Dreamweaver

Create bulleted and numbered 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.

You use the List Properties dialog box to set the appearance of an entire list or for an individual list item. You can set number style, reset numbering, or set bullet style options for individual list items or for the entire list.

Create a new list

  1. In the Dreamweaver document, place the insertion point where you want to add a list, then do one of the following:

    • Click either the Bulleted or Numbered List button in the Property inspector

    • Select Text > List and select the type of list desired—Unordered (bulleted) List, Ordered (numbered) List, or Definition List.

      The leading character for the specified list item appears in the Document window.

  2. Type the list item text, then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh) to create another list item.
  3. To complete the list, press Enter twice (Windows) or press Return twice (Macintosh).

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 select Text > List and select the type of list desired—Unordered List, Ordered List, or Definition List.

Create a nested list

  1. Select the list items you want to nest.
  2. Click the Indent button in the Property inspector, or select 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.

Set list properties for an entire list

  1. In the Document window, create at least one list item. The new style will automatically apply to additional items you add to the list.
  2. With the insertion point in the list item’s text, select Text > List > Properties to open the List Properties dialog box.
  3. Set the options you want to define the list:
    List Type
    Specifies list properties while List Item specifies an individual item in a list. Use the pop‑up menu to select a bulleted, numbered, directory, or menu list. Depending on the List Type you select different options appear in the dialog box.

    Style
    Determines the style of numbers or bullets used for a numbered or bulleted list. All items in the list will have this style unless you specify a new style for items within the list.

    Start Count
    Sets the value for the first item in a numbered list.

  4. Click OK to set the choices.

Set list properties for a list item

  1. In the Document window, place the insertion point in the text of a list item you want to affect
  2. Select Text > List > Properties.
  3. Under List Item, set the options you want to define:
    New Style
    Specifies a style for the selected list item. Styles in the New Style menu are related to the type of list displayed in the List Type menu. For example, if the List Item menu displays Bulleted List, only bullet options are available in the New Style menu.

    Reset Count To
    Sets a specific number from which to number list item entries.

  4. Click OK to set the options.