There are defaults for most settings. The minimum parameters you need to set are the items you want to appear in the list. This is the 1st item in your list. This is the 2nd item in your list. The shareware version has a limit of 7 items.
Registered users can display more.
The only requirement is the entries must be in order. If there isn't an informative text entry for an item then the information area will be blank. ActiveList provides its own formatting. It will always display text in a block style format. Paragraphs are ignored.