List

The list element allows you to insert a sequenced (ordered) or unsequenced (unordered) list.

Sequenced List

To create a sequenced list:
  1. Right-click the element intended as the parent for the list and select Add Child Element > List.

    The list is created as shown in item 1 to the right.

  2. Double-click the NO VALUE attribute value to display your options (shown in item 2 at right) and select Sequenced.

Unsequenced List and MarkerStyles

To create an unsequenced list:
  1. Right-click the element intended as the parent for the list and select Add Child Element > List.

    The list is created as shown in item 1 to the right.

  2. Double-click the NO VALUE attribute value to display your options and select Unsequenced.
  3. Right-click the List element and select Add Attribute > MarkerStyle.
  4. Double-click the MarkerStyle attribute and select the desired style.
    Note: The Default value results in a slightly smaller Circle bullet style.

SequenceStyle and NumberStyle

Note: This procedure uses SequenceList as an example. However, the procedure for NumberStyle (when available) is identical.

After defining the MarkerStyle, you have the option of inserting a SequenceStyle element. SequenceStyle defines the formatting of the list sequence (numeral, alphabetic, Roman numeral, etc.).

To insert a SequenceStyle:

Note: This example uses capital alphabetical characters to illustrate usage.

  1. Right-click the List element and select Add Attribute > SequenceStyle.
    Note: The SequenceStyle attribute is available only after the MarkerStyle has been defined as Sequenced.
  2. Double-click the newly created attribute to open the text editor and select (double-click) the desired style.

    The selected style is shown assigned to the SequenceStyle attribute.

    Optionally, manually type your desired sequence style. The following formats strings and options are supported.

    Supported Format Strings:
    Important: When manually entering a format string, press the Esc key to dismiss the drop list. This prevents your entered text from being overridden by an automatic selection.
    String Results
    1 1 2 3 4
    01 01 02 03 04
    a a b c d
    A A B C D
    i I ii iii iv
    I I II III IV
    Additional Formatting Options:
    Character Result
    . A. B. C.
    { } {A} {B} {C}
    , A, B, C,
    < > <A> <B> <C>
    Note: when using < >, do not use characters b or i as the string, as this will result in an error from a known limitation in the runtime engine.

Sequence Emphasis

Sequenced lists can have emphasis added to the numbered marker to match the text styling of the associated list item.
Note: This styling is available only to sequenced lists.

To add emphasis to a sequenced marker:

  1. Create a Sequenced list and add a Sequence style.
  2. Right-click the List's Attributes node and select SequenceEmphasis.
  3. Double-click the "NO VALUE" text of the SequenceEmphasis attribute and select the desired value.


SpaceBefore and SpaceAfter

The SpaceBefore and SpaceAfter attributes allow you to add custom amounts of space to List and ListItem elements.

A default of 2 points is applied to both List and ListItem elements. However, SpaceBefore and SpaceAfter both overrule the default.

Attributes applied to ListItem take precedence over List attributes. For example, if you specify a SpaceBefore of 4pt on the List and then on one ListItem specify a SpaceBefore of 6pt, only this ListItem would have different spacing. All other ListItems would be rendered with 4pt. The same is true for the SpaceAfter.
To insert SpaceBefore or SpaceAfter:

Note: This example uses SpaceAfter to illustrate usage.

  1. Right-click the List or ListItem element and select Add Attribute > SpaceAfter.
  2. Double-click the newly created attribute to open the text editor.
  3. Enter the amount of space desired and press Enter.
Note: If SpaceBefore or SpaceAfter attributes are set on the List element as well as ListItem elements and the ListItem values are smaller values than the List value, the ListItem attributes are ignored by Expere. This is intentional by design.

MarkerWidth and MarkerSpace

The MarkerWidth and MarkerSpace attributes provide more control over width and spacing of the marker used within your list. MarkerWidth defines how much width is alloted for the marker to reside in and MarkerSpace defines how much space should be included between the marker and the ListItem content.

To insert the MarkerWidth or MarkerSpace attribute:

Note: This example uses MarkerWidth, but the steps for MarkerSpace are identical.

  1. Right-click the List element and select Add Attribute > MarkerWidth.
  2. Double-click the newly created attribute to open the text editor.
  3. Enter the width desired and press Enter.