Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type

LibreOffice can automatically apply numbering or bullets as you type.

To Enable Automatic Numbering and Bulleting

Choose Tools - AutoCorrect - AutoCorrect Options, click the Options tab, and then select “Bulleted and numbered lists”.
Choose Tools - AutoCorrect, and ensure that While Typing is selected.

The automatic numbering option is only applied to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Default", "Text body", or "Text body indent" paragraph style.

To Create a Numbered or Bulleted List While You Type

Type 1., i., or I. to start a numbered list. Type * or - to start a bulleted list. You can also type a right parenthesis after the number instead of a period , for example, 1) or i).
Enter a space, type your text, and then press Enter. The new paragraph automatically receives the next number or bullet.
Press Enter again to finish the list.

You can start a numbered list with any number.

Changing the Chapter Level of Numbered and Bulleted Lists

To move a numbered or bulleted paragraph down one chapter level, click at the beginning of the paragraph, and then press Tab.
To move a numbered or bulleted paragraph up one chapter level, click at the beginning of the paragraph, and then press Shift+Tab.
To insert a tab between the number or bullet and the paragraph text, click at the beginning of the paragraph, and then press +Tab.

Numbering and Numbering Styles

Format - Bullets and Numbering