AW: Putting tips/notes within a numbered list

[Ballenberger Gerd <gerd -dot- ballenberger -at- siemens -dot- com>]

Nuzhath Shereen is wondering how/where to place tips/notes within a numbered
list:

I would like to know if we can put a tip or a note between 2 sentences of a
numbered list?
For example:
1.  do this
2. do that
 tip: .....
3.  do that

<snip>

Nuzhath, I believe a tip (hint) should go exactly where it's needed, in your
example as part of step 2. And yes, make sure it's indented like other step
2 text so that it's clear it belongs to step 2 and nowhere else.

Caveat: There are scenarios where people dislike (too much) "unnecessary"
text in instructions: "Just give me a 1-page quick guide on how to set up a
worldwide extranet with a couple of relational databases."
To satisfy both worlds, you might use the "layering" technique and "hide"
your tips behind just the word "Tip" or a suitable icon, thus giving
everybody a clue that there is more to read if needed, and at the same time
let quick readers skip it quickly. Not well suited to printed docs, though.

HTH,
Gerd

gerd -dot- ballenberger -at- siemens -dot- com
Erlangen, Germany




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