D2 - Lists

Lists provide an easily understood, structured order to content. Lists can be a potential replacement for simple tables (which can be more difficult to navigate using a screen reader).

Lists should be created using the Rich Content Editor (RCE) rather than manually so a screen reader device can interpret it as an actual list.

Formatting Lists with Canvas' Rich Content Editor (RCE)

1. Type the list items as separate lines of text.
2. Highlight the list content.
3. Click the bulleted (unordered) or numbered (ordered) list tool in the RCE.

 

PopeTech will identify lists as ordered or unordered, and will alert if a possible list is present but not properly formatted.

The WAVE tool can alert you to "faux" lists (created manually rather than using the list tool) because you WON'T see a list icon where you should. Once you develop an eagle eye, you'll also be able to distinguish a faux list from a true list because the true list is slightly indented from the lefthand margin.