How do you insert bullet points in tables in Pages for iOS?

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How do you insert bullet points in tables in Pages for iOS?

I am trying to get more use out of Pages on my iPad and I am slowly making it up the learning curve for someone who has never had the opportunity to use a Mac or Apple product other than an iPhone and iPad.

I really like a lot about Pages but I ran into a problem. I am creating a table and I need to be able to used bullet points to highlight some text within the table, but I don't seem to be able to figure out how to do it.

It is very simple to use bullets outside of a table, but I can't find the style support to add them inside the table.

Is this even possible? Or am I just missing the obvious again?

iPad 2, iOS 5, WiFi, 3G, 32 GB White.

Posted on May 24, 2012 11:12 AM

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Answer 1

abt1

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Jan 11, 2013 5:42 AM in response to Thom_D

DDD47 is exactly right. Bullet lists (with indentation) can be achieved by pressing and holding onto the hyphen key and selecting the bullet point. This will insert the symbol and add indentation. Upon pressing the return key, it will create the next item in the list.

This also applies for anywhere else in the a Pages document.

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Answer 2

Jun 27, 2016 9:56 AM in response to Thom_D

In the current version of Pages, 5.6.2, you can type something in the table cell and only then will the customary Bullets & Lists option appear in the Format Inspector under the Text tab on the right. To make this easier, Pages should be updated to show the Bullets & Lists option immediately when a table cell is clicked.

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