# Create lists
Create bulleted and numbered lists in the document changing the lists outline

To create a list in your document,

1. place the cursor to the position where a list will be started (this can be a new line or the already entered text),
2. switch to the Home tab of the top toolbar,
3. select the list type you would like to start:
   - Unordered list with markers is created using the Bullets icon situated at the top toolbar
   - Ordered list with digits or letters is created using the Numbering icon situated at the top toolbar

     Note: click the downward arrow next to the Bullets or Numbering icon to select how the list is going to look like.

4. now each time you press the Enter key at the end of the line a new ordered or unordered list item will appear. To stop that, press the Backspace key and continue with the common text paragraph.

The program also creates numbered lists automatically when you enter digit 1 with a dot or a bracket and a space after it: 1., 1). Bulleted lists can be created automatically when you enter the -, * characters and a space after them.

You can also change the text indentation in the lists and their nesting using the Multilevel list , Decrease indent , and Increase indent icons at the Home tab of the top toolbar.

Note: the additional indentation and spacing parameters can be changed at the right sidebar and in the advanced settings window. To learn more about it, read the Change paragraph indents and Set paragraph line spacing section.

### Join and separate lists

To join a list to the preceding one:

1. click the first item of the second list with the right mouse button,
2. use the Join to previous list option from the contextual menu.

The lists will be joined and the numbering will continue in accordance with the first list numbering.

To separate a list:

1. click the list item where you want to begin a new list with the right mouse button,
2. use the Separate list option from the contextual menu.

The list will be separated, and the numbering in the second list will begin anew.

### Change numbering

To continue sequential numbering in the second list according to the previous list numbering:

1. click the first item of the second list with the right mouse button,
2. use the Continue numbering option from the contextual menu.

The numbering will continue in accordance with the first list numbering.

To set a certain numbering initial value:

1. click the list item where you want to apply a new numbering value with the right mouse button,
2. use the Set numbering value option from the contextual menu,
3. in a new window that opens, set the necessary numeric value and click the OK button.