Help:RichText editor - Numbered and bulleted lists

Lists provide a way to structure text in a clear manner as well as group items that belong together. PetroWiki lets you create two types of lists: bulleted (unordered) and numbered (ordered) lists.

Bulleted lists

Creating a bulleted list

To create a bulleted list, press the  button on the toolbar. A default list marker will appear at the beginning of the line of text that contains the cursor and the line will become indented. If you want to add further list items, press Enter on your keyboard. The cursor will move to the next line with a list marker placed at its beginning.

• First item
• Second item
• Third item

The list is continued automatically as long as you press Enter at the end of a line. If you want to suppress list creation, press Enter in an empty line with a list marker or click the  button again. The cursor will then move to the next, unindented paragraph.

Another method of adding a bulleted list is to select one or more paragraphs and press the  button on the toolbar. Each paragraph will then become a separate list item.

Nesting bulleted lists

Sometimes one list level is not enough to represent a more complicated structure of items. This is why PetroWiki lets you add multiple levels of nesting to your bulleted lists. To create a nested bulleted list, use the tab key on your keyboard. Place the cursor in the line that should start the nested list and press the tab key on your keyboard. The list item will become indented and the list marker will change. The next item added to the list will have the same indentation as the previous one and thus become a part of the nested list. For ease of using bulleted list, it is recommended that you create the top level bullets first then go back and add the second level nested items.

• First item
  • a item
  • b item
• Second item
• Third item

Removing a bulleted list

If you want to remove list formatting, leaving the text of the list items intact, select the list in the document and press the  button on the toolbar. The list markers and indentation will be removed and each of the former list items will become a paragraph.

Numbered lists

Numbered lists are useful when you want to group a number of items that need to appear in a particular order. They are perfectly suited for lists of procedures or step-by-step instructions.

Creating a numbered list

To create a numbered list, press the  button on the toolbar. A default numbered list marker will appear at the beginning of the line of text that contains the cursor and the line will become indented. If you want to add further list items, press Enter on your keyboard. The cursor will move to the next line with a list marker placed at its beginning.

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item

The list is continued automatically as long as you press Enter at the end of a line. If you want to suppress list creation, press Enter in an empty line with a list marker or click the  button again. The cursor will then move to the next, unindented paragraph.

Another method of adding a numbered list is to select one or more paragraphs and press the  button on the toolbar. Each paragraph will then become a separate list item.

Nesting numbered lists

Sometimes one list level is not enough to represent a more complicated structure of items. This is why PetroWiki lets you add multiple levels of nesting to your numbered lists.

1. First item
   1. A Item
   2. B item
2. Second item
3. Third item

To create a nested numbered list, use the tab key on your keyboard. Place the cursor in the line that should start the nested list and press the tab key on your keyboard. The list item will become indented and the next item added to the list will have the same indentation as the previous one, thus becoming a part of the nested list.

Removing a numbered list

If you want to remove list formatting, leaving the text of the list items intact, select the list in the document and click the  button on the toolbar. The list markers and indentation will be removed and each list item will become a separate paragraph.

Mixed list types

For a particularly complicated structure of items you may want to combine bulleted and numbered lists of various indentation levels. Experiment with the , , and the tab key to create a combination that accurately represents your data.