ICT 0417 - 17 Document Production - Creating and Editing Lists

Objective

Be able to create or edit lists including bulleted and numbered lists.

Bulleted Lists

Bulleted lists are used to present items in a non-sequential order. They are commonly used for highlighting key features, advantages, or a series of related points where order is not important.

Creating a Bulleted List

To create a bulleted list, you typically use the bullet point character (•) or utilize the bullet formatting option within your word processing software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Google Docs).

Example:

• Item one
• Item two
• Item three

Explanation: The `

` (unordered list) tag defines an unordered list. Each list item is enclosed within
• (list item) tags.

  Editing a Bulleted List

  You can easily edit a bulleted list by:

  • Adding new items: Simply insert new
  • tags with the desired text.
  • Deleting items: Remove the corresponding
  • tag.
  • Reordering items: Move the
  • tags to change their position.
  • Modifying text: Edit the text within the
  • tags.

  Numbered Lists

  Numbered lists are used to present items in a sequential order. They are suitable for instructions, steps in a process, or items with a specific order of importance.

  Creating a Numbered List

  To create a numbered list, you use the numbered list formatting option in your word processing software. This will automatically assign numbers to each list item.

  Example:

  1. First step
  2. Second step
  3. Third step

  Explanation: The `

  ` (ordered list) tag defines an ordered list. Each list item is enclosed within
  1. tags.

     Editing a Numbered List

     Editing a numbered list is similar to editing a bulleted list:

     • Adding new items: Insert new
     • tags with the desired text.
     • Deleting items: Remove the corresponding
     • tag.
     • Reordering items: Move the
     • tags to change their position.
     • Modifying text: Edit the text within the
     • tags.

     Combined Lists

     Some word processing software allows you to combine bulleted and numbered lists within a single document. This can be useful for presenting information with both sequential and non-sequential elements.

     Example Table

     The following table demonstrates how lists can be presented within a table structure.

     List Type	HTML Tag	Description
     Bulleted List		Unordered list with bullet points.
     Numbered List		Ordered list with numbers.
     Combined List	(Can be created within a document)	Allows mixing of bulleted and numbered items.