Making Lists

The <UL> Tag <UL> <LI> This is item number 1. <LI> This is item number 2. </UL>

The UL and LI tags are used to create unordered lists. Unordered simply means there is no numbering scheme involved. You must close all <UL> tags with a </UL>.

You can also use UL with the COMPACT attribute, <UL COMPACT> which will tell the browser to squeeze the list when possible. This is good for side bar menu links.

The <OL> & Tag

The OL and LI tags are used to create ordered lists. Ordered simply means there is a numbering scheme involved. You must close all <OL> tags with a </OL>.

The OL tag allows the following options:

• TYPE=I use capital Roman numerals
• TYPE=A use capital letters
• TYPE=a use lowercase letters
• TYPE=i use lowercase Roman numerals
• TYPE=1 use numeric character

• TYPE=I START=1 start with capital Roman numeral I
• TYPE=A START=2 start with capital letter B
• TYPE=a START=4 start with lowercase letter d
• TYPE=i START=6 start with lowercase roman number vi
• TYPE=1 START=3 start with the number 3

The <DL> Tag

The DL tag, used in conjunction with the DD and DT tags create lists that contain no numbering or dotting scheme. This is useful for when you want to use your own graphics as bullets, such as:

It is best to keep your text as short as possible as wrapped text is not indented.

You can also use DL with the COMPACT attribute, <DL COMPACT> which will tell the browser to squeeze the list when possible. This is good for side bar menu links.