Multi Column list

I have to create a list that has multiple columns

I have read on how to create a multiple column list but I still do not understand.

I do not understand how I can separated them into different columns? I can create a list but I want to break it up into three columns. How can I style that...Do I create a list inside a list?

For example:

LIST 1 LIST 2 etc.

<ul>
<li>List 1 row 1</li>
<li>List 2 row 2</li>
<li>etc.</li>
</ul>

What happens when you try it? It took longer to ask the question than it would have to just test it out. ;)

If I try it the sample above it just creates one list. But I would like to create 3 list that go across the page.

I kind of understood this example here:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/multicolumnlists/

Create a multi column list with css

But I do not seem to know how to break the list (where I wanted to end), and then the next cloumn list created and so forth.

From the example you gave it's a picture...

It'd be easier to have a table with 3 columns and manually type "1. foo 2. bar..." etc