QListWidget *list; QListWidgetItem *item1; QListWidgetItem *item2; QListWidgetItem *item3; list = new QListWidget(); ui->scrollArea->setWidget(list); item1=new QListWidgetItem("BlueHills",list);//adding items to list item2=new QListWidgetItem("Sunset",list); item3=new QListWidgetItem("Water lilies",list);