You can trigger the bullet item menu by clicking on the menu icon in front of a bullet item in Outliner view.

When triggered successfully, a menu will appear as shown below:

It offers several features:

  • Turn into contains a submenu useful for changing the format of the current bullet item:
    • Bullet converts it to a standard list item.
    • Heading 1 adds a # behind the current list marker, like - #.
    • Heading 2 adds ## behind the current list marker, like - ##.
    • To-do converts the current list item into a task list item.
    • Paragraph is not yet available but will remove all formatting from the current list item.
    • Board is not yet available but will convert the current list item and its children into a kanban board.
  • Complete marks the bullet item as completed (essentially converting it into a task list item).
  • Add note functions the same as pressing shift+enter, resulting in:
- Here is a bullet
  Here is a note. 
  • Add date inserts a date into the bullet item (usually in YYYY-MM-DD format).
  • Present is not yet available. It will allow you to preview the current bullet and its child bullets.
  • Move to is not yet available. It will enable you to move the current bullet under another bullet, becoming one of its sub-items.