Create a multi-level bulleted lists

Question

I am using InDesign 2021. I’m wanting to create a multi-level bulleted list for product features. The first or top level will be just your standard solid black bullet with text in bold. The second level will be indented and bullet will be hollow or outlined and text in regular. Example:

• Simple One Touch

• The simplified design

• Pour & Paint

• Spraying coatings

• Fast & Easy

• Clean-up

I tried looking it up in Learning Center for doing either bulleted or numbered list, but wasn’t making any head way. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS · Accepted Answer

Good advice.Couple of additions/corrections…Bullet lists don’t have (or need)levels like numbered lists. One should name the paragraph style Level 1 and Level 2, but don’t worry about the style settings. Only the indents and the bullet symbol change.If you want different or larger bullets, fonts like Zapf Dingbats and Wingding (1, 2, 3) have lots of symbols to use. Create a character style that changes the font and apply it in the bullet section of the paragraph styles.Generally, one doesn’t want a multi-line bullet item to wrap under the number, so set your left indent to where you want the text to align and then set a negative number for the first line indent. For example, Left = 0.25 inches, First Line = -0.25 inches (adjust numbers to fit your design).

CORCTON34033231 · Answer

Easy to do with two paragraph styles — one for each level:

1. Create a paragraph style for level 1: in its Bullets and Numbering settings choose List Type: Bullets, set Level to 1, and pick the solid bullet. Format it Bold.

2. Create a second paragraph style for level 2: same List Type, set Level to 2, pick the hollow/outlined bullet, format it Regular, and give it a left indent (in Indents and Spacing, or adjust the left indent for lower levels as described in the docs).

Apply style 1 to the top-level lines and style 2 to the indented sub-lines. To switch a line's level you just apply the other style.

Official steps with screenshots: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/desktop/format-and-style-text/lists-and-numbering/create-multi-level-lists.html

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