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Creating a list
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Lengthy text is difficult to read. Use lists for easy-to-read and good-looking text.

This section contains the following topics:

Related HTML tags <UL><LI></UL>
<OL><LI></OL>



Types of lists

List type Explanation Display example
Bulleted list A bullet precedes each list item. bulleted list
Ordered list A number (1, 2, 3, I, ii, iii, and so on.) precedes each list item. ordered list
Definition list Each item is followed by its definition. definition list



Bulleted list

Create a field for each list item of the bulleted list, and then enter any text in it, as follows:

  1. Click the UL icon icon to create a field for a list item.

    UL field

  2. Type the text for the first item. To go to the next item, press the Enter key. To make a line break, press and hold the Shift key and then press the Enter key.

    Entering example

Tip Tips To indent (nest) a list item after entering multiple list items, position the cursor on the list item you want to indent and click the Indent icon icon. You can indent items by one level only. You cannot indent the first item in the list.

To remove an indentation, click the Cancel indent icon icon.


Tip Tips To divide a list into two lists, position the cursor where the list is to be divided and press the Enter key twice.

To join two contiguous lists, press the Delete key between them.



Ordered list

Create a field for each list item of the ordered list, and then enter any text in it, as follows:

  1. Click the OL icon icon to create a field for a list item.

    OL field

  2. Type the text for the first item. To go to the next item, press the Enter key. To make a line break, press and hold the Shift key and then press the Enter key.

    Entering example

Tip Tip To change an item number, click the target item using the right mouse button, click the Attributes menu, click the Item tab, and type a new number for the item in the Number field.



Definition list

A definition list is a list of items with their definitions.

  1. Select List and then Definition List from the Insert menu to create a field for a list item.

    Word field

  2. Type the text for the first item, and press the Enter key to create a field for the definition.

    explanation field

  3. Type the text for the definition of the first item. To go to the next item, press the Enter key. To make a line break, press and hold the Shift key and then press the Enter key.

    Entering example