Hello,
This section from the Pages User Guide describes the options you have for using and formatting Lists. I included the part about auto creating lists and hierarchal lists as they seem most relevant for you.
Also, as an FYI, Text Edit is a different app that comes with macOS. That's why you don't see the options from that answer.
Format lists in Pages on Mac - Apple Support
"If you don’t want Pages to automatically create lists, choose Pages > Settings (from the Pages menu at the top of your screen). Click Auto-Correction at the top of the settings window, then deselect the checkbox next to “Automatically detect lists.” The setting applies to all Pages documents."
"You can create a list style for any kind of hierarchical list, from a simple one that includes just two levels of hierarchy, to a complex one that uses many styles of numbers and letters to define multiple levels.
After you format a level of hierarchy, you update (redefine) the list style to incorporate that level. For example, if your list has five levels of hierarchy, you need to update your starting style five times to fully define the style. The process results in a single style that automatically formats a list with the same number of levels you defined. You can then use that style for other lists in your document.
- Click where you want to start your list.
- In the Format
sidebar, click the Style button near the top. - If the text is in a text box, table, or shape, first click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar, then click the Style button.
- Click the pop-up menu to the right of Bullets & Lists, then click
at the top of the List Styles pop-up menu. - Type a name for the new style in the List Styles pop-up menu, then press Return.
- Type the first item in your list.
- Use the controls in the Bullets & Lists section to choose a number or bullet style for this hierarchy level.
- An asterisk appears next to the style name in the pop-up menu to indicate that you made a change to the style.
- Click the pop-up menu next to Bullets & Lists, then click the Update button.
- Clicking Update changes the format of any existing list items at the same level of hierarchy.
- Press Return to go to the next line, then press Tab to indent it.
- Use the Bullets & Lists controls again to set a number or bullet style, adjust spacing, and make any other format changes.
- Click the pop-up menu next to Bullets & Lists, then click the Update button.
- Continue formatting each level of hierarchy, clicking the Update button before moving to the next level.
Only formatting changes that you make in the Bullets & Lists section are included in the list style. Changes you make using the controls in the Font section (font, font color, and character styles) aren’t included.
If you have a list style you use frequently, you can create a keyboard shortcut to apply it."
I hope this helps.
