Formatting Rules to Live By

Good:

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Even Better:

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• 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