Guide to Lists: How to Organize on YWS

Welcome! Have you ever wanted to indent your paragraphs but can't because you're in a forum? Or, do you want to organize with bullet points like on Word or Google Docs? Well, you can do all of this with formatting through "List"

To start off, here is the formatting of lists, with explanations below:

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[list][/list]

This is the basic formatting, and will be included in all varieties of List formatting. In just this format, it will indent the entire paragraph. Example:

Test

Unfortunately, this does not indent the first line in a paragraph like you would like for writing.

This is a test paragraph that will be more than one line to show that the entire section is indented. This is a test paragraph that will be more than one line to show that the entire section is indented. This is a test paragraph that will be more than one line to show that the entire section is indented.

Let's test to see if we can just indent the first line:

This is a test paragraph that will be more than one line to show that the entire

section is indented. This is a test paragraph that will be more than one line to see what happens if we try to indent only the first line.

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[list]This is a test paragraph that will be more than one line to show that the entire [/list] section is indented. This is a test paragraph that will be more than one line to see what happens if we try to indent only the first line.

If you format the first line just right, you are able to indent without any weird spacing after the first line.

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[*]

This will add a bullet point to your list formatting. You use like so:

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[list][*]Test[/list]

And it will look like this:

• Test

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[list=1][/list]
[list=a][/list]
[list=A][/list]
[list=I][/list]
[list=i][/list]

This will change your list bullet points to either numbers or letters. Example:

1. Test
2. Test
3. Test

1. Test
2. Test
3. Test

1. Test
2. Test
3. Test

1. Test
2. Test
3. Test

1. Test
2. Test
3. Test

Now, how do you indent within indenting? This is also fairly simple! You just create a list within a list. For example:

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[list][*]Test
[list]This is a test[/list][/list]

Which looks like this:

• Test
  
  This is a test

This also works with bullet points!

• Test
  
  • This is a test

This can be used to create lists as long as you want or as in-depth as you'd like. Here's an example of mine:



Actual text enspoilered

Spoiler

• Sigilweaving
  
  Sigilweaving is a way of casting magic that involves ritual and non-ritual magic, hand gestures and verbal magic and finally the applications of tattoos for permanent magic. It's a rarer form of magic, almost obsolete and not one that's taught much anymore.
  
  
  • Pros/Cons:
    
    • Pros:
      
      • No tool needed for casting (Caster is never separated from their magic)
        
      • Slightly stronger magic due to the closer association with raw magic
      • Can much better support teammates through their spells
    • Cons:
      
      • Caster must be clear of mind and soul to attempt Sigilweaving
      • Sigil-weavers are inherently slower in combat than traditional Spellcasters
      • Sigilweaving has a much higher skill floor --and ceiling, than traditional Spellcasting
  Sigilweaving is set on the foundation of three principles: Sigils, Combinations, and Hand Gestures. There are five fundamental sigils that create all combinations within Sigilweaving.
  
  • Basic
    
    • Water
    • Fire
    • Air
    • Earth
    • Light
  These Sigils can be combined within Sigilweaving to create more complicated spells and effects.
  
  • Experienced
    
    • Ice
      
      • Water + Air

And if I remove all the text, it looks like this:

• -
  
  -
  
  
  • -
    
    • -
      
      • -
        
      • -
      • -
    • -
      
      • -
      • -
      • -
  -
  
  • -
    
    • -
    • -
    • -
    • -
    • -
  -
  
  • -
    
    • -
      
      • -

Spoiler

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[list][*][b][small-caps]-[/small-caps][/b]
[list]-

[list][*][b]-[/b]
[list][*]-
[list][*]-
[*]-
[*]-[/list]
[*]-
[list][*]-
[*]-
[*]-[/list][/list][/list]
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[list][*][b]-[/b]
[list][*]-
[*]-
[*]-
[*]-
[*]-[/list][/list]
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[list][*][b]-[/b]
[list][*]-
[list][*]-[/list][/list][/list][/list][/list]

For a bit of a better explanation, look at this guide:

The different arrows show how many indentions you are in at what time.

1. Red
2. Orange
3. Pink
4. Indigo
5. Sky Blue

At the deepest layer of this formatting, you'd be five layers in, so five list formattings in.

As you can see, while it looks complicated, it really is just a mixture of different levels of lists to create your bullet points on different levels. Just make sure you have enough end formatting, as that can sometimes be confusing. You can use regular formatting within lists, including font changes like bolding or small-caps, and even putting in spoilers into the lists. The limit is your imagination! I hope this helps you make your posts more organized

How did I never see this thread before? This is amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to write up an explanation on how to use lists - I didn't realize I could make multiple indents with them.

here soi can findthis again

This was really helpful!