Do
- Use bullets and ordered (numbered) lists.
- Make use of the bullet and numbering libraries to assign styles to lists.
Do Not
- Use images, clip-art, etc to create lists.
- Free-type list numbers
Try not to add paragraphs in the middle of a list. If your list is broken by a paragraph, assistive technology might then class the sections as separate lists or the user might hear in the middle of the list that they are leaving it before its finished.
Ordered lists
Bulleted lists
For a more detailed explanation please refer to the Microsoft guidelines on how to create accessible lists.