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Subject:Re: Bulleted text From:Scott Miller <smiller -at- CORP -dot- PORTAL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 19 Jun 1998 09:28:20 -0700
Not indented. Bullets, with a hanging indent, provide enough typographic
differentiation to make them stand out without indents. Also, for
setting up styles, it's helpful to have a minimal number of indent
levels to deal with.
- Scott Miller
smiller -at- portal -dot- com
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> > Does anybody have any thoughts on whether bulleted text should be
> > "embedded"
> > into a paragraph (indented by .25 or something) or aligned with the
> > paragraph in which it is contained?And please refrain from citing
> > Microsoft's Manual of Style. I want your OWN opinions on this, as
> > technical
> > writers. What do YOU think looks better? And if you can, give me one
> > or two
> > reasons for your answer. If you can't provide one, that's ok.
> > Sometimes
> > things just strike us as looking better or worse without being able
> to
> > say
> > why. Your opinion is important!
> >
>
