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remove bullets in Mail

Could someone tell me how to remove a list (be it a numbered list or a bulletted list) from Mail?

I know how to stop the numbering (hit return twice) but to remove the list entirely... no idea! I've tried reducing indent etc. but without success. Control shift return simply adds a carriage return without reducing the indent.

All thoughts gratefully received. I've searched on-line and in the forums but with no success.

Thanks in advance!

Edward

Mac Pro, PowerMac G5, Intel macbook pro and (aged) Powerbook G4, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Apr 18, 2012 8:17 AM

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witlessX

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Posted on Feb 28, 2015 10:59 AM

Proof Apple is going Microsoft. Apple is ignoring their quality interface design roots, and is ignoring their users. The age of this issue, how it's resistance spans multiple OS upgrades, are further proof and reason why my next pc will be a PC.

My solution is,

to <CUT> entire line except final space - the invisible <cr> character.
delete rest of line
<PASTE> on a non-bulletted line.

Poop! Even this dialog box has the feature we're asking about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Edward Author

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Jan 11, 2013 5:37 AM in response to elvines

Elvines,

I really appreciate your efforts - but nothing you're doing is removing bullets from all the bullet points - it's either removing finishing a list (this can be achieved by double-return) or adding a non-bulleted but indented line. If you're able to take, for example, a bulleted list of 5 bullets and then suddenly to have *no* bullets on the list, then please reply - that's what we're all after and nobody has a solution *within* Mail.

Edwardd

Jan 11, 2013 6:12 AM in response to Edward

Does Apple actually read this stuff or are we shouting into the void?

It would be nice if we could get some official response on a solution to this or accept this as valid feedback on a poor implementation of a basic tool.

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Jan 11, 2013 6:51 AM in response to davewhughes

Does Apple actually read this stuff or are we shouting into the void?

No and yes, respectively.

Apple - Mac OS X - Feedback

Jan 11, 2013 1:31 PM in response to CT

No and yes, respectively.

What he said, but I feel ya. And sorry, no answers here either.

Apple Support Communities is a "Support FOR Apple users BY Apple users" space. I've found some answers, but not always.If you think more group therapy than support desk it might (maybe) be less frustrating.

So Apple may own the building, but they don't work here. There are probably (hopefully?) some Apple employees lurking who drop friendly advice - but nobody with an Apple badge on white hourse will ride to the rescue.

Jan 16, 2013 8:57 AM in response to Edward

I can't believe I'm having to read this forum to try and figure out how to remove bullets! Even worse, it doesn't seem to be possible! Even the text editor on this site allows you to toggle them on and off! Seriously Apple!

Jan 17, 2013 2:00 AM in response to Edward

I created now an Apple bug report for this. Let's see what Apple says about it.

Edward Author

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Jan 17, 2013 2:54 AM in response to dexterenergen

Hi Dexter,

Thanks for that - however, I wouldn't hold your breath! I filed a bug report when I posted my original question on this thread in April last year...

Edward

Feb 7, 2013 7:35 AM in response to Edward

Hi. Just in case anyone stumbles across this. I don't know how to remove bullets from a bulleted list but you can stop bullets on new lines by hitting alt-shift-enter. Bulleting from then on will stop. Hope somebody finds this helpful.

Feb 7, 2013 8:46 AM in response to merelyuseful

Hitting just enter does the same thing.

The big issue is to remove bullets when they are already created.

Feb 7, 2013 8:48 AM in response to davewhughes

Not on my machine it doesn't. Hitting enter gives you another new bulleted line. Alt-Enter (you don't need to shift) will give a clean line with no bullet.

Jacjac

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Feb 16, 2013 2:08 AM in response to Edward

I agree...I can't believe that we need to trawl through forums to find out how to delete bullets...basic stuff!!!!

Check out the bulleting in THIS posting area RIGHT NOW as I type...there's a button for bullets...click them on...click them off...mmmmm simple!!! They can do in their flippin' forum but not in their software - embarrassing!

Apple, so good at so many things, so much of the time...but sometimes they overlook THE most basic things!

We just have to deal with it, report it, and move on in the blind hope of some action and resolution at some point in the future.

Hey ho...go and live a little! Bye

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John

Apr 16, 2013 6:44 PM in response to Edward

If you only have one level of indents, two RETURNS will work to eliminate a bullet mid-list.

If you have nested indents the first double RETURN gets you to the primary set of bullets and the double RETURN trick does not work.

BUT ... CONTROL-RETURN will clear the final bullet.

Apr 17, 2013 12:47 AM in response to Dean Suhr

This does indeed work, but unfortunately it doesn't deal with the main issue, which is when bullets are created there appears to be no way of 'de-bulletting' them.

Apr 22, 2013 6:27 AM in response to elvines

elvines wrote:

Hope this give the result you are looking for. Go to the previous line of the line we hope to de-bullet and "Control + Enter". Then "Delete" once.

Hey all, elvines already told you the fix.

Mind you, if you're using a macbook pro, then "Delete" is [fn + Delete].

Edward Author

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Apr 22, 2013 6:41 AM in response to Eager Beager

Hi EagerBeager,

Unless I'm missing something (which I think I'm not) the reply I wrote to Elvines still holds:

Elvines,

Edwardd

The solution you've provided does not remove all the bullets. It *does* remove one bullet but then leaves the newly non-bulleted item indented with no way to un-indent (dedent?)

So... the search goes on...

Edward

remove bullets in Mail