is visible).

  3. From the submenu that is then displayed, select the style of bullet that you want to apply. You can apply one of the following bullet styles.

    • None (the default value)

    • Dot (a solid circle; that is, ()

    • Number (starting at 1) and automatically incrementing for each paragraph that is inserted after the current paragraph)

    • Lowercase Letter (starting at a) and automatically incrementing for each paragraph that is inserted after the current paragraph)

    • Uppercase Letter (starting at A) and automatically incrementing for each paragraph that is inserted after the current paragraph)

    • Lowercase Roman Numeral (starting at i) and automatically incrementing from ii) onwards for each paragraph that is inserted after the current paragraph)

    • Uppercase Roman Numeral (starting at I) and automatically incrementing from II) onwards for each paragraph that is inserted after the current paragraph)

The selected style of bullet is then inserted at the left of the first line of the current paragraph.