Lists

Central's Content Editor supports bulleted, numbered, and definition lists.

Permission Required?

Editing content and project files is an activity available to users with the Author status. By default, users with Author status have the following permissions set:

  • If this is deselected, then viewing files in a read-only mode is allowed. On the left side of the page, the Files vertical three-dot menu is not available.

  • If this is deselected, the XHTML in the Code view is read-only.

    Editing code is regarded as a capability for an advanced user. If not done properly, the code can become malformed quickly. Administrators can prevent users from editing the code by deselecting the Edit Code permission.

For more information about permissions, see Setting User Permissions or Setting Team Permissions.

Bulleted and Numbered Lists

In addition to editing bulleted and numbered lists that are part of a topic or snippet being reviewed, you can create new lists.

How to Add a Bulleted or Numbered List

  1. Open a project, and select the Files tab at the top.

  2. On the left, navigate to a topic or snippet file. The file contents display on the right.

  3. In the upper-right of the Content Editor, click Edit.

  4. In the local toolbar of the Review Content Editor, click Bullet list button (for a bulleted list) or Numbered list button (for a numbered list).

  5. Type text and press ENTER.

  6. Type text and press ENTER to create a new bullet or number and repeat.

    If you want to create another level in the list, click Indent button in the toolbar. If you are on an indented list and want to go back to the outer level, click Outdent button in the toolbar.

  7. If you want to end the list, press ENTER at the end of the final list item one more time to go back to a <p> (paragraph) tag.

Definition Lists for Authoring

Definition lists contain three basic tags:

  • <dl> The outermost tag that serves as the container for the entire list.

  • <dt> The first interior tag that represents a term.

  • <dd> The second interior tag that represents a definition.

When you click any of the content in a definition list shown in the Content Editor, the info bar at the top indicates whether the cursor is placed on a term or a definition.

How to Add a New Definition List

  1. In the local toolbar of the Content Editor, click Definition list button. The info bar changes to show that you have created a <dl> (definition list) tag with a <dt> (definition term) tag within it.

  2. Type the term text and press ENTER. The next line is now a <dd> (definition) tag within the <dl> tag.

  3. Type the definition text and press ENTER.

    The new line is initially a <dd> tag as well, which allows you to enter additional text for a definition.

    If you don't want an additional line for more definition text, press ENTER again. This creates a new line, which allows you to enter a new term and repeat the process.

    If you want to end the definition list, press ENTER one more time to go back to a <p> (paragraph) tag.

How to Edit an Existing Definition List

  1. In the Content Editor, at the end of a term, press ENTER to create a new line, which will be a definition.

  2. After entering a definition, press ENTER.

    This creates a new line, which allows you to enter additional text for a definition.

    If you don't want an additional line for more definition text, press ENTER again. This creates a new line, which allows you to enter a new term and repeat the process.

    If you want to end the definition list, press ENTER one more time to go back to a <p> (paragraph) tag.