To Create a Lettered or Numbered List in Multiline Text as you Type

Click Drafting tab > Text panel > Multiline Text.
Specify opposite corners of a bounding box to define the width of the multiline text object.
Right-click in the In-Place Text Editor, On the expanded shortcut menu, click Bullets and Lists Numbering, Bullets, or Letters. Verify that Allow Auto-list and Allow Bullets and Lists are checked.
Enter a letter or a number and a period (or other punctuation).
The following characters can be used as punctuation after letters and numbers: period (.), colon (:), close parenthesis ()), close angle bracket (>), close square bracket (]), and close curly bracket (}).
Press TAB.
Enter the text of the list item. Press ENTER to move to the next item, or press SHIFT+ENTER to add a plain paragraph before the next item.
The item is automatically lettered or numbered in sequence.
Press ENTER twice to end the list.
To save your changes, click in the drawing outside the Text Editor. Or, Press CMD + ENTER.