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The [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide]] calls for the use of ''bulleted'' lists to break up serial information where the order is not important, and ''numbered'' lists where steps or some other sequence is important to understand the information. | The [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide]] calls for the use of ''bulleted'' lists to break up serial information where the order is not important, and ''numbered'' lists where steps or some other sequence is important to understand the information. | ||
The edit toolbar | The edit toolbar has the buttons for making lists in the Advanced menu. They are also simple to create as you type. Authorities on plain language writing tend to agree that lists generally make information easier to absorb. | ||
=== Making a list === | [[File:Edit toolbar numbered list.png|framed|link=]] | ||
[[File:Edit toolbar bulleted list.png|framed|link=]] | |||
=== Making a list === | |||
Once you are logged in, and are in the Edit screen of the page you want to change: | Once you are logged in, and are in the Edit screen of the page you want to change: | ||
* '''Numbered | * '''Numbered list''': Place each list item on its own line, and start each line with a pound symbol "<nowiki>#</nowiki>". Click "Show preview" to see the list. Notice that the numbered list automatically ends at the last line that you started with a pound symbol. Alternatively, you can select the lines and click the Numbered List button. | ||
* '''Bulleted list''': To make a list with bullets, follow the same steps as for a numbered list, but replace the pound symbol with an asterix. | |||
* '''Bulleted list''': To make a list with bullets, follow the same steps as for a numbered list, but replace the pound symbol with an asterix. You can also use the Bulleted List button. | |||
=== List examples === | === List examples === | ||
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* This last point is simple again. | * This last point is simple again. | ||
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==Images and video== | ==Images and video== | ||