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Subject:numbered lists vs bullets From:Rebecca Carr <rebecca -at- WHITE -dot- SC -dot- TI -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 28 Aug 1997 11:23:27 -0500
Re: bulleted vs numbered lists
A procedure listing steps done in a specific order requires numbering.
A bulleted list implies that order is unimportant.
A list of items where order is unimportant should be bullets.
If the list is long, break it up into categories (if possible).
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