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Subject:Re: Ellipses From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 4 Aug 1994 12:31:39 -0700
Jim Grey said:
> Karen Kay leaves nothing out when she asks about ellipses:
:)
> So, I use three small bullets, with tight line spacing so the reader is more
> likely to consider them a unit. I also generally indent the vertical
> ellipsis a little from the text body.
Once I was able to figure out how to do a vertical ellipsis, I must
say that I really like the effect. I'll probably try bolding them
before I'm through and see what that looks like, too.
