bullets
Bullets are printed to the left of items in a list. You must have at least two items in a bulleted list.
The following guidelines apply to bulleted lists: The example below shows the ending punctuation rule applied for a multilevel list.
In general, think of the punctuation as closing out a “thought,” akin to finishing
a sentence.
NREL technical reports are divided into:
Report Formatting
In text, the first level of bullet is indented 0.25 in., and text begins at the 0.5-in.
mark. This level is bulleted with a solid dot. Second-level bullets are open dots,
and third-level bullets are em dashes (—). Each subsequent level of bullet is sequentially indented 0.5 in. In lists
with items that are more than one line, each bulleted item is followed by a 6-pt.
space.
On the Web
For web content (and for PowerPoint slides and figures), terminal punctuation for a bulleted list is optional when there is no lead-in sentence. Use best judgment and remember that consistency is key. When formatting bullets on the web, there should
be a space between the text above the bullets and the first bullet. To facilitate
scanning, consider adding a blank line between each bulleted item when the bulleted
text is long. Do not use bullets with lists of links.
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