diff --git a/scripts/elcode.js b/scripts/elcode.js
index 8ea5d1b8..55afcc86 100755
--- a/scripts/elcode.js
+++ b/scripts/elcode.js
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ function elcode1(text, tag, value, selection)
       str = '[TABLE border="1"]\r\nA|B\r\n|-\r\nC|D\r\n[/TABLE]';
    else if (tag == 'LINE')
       str = selection + '[LINE]';
+   else if (tag == '*')
+      str = '\r\n[*] ';   
    else if (value == '')
       str = '['+tag+']' + selection + '[/'+tag+']';
    else
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ function elcode1(text, tag, value, selection)
       pos = 11;
    else if (tag == 'TABLE')
       pos = 19;
+   else if (tag == '*')
+      pos = 5;   
    else if (value == '')
       pos = tag.length + 2;
    else
@@ -190,6 +194,10 @@ function elKeyPress(evt)
          elcode(document.form1.Text, 'LIST','');
          return false;
       }
+      if (actualkey == "n") {
+         elcode(document.form1.Text, '*','');
+         return false;
+      }
       if (actualkey == "h") {
          queryHeading(document.form1.Text);
          return false;