Using and Abusing Bulleted Lists
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Article Title: Using and Abusing Bulleted Lists
Author: Jane Sumerset
Word Count: 533
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Anytime you read a guide on good writing practices, bulleted lists typically figure in as one of the most suggested items. In fact, some of the best articles I�ve read in the past week used them to great effect.
Personally, I love articles that employ them properly. Bulleted lists, done well, typically facilitate immense benefits to the readability of text (provided your text is written well and has been passed through a grammar software, of course). Using them, you can:
�Locate important points immediately.
�Find information at a glance.
�Offer plenty of white space, allowing your text to be lighter on the eyes.
�Provide a clear structure to the presentation of information.
If the above list was presented in paragraph form, it would read this way:
Using bulleted lists, you can locate important points immediately, find information at a glance, offer plenty of white space so text looks lighter on the eyes and provide a clear structure to the presentation of information.
When presented in a straight form, separated by either comma or semicolons, lists tend to be harsh on the eyes. While that makes them no different from the rest of your text, they differ in the fact that you can actually do something to make them easier � by presenting them as bullet points. As long as you don�t overdo it (like writing every other paragraph in that format), your writing should be fine.
For some reason, bulleted list are very useful and popular in writing memos, letters and even e-mails. There are times that it is very common in listing words in order to make it more readable rather than write it all down in a paragraph form.
When a word or phrase or any group of words are being bulleted, that means that all of those items are of equal value and therefore important unlike listing them using numbers where they are being set according to their importance.
Listing items whether they are short words or in a paragraph form is really helpful since it emphasize such important information. Besides, your readers will eventually notice those lists that are bulleted rather than reading each paragraph. It can really make your readers understand your passage very well if you know how to list them well than spending most of their time reading your entire content. That is, when you are going to mention some list in your writings rather than placing them all in a paragraph format.
Another great way of using bulleted list is that, it can make your writings breathe from the solid walls of your words making it your content cleaned and well-organized. Although there are a lot of ways why you need to bullet some list in order to clarify items, it is important to follow some basic rules and reminders in order to guide you in creating a clear and well-defined content. Note also that you need not to use different styles of bulleted list since it may distract your content and may lead to unprofessional way of writing contents.
About The Author: See how innovative Grammar Software instantly can boost your writing skills and watch how NLP technology can help you to write perfect emails, letters, essays or reports. Visit: http://www.englishsoftware.org
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Article Title: Using and Abusing Bulleted Lists
Author: Jane Sumerset
Word Count: 533
Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=467145&ca=Writing
Format: 64cpl
Contact The Author: http://www.isnare.com/eta.php?aid=467145
Easy Publish Tool: http://www.isnare.com/html.php?aid=467145
*********************** ARTICLE START ***********************
Anytime you read a guide on good writing practices, bulleted lists typically figure in as one of the most suggested items. In fact, some of the best articles I�ve read in the past week used them to great effect.
Personally, I love articles that employ them properly. Bulleted lists, done well, typically facilitate immense benefits to the readability of text (provided your text is written well and has been passed through a grammar software, of course). Using them, you can:
�Locate important points immediately.
�Find information at a glance.
�Offer plenty of white space, allowing your text to be lighter on the eyes.
�Provide a clear structure to the presentation of information.
If the above list was presented in paragraph form, it would read this way:
Using bulleted lists, you can locate important points immediately, find information at a glance, offer plenty of white space so text looks lighter on the eyes and provide a clear structure to the presentation of information.
When presented in a straight form, separated by either comma or semicolons, lists tend to be harsh on the eyes. While that makes them no different from the rest of your text, they differ in the fact that you can actually do something to make them easier � by presenting them as bullet points. As long as you don�t overdo it (like writing every other paragraph in that format), your writing should be fine.
For some reason, bulleted list are very useful and popular in writing memos, letters and even e-mails. There are times that it is very common in listing words in order to make it more readable rather than write it all down in a paragraph form.
When a word or phrase or any group of words are being bulleted, that means that all of those items are of equal value and therefore important unlike listing them using numbers where they are being set according to their importance.
Listing items whether they are short words or in a paragraph form is really helpful since it emphasize such important information. Besides, your readers will eventually notice those lists that are bulleted rather than reading each paragraph. It can really make your readers understand your passage very well if you know how to list them well than spending most of their time reading your entire content. That is, when you are going to mention some list in your writings rather than placing them all in a paragraph format.
Another great way of using bulleted list is that, it can make your writings breathe from the solid walls of your words making it your content cleaned and well-organized. Although there are a lot of ways why you need to bullet some list in order to clarify items, it is important to follow some basic rules and reminders in order to guide you in creating a clear and well-defined content. Note also that you need not to use different styles of bulleted list since it may distract your content and may lead to unprofessional way of writing contents.
About The Author: See how innovative Grammar Software instantly can boost your writing skills and watch how NLP technology can help you to write perfect emails, letters, essays or reports. Visit: http://www.englishsoftware.org
Please use the HTML version of this article at:
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