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19 Lists: Bulleted and Numbered

Last update: Nov 18/24

Bulleted (unordered) lists

A screenshot showing the Pressbooks editor, showing what a bulleted list looks like in the WYSIWYG visual editor.Add a bulleted list by selecting the Bulleted list icon from the WYSIWYG toolbar.

  1. Place the cursor where you want the list to appear.
  2. Click on the Bullet list icon. Write your list item. Alternatively, you can write a list item first, highlight it, and then select the Bullet list icon to insert a bullet.
  3. When finished with your first list item, press the Enter key on your keyboard to add another list item.

A screenshot showing the Pressbooks editor, showing the "Bulleted list" button in the toolbar, and where to type content in the WYSIWYG visual editor.

There are two ways to add a secondary-list level to a primary list:

  1. Highlight the items in a primary list that you want changed to secondary-list items, and click the Increase indent icon in the WYSIWYG toolbar.
  2. Place your cursor at the beginning of a list item that you want changed to a secondary-list item and press the Tab key on your keyboard.

A screenshot showing the Pressbooks editor, showing the "Increase indent" button in the toolbar, and some highlighted bullets in the WYSIWYG visual editor.

An unlimited number of sub-lists can be created under a primary bullet list.

A screenshot showing the Pressbooks content when published, with a section of text stylized as a bulleted list with multiple levels of indentation.

Numbered (ordered) lists

Pressbooks icon.

See Lists (Bulleted and Numbered) in the Pressbooks User Guide.

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