Formatting Rules to Live By

Example taken and modified from "Dell 2005FPW 20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor Review"

Good:

Dell's 2005FPW 20.1" LCD finally brings widescreen performance LCD monitors into a more reasonable price range. While still priced higher than many 19" LCDs, the amount of features an capabilities more than make up for the price.

The wide aspect ratio and native resolution of 1680x1050 allow the 2005FPW to provide the user with a much larger graphic work space than is possible with most traditional 4:3 monitors. It also has the benefit of providing a more seamless viewing of DVDs that have the 16:9 widescreen format.

Bad:

Dell's 2005FPW 20.1" LCD finally brings widescreen performance LCD monitors into a more reasonable price range. While still priced higher than many 19" LCDs, the amount of features an capabilities more than make up for the price.

The wide aspect ratio and native resolution of 1680x1050 allow the 2005FPW to provide the user with a much larger graphic work space than is possible with most traditional 4:3 monitors. It also has the benefit of providing a more seamless viewing of DVDs that have the 16:9 widescreen format.

• Use the Right Type of List for the Information
• Skip lines between list items that wrap onto more than one line
• Use Callouts and Bold Them
• Bold Callouts at the Beginning of Longer Bullet Points
• Use Subheads for Sections of a Document
• Don't Overbold
• Keep paragraphs to 2-4 sentences tops
• First paragraph sentence should contain the main idea; the rest add detail
• Indent long quotes (use block quote or shading)
• Link, but don't overlink