# Bullet points added to bibliography each time it is refreshed **URL:** \ **Category:** EndNote Styles, Filters, and Connections\ **Created:** [November 23, 2016, 10:44am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/bullet-points-added-to-bibliography-each-time-it-is-refreshed/331624 "2016-11-23T10:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![peterhartley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@peterhartley](https://community.endnote.com/u/peterhartley)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 10:44am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/bullet-points-added-to-bibliography-each-time-it-is-refreshed/331624/1 "2016-11-23T10:44:19Z")
Using word on a Mac my endnote X7 bibliography always has very strange formatting in that whatever style I use it comes out as a bulleted list. If I use a style with a numbered list, I still get a bullet point followed by a number.  I can remove the bullet points manually, but every time the bibliography is updated the bullet points appear again. Is there a way to stop this from happening? ---
**Author:** ![marie\_h](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@marie\_h](https://community.endnote.com/u/marie_h)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/bullet-points-added-to-bibliography-each-time-it-is-refreshed/331624/3 "2017-09-14T02:55:12Z")
Hi, This has been happening to me also, and the problem persists even after clearing the formatting and following the steps you suggested. I cannot figure out what else I can do to remove this, any alternative thoughts? Thanks, Marie ---
**Author:** ![hpg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dfb087/32.png) [@hpg](https://community.endnote.com/u/hpg)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/bullet-points-added-to-bibliography-each-time-it-is-refreshed/331624/5 "2017-11-27T17:22:46Z")
I had the same problem. I couldn’t identify fhe style that Word 2016 was using – the style of the reference list matched none of the styles available in the document. The only solution was to convert to unformatted citations, create a new version of the file – thankfully, it was a short one – with no formatting (i.e. paste special, text only). The bulleting disappeared when the citations were updated. Then I had to put the formatting back in the new file. The document used a lot of bulleted lists, and EndNote was clearly picking this up in some way that made no sense. ---
**Author:** ![sveinnbreki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sveinnbreki](https://community.endnote.com/u/sveinnbreki)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/bullet-points-added-to-bibliography-each-time-it-is-refreshed/331624/6 "2018-04-16T12:48:00Z")
Hey guys!  Just spent over an hour working on the same problem and finally came to find out how to solve it!  Btw. I’m using word 2011 mac version. \*Right click on the bullets  \*Choose Bullets and Numbering \*Go into Customise \*Link level to style: \* Choose (no style) \*Click OK \*Update bibliography \*Take a breath and continue the work :)   Hope it works, it did for me!  ---
**Author:** ![sleepytako](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sleepytako](https://community.endnote.com/u/sleepytako)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.endnote.com/t/bullet-points-added-to-bibliography-each-time-it-is-refreshed/331624/7 "2020-06-14T14:42:10Z")
Thanks! That worked!!! Using Word for Mac 2016 and Endnote9: I started my document as a custom outline which seems extend the formating through to the bib at the end. In Word 2016 you need to right click on the number → numbering… → then look for the show more ⋁ button. It’s small. Then choose (no style).