Create numbered or bulleted lists inside a shape

You can add a bulleted or numbered list inside a shape in Visio.

Create a numbered list

Double-click a shape. The shape appears in edit mode with the Text Ruler above it.

Note: If you don't see the text-editing ruler, right-click the shape, and then click Text Ruler.
Right-click the shape, and then click Paragraph. Now in the Paragraph tab, in the Alignment list, click the alignment you want, and then click OK.
Type the number for the first list item, press the TAB key, type the text you want, and then press ENTER. Repeat this step to add a new numbered step to the list.
Select all of the list items.
On the text-editing ruler, drag the bottom of the hourglass until it's in the position you want the text (not the numbers) to align.
On the text-editing ruler, drag the top of the hourglass until it's in the position you want the numbers to align.
Click outside the shape to close the text-editing ruler.

Double-click a shape.
On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Bullets. Now enter the text, and press ENTER to enter another bulleted point.