{"id":1367,"date":"2020-01-21T13:12:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T21:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/?page_id=1367"},"modified":"2025-05-16T10:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T17:53:33","slug":"bulleted-numbered-lists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wordpress-how-tos\/bulleted-numbered-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Bulleted and Numbered Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To start an unordered or ordered list, follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wordpress-how-tos\/inserting-blocks\/#inserting\">instructions for inserting a block<\/a>. choosing &#8220;List&#8221; as the block type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add List Items<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon insertion, the cursor will be in the first list item. Start typing and press <kbd>Return<\/kbd> to add more items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-1.png 550w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-1-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As soon as the list block is inserted, the first item is ready for your text.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-2.png 550w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-2-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Press <kbd>Return<\/kbd> to add each subsequent item.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change List Type<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To change the list type from bulleted to ordered (i.e. numbered), select the left-most button in the list&#8217;s toolbar and then select the <strong>Ordered<\/strong> button in the toolbar (to change from ordered to bulleted, select the <strong>Bulleted<\/strong> button in the toolbarr).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-3.png 581w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-3-300x119.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select the parent block using left-most button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized img-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2388\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-4.png 420w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-4-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select the Ordered button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indenting Lists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can create sub-lists. Place the cursor in the item you wish to indent and select the <strong>Indent<\/strong> button. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-5.png 578w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-5-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To return the item to the same level as its parent, select the <strong>Outdent<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-6.png 579w, https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/05\/lists-6-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To start an unordered or ordered list, follow the instructions for inserting a block. choosing &#8220;List&#8221; as the block type. 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