Formatting Rules to Live By

Good:

Rap Name: Coolio
Real Name:  Artis Ivey Jr.
Birthday: August 1, 1963

Not as Good:

Coolio (aka Artis Ivey Jr.) was born August 1, 1963.

• 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