Editing Bullet (typography) (section)

=== Modern use===
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"Bullets are often used in technical writing, reference works, notes, and presentations".<!-- This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of uses. It uses just four random examples to illustrate the point, please do not add any more. --> This statement may be presented using bullets or other techniques.

Bullets are often used in:

* Technical writing
* Reference works
* Notes
* Presentations 

Alternatives to bulleted lists are [[numbered list]]s and [[outline (list)|outline]]s (lettered lists, hierarchical lists). They are used where either the order is important or to label the items for later referencing.