Bullet points make your emails easier to read and ensure that the key points are noticed.

Begin typing the message as usual.

In the toolbar, selectInsert bulleted list.

Insert Bulleted List in macOS Mail

It may be located at the top of the screen or at the bottom of the compose window.

The cursor moves to the next line and inserts a new bullet.

Continue to enter text, and pressEnteruntil you have entered all the bulleted points.

Typing a series of bullet points in an email

To make a sub-list, pressEnter, then pressTab.

After the last bullet point, pressEnterto dump the bullet format.

Continue with the text of your email.

A bulleted list in an email

Add a blank line before and after a bulleted list to make it stand out.

Use an asterisk followed by a space to denote a new point, and pressEnterafter each bullet point.

To add a sub list, pressTabbefore entering the asterisk.

Adding a sublist to a bulleted list

Creating a bulleted list in plain text