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Unordered, Numbered (Ordered), and Nested Lists

Unordered Lists

The list of features at the top is an example of an "unordered" list, that is, a list that has simple bullets next to them.

  1. Start on a new line by pressing Enter one or more times.
  2. Click the unordered lists button in TinyMCE button. You should immediately see a bullet (usually a black dot) next to where you are typing.
  3. Type in list items. Separate each item by pressing Enter.
  4. To exit the list, click the unordered lists button in TinyMCE button again, or press Shift-TAB.

Numbered or "Ordered" List

  1. Start on a new line. This means you may need to press "Enter". If you were in the process of creating a list, you may need to click the list button again to exit it.
  2. Click the ordered list button in TinyMCE button once.
  3. Pressing "Enter" automatically creates a new item with the number (or letter, as the case may be) incremented by one.
  4. To exit from the list, click the ordered list button in TinyMCE button again or press Shift-Tab.

You can switch between types of lists by clicking the appropriate button. For example, if you're writing an unordered list and want a bullet point instead, click the unordered lists button in TinyMCE, then once you're done with bullets, click the ordered list button in TinyMCE button again.

Nested Lists

It is possible to create "nested" lists of different kinds of lists.

  1. first main item
  2. second main item
    1. first nested item
    2. second nested item
  3. third main item

In this case, after typing in "second main item", I pressed Enter then TAB. By pressing Shift-tab I was able to revert to the original level.