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Subject:Re: Bulleted lists... Is there a limit? From:Mark Dando <danmcc -at- OZEMAIL -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Sun, 27 Jul 1997 12:18:39 +1000
Bruce Byfield wrote:
> DWeber <dweber -at- HARRIS -dot- COM> wrote:
>
>>What is the maximum amount of items acceptable in a bulleted >list? Is
there a definite answer? My interviewer thought so.
>
>Hard to know what lurks in the hearts of interviewers (maybe The Shadow
>knows), but s/he might have been thinking of the truism that, if you
>want people to remember items, you should only give them 7 plus or minus
>2 at one time.
>
Do you mean a maximum of 7 plus or minus 2? In other words, a minimum of 5
and a maximum of 9?
Does this mean readers cannot remember 2, 3, or 4 items?
I often use 2 and 3 item bulleted lists. Do these not work?
Mark Dando
danmcc -at- ozemail -dot- com -dot- au
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