Re: about use of single bullets

Subject: Re: about use of single bullets
From: John G <john -at- garisons -dot- com>
To: vincentpr -at- trfnova -dot- com
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 08:56:11 -0400

I'm OK with the judicious use of single bullets. I agree -- sometimes they
just look better. If I can't use a bullet, I'll indent the text to set it
off.

On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 7:51 PM, Vincent <vincentpr -at- trfnova -dot- com> wrote:

> Soliciting your opinions (or declaration of practice)...
> I know the style rule of thumb not to use a bullet for a single item.
> However for a two page flyer, I have several subheaders with multiple
> items bulleted -- except for the first one which has only one item. I
> have this [single] bulleted too, and from an aesthetic (lining up the
> item over the other bulleted items in the other sections; subliminal
> appearance) it looks good. But I could of course remove the bullet
> from the orphan item and align its first letter on its line at the same
> point as to where the bullets below it are aligned. But the slight
> formatting difference would stand out.
> Opinions?
> Vincent
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Visit TechWhirl for the latest on content technology, content strategy and
> content development | http://techwhirl.com
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as vwritert -at- gmail -dot- com -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-leave -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
> http://www.techwhirl.com/email-discussion-groups/ for more resources and
> info.
>
> Looking for articles on Technical Communications? Head over to our online
> magazine at http://techwhirl.com
>
> Looking for the archived Techwr-l email discussions? Search our public
> email archives @ http://techwr-l.com/archives
>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Visit TechWhirl for the latest on content technology, content strategy and content development | http://techwhirl.com

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-

To unsubscribe send a blank email to
techwr-l-leave -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com


Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.techwhirl.com/email-discussion-groups/ for more resources and info.

Looking for articles on Technical Communications? Head over to our online magazine at http://techwhirl.com

Looking for the archived Techwr-l email discussions? Search our public email archives @ http://techwr-l.com/archives


References:
about use of single bullets: From: Vincent

Previous by Author: RE: Structured stuff for the beginner
Next by Author: Re: What's this term?
Previous by Thread: Re: about use of single bullets
Next by Thread: Graphics forum?


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads