Creating Numbered and Bulleted Lists

You can create single-level or multi-level numbered or bulleted lists using Flare's quick drop-down menu on the Home ribbon, as well as by using styles. From the quick drop-down menu, you can select various list formats (e.g., circle bullet, alpha number, Roman number). However, it is a best practice to limit your selections to the Bullet List and Numbered List options, then rely on list style settings to provide the type of list item automatically depending on its level. For example, for a three-level numbered list, you can place settings on the ol style for the first level, on ol ol for the second level, and on ol ol ol for the third level.

How to Create a Numbered or Bulleted List

  1. Open the content file and place your cursor where you want to insert a list.
  2. Select Home > (down arrow) and choose a list type from the menu (recommend Bullet List or Numbered List).

  3. Enter text for the list item. Then press ENTER to move to the next list item and repeat.

    Note By default, Flare adds <p> tags inside <li> tags in a list. This makes it easier to add paragraph items (e.g., notes, images) between list items. On an empty list item line, you can press BACKSPACE to remove the bullet or number and then add your content.

    On the XML Editor tab of the Options dialog, you can change the default behavior, so that list items do not have paragraph items initially.

  4. (Optional) If you want to move to a second level of the list, press Tab or in the Home ribbon click the indent button .

    If you are on one type of list and want to switch to the other kind of list (e.g., you are on a numbered list and want to change to bullets), right-click on the ol (numbered list) or ul (bulleted list) structure bar to the left, and from the context menu select Type. Then click one of the list types (Bullet List or Numbered List).

    If you want to move back to a higher level list (e.g., you are on the third level and want to move back to the second level), click the outdent button in the Home ribbon.

  5. If you are at the end of the entire list and want to exit the list altogether, press ENTER again on a blank list item. You should now be outside of the list and on a regular paragraph.
  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

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What’s Noteworthy?

Note In addition to bulleted and numbered lists, you can also create definition lists. See Creating Definition Lists.

Note You can also create simple or multi-level lists by using autonumbering. This is a more complex method, but it also has certain advantages, such as creating cross-references to specific list items. See Advanced Lists With Autonumbers.