Ordered Lists

To create an ordered list, add line items with numbers followed by periods. You can also use # instead of numbers. WriteADoc extends the list handling formats to support parenthesis-style lists along with additional ordered formats.

Numerical

1. First item
2. Second item
#. Third item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Alphabetical

For uppercase, use two spaces after the dot (or a parenthesis instead).

a. First item
b. Second item
c. Third item

A.  First item
B.  Second item
C.  Third item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Roman numerals

For uppercase, use two spaces after the dot (or a parenthesis instead).

i. First item
ii. Second item
iii. Third item

I.  First item
II.  Second item
III.  Third item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item
  1. First item
  2. Second item
  3. Third item

Nested lists

Indent with two spaces to create a nested list.

1) Item 1
2) Item 2
  i. Item 1
  ii. Item 2
    a. Item a
    b. Item b
      #. Item 1
      #. Item 2
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
    1. Item 1
    2. Item 2
      1. Item a
      2. Item b
        1. Item 1
        2. Item 2

Features

  • Supports ordered lists with either a trailing dot or a single right parenthesis: 1. or 1).
  • Supports ordered lists with Roman numeral formats, both lowercase and uppercase. Uppercase is treated as a different list type than lowercase.
  • Supports ordered lists with alphabetical format, both lowercase and uppercase. Uppercase is treated as a different list type than lowercase.
  • Supports a generic ordered list marker via #. or #). These can be used in place of numerals and will inherit the type of the current list as long as they use the same convention (. or )). If used to start a list, decimal format will be assumed.
  • Using a different list type will start a new list. Trailing dot vs. parenthesis are treated as separate types.
  • Ordered lists are sensitive to the starting value and can restart a list or create a new list using the first value in the list.

Rules

1. A new list will be created if the list type changes

This occurs with:

  1. A switch between unordered and ordered.
-   Item 1
-   Item 2
1.  Item 1
2.  Item 2
  • Item 1
  • Item 2
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
  1. A change from using a trailing dot to a single right parenthesis.
1.  Item 1
1.  Item 2
1)  Item 1
2)  Item 2
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
  1. A change between using uppercase and lowercase.
a.  Item a
b.  Item a
A.  Item A
B.  Item B
  1. Item a
  2. Item a
  1. Item A
  2. Item B
  1. A change in ordered type: numerical, Roman numeral, alphabetical, or generic.
#.  Item 1
#.  Item 2
a.  Item a
b.  Item b
1.  Item 1
2.  Item 2
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
  1. Item a
  2. Item b
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2

2. Generic list items inherit the type from the current list and, if starting a new list, will assume the decimal type

List items following a generic list will not cause a new list as long as the list item is consistent with the current list type.

i.  item i
#.  item ii
#.  item iii
iv. item iv
  1. item i
  2. item ii
  3. item iii
  4. item iv

3. If using uppercase list markers, a list marker consisting of a single uppercase letter followed by a dot will require two spaces after the marker instead of the usual one, to avoid false positive matches with names that start with an initial

B. Russell was an English philosopher.

A.  This is a list.

B. Russell was an English philosopher.

  1. This is a list.

4. If a single letter is used to start a list, it is assumed to be an alphabetical list unless the first letter is i or I

h. Item h
i. Item i
j. Item j

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i. Item 1
ii. Item 2
iii. Item 3
  1. Item h
  2. Item i
  3. Item j
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
  3. Item 3