With list item styles, you set certain aspects of the lists through the list item (li). Remember a simple unordered list:

<ul>
  <li>Item one</li>
  <li>Item two</li>
</ul>

The list style is defined by the type of list you use, in this case an unordered list for which the default is bullets. You can also set the list style through the list item (li tag). This allows you to set the entire list in the same style, or set every list item separately.

Creating a list item style

To create a list item style, open your style sheet with the RoboHelp Style editor. Go to list and create a new style, mine is called My_bullet.

Now simply style the item any way you like. Click Create a bulleted list () or Create a numbered list () to set the list type for your style. If you create a bulleted list, you can also use an image.

To apply a list style, first create a list. Then right click and choose Bullets and Numbering. Go to the tab Custom and select your list style. For an extensive introduction to create a list style with images, see the article Images in lists using RoboHelp 8 on Peter Grainge's site.