Minus

Location on ribbon: Tab DVD Addin → Group Text and Number → Menu Bullets

Command ID: btnMinusSign

What it does

Prepends a minus sign − plus a space to every line inside the selected cells. It is the lightest, most neutral marker in the menu, which makes it the natural second level under an item already carrying ● or a number — the components of a work item, or the small steps inside one activity.

Note that the character inserted is the mathematical minus − (U+2212), not the keyboard hyphen -. That is deliberate: it lets (None) recognise exactly the symbols the add-in inserted without cutting hyphens out of your own text.

How to use

1. Select the cells that need bullets.
2. Go to the DVD Addin tab → Text and Number group → open the Bullets menu → choose Minus.
3. The add-in strips any existing bullet first, then handles each cell:
   • Text cell — − is added at the start of every line.
   • Empty cell — just − is written.
   • Formula cell — wrapped as =""&"− "&(original formula), so the marker shows while the formula stays live.
4. The status bar reports Processed N cells (bullet −).

Example

The "Work components" column of a bid quantity schedule:

Before	After
PCB40 cement Coarse sand Aggregate 1×2 Plasticiser admixture	− PCB40 cement − Coarse sand − Aggregate 1×2 − Plasticiser admixture

Keeping ● on the parent item and − on its components gives the schedule a clear hierarchy without hand-made indentation.

Notes

• The inserted character is the minus − (U+2212); a hyphen - you typed yourself is not recognised, so (None) will not remove it.
• Cells holding numbers, dates, or TRUE/FALSE are skipped entirely.
• Text cells are switched to Text format (@) before writing; formula cells keep their existing format.
• Ctrl+Z will not undo the change.
• Hidden rows and columns are skipped, and each merged area is processed once, at its top-left cell.

Related

• Filled circle — the first-level bullet that usually sits above these.
• Plus — the other plain ASCII marker in the menu, easy to retype by hand.
• (None) — strip the markers and return to plain text.
• Multilevel numbering — when the list needs 1.1.1. numbers driven by indent level.