Inserting and Formatting Text > Creating lists

Creating lists

You can create numbered (ordered) lists, bulleted (unordered) lists, and definition lists from existing text or from new text as you type in the Document window. Definition lists do not use leading characters like bullet points or numbers and are often used in glossaries or descriptions. Lists can also be nested. Nested lists are lists that contain other lists. For example, you might want an ordered or bulleted list nested within another numbered or ordered list.

To create a new list:

1	In Design view, place the insertion point on the line where you want to add a list of new items.
2	Click the Bulleted or Numbered List buttons in the Property inspector, or choose Text > List and select the type of list desired—Unordered (bulleted) List, Ordered (numbered) List, or Definition List.
	You can insert a list while in Code view by using the Text menu, but Dreamweaver adds only the first and last HTML list tags and then you must hand code the individual list items.
3	Begin typing the list, pressing Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) to begin another list item.
4	To complete the list, press Enter twice (Windows) or press Return twice (Macintosh).

To create a list using existing text:

1	Select a series of paragraphs to make into a list.
2	Click the Bulleted or Numbered List button in the Property inspector, or choose Text > List and select the type of list desired—Unordered List, Ordered List, or Definition List.

To create a nested list:

1	Select the list items you want to nest.
2	Click the Indent button in the Property inspector, or choose Text > Indent.
	Dreamweaver indents the text and creates a separate list with the original list's HTML attributes.
3	Apply a new list type or style to the indented text by following the same procedure used above.