preamble

Node type: Element (may contain text and/or other elements)

Whitespace: Protected

Definition

The introduction to a list or block quote.

Code Sample

<list listFormat="number">

<preamble paraID="4">The first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are:</preamble>

<listItem>

<label>1.</label>

<para paraID="5">Faith</para>

</listItem>

<listItem>

<label>2.</label>

<para paraID="6">Repentance</para>

</listItem>

<listItem>

<label>3.</label>

<para paraID="7">Baptism</para>

</listItem>

<listItem>

<label>4.</label>

<para paraID="8">Gift of the Holy Ghost</para>

</listItem>

</list>

Display Sample

The first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are:

  1. Faith
  2. Repentance
  3. Baptism
  4. Gift of the Holy Ghost

Notes

Some preambles cannot be marked, because they are part of the preceeding paragraph.

Marking in Microsoft Word

Use paragraph styles like the following:

LISTalph-1_preamble   (listFormat = alphaLowCase)
LISTalphC-1_preamble   (listFormat = alphaCaps)
LISTbullet-1_preamble   (listFormat = bullet)
LISTnmbr-1_preamble   (listFormat = number)
LISTrom-1_preamble   (listFormat = romanCaps)
LISTromC-1_preamble   (listFormat = romanLowCase)
LISTdef-1_preamble   (listFormat = definition)
LISTnoMrk-1_preamble   (listFormat = noMarker)