Wikieducator tutorial/Basic Text Formatting/Bullets and Numbered Lists

= Bulleted and Numbered Lists =

There are two types of lists that can easily be created in the wiki. The first is a bulleted list (sometimes called an unordered list), and the other is a numbered list. There is no button on the Editor toolbar to create lists so you will need to create them by hand using this simple syntax.

In short, bulleted lists are created by using asterisks (*), while numbered lists are created using hashes (#). Notice that you can also embed or nest lists within other lists by adding more asterisks or hashes like this:

Bulleted list
* lists are easy * start each line * with an asterisk ** or two ** to nest a list * lists are necessary * lists are useful * lists should be used


 * lists are easy
 * start each line
 * with an asterisk
 * or two
 * to nest a list

Numbered list
You will use the following syntax for a numbered list:


 * 1) ordered lists are good
 * 2) and very easy to follow
 * 3) like this
 * 4) and this
 * 1) ordered lists are good
 * 1) and very easy to follow
 * 1) should be utilised


 * 1) ordered lists are good
 * 2) and very easy to follow
 * 3) like this
 * 4) and this

Mixing list types
Yes it is possible to mix list types as in the example below.


 * 1) The first item in the list
 * 2) The second item in the list
 * 3) *The first nested bullet
 * 4) *The second nested bullet
 * 5) The third item in the list

This is the syntax we used for the example above:

* The first nested bullet * The second nested bullet
 * 1) The first item in the list
 * 2) The second item in the list
 * 3) * The first nested bullet
 * 4) * The second nested bullet
 * 5) The third item in the list
 * 1) The first item in the list
 * 1) The second item in the list
 * 1) The third item in the list