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Subject:Re: Bulleted text examples From:"Bergen, Jane" <janeb -at- ANSWERSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 22 Jun 1998 15:12:42 -0500
I can't tell from your example as they both look alike. Here's my
example of bulleted lists:
----------Example of left-aligned bulleted list--------
The following bullets are not indented. They are left-aligned, meaning
the bullets are at exactly the same position as the text preceding them
(this paragraph):
(I usually leave a half line space here)
* Item A
* Item B
* Item C and if it wraps, it wraps to align the text, not
the bullet, as in this paragraph.
-------Example of indented bulleted list-------
Now, indented bullets are generally aligned with
the first tab of the preceding paragraph, like the
example below:
(I usually leave a half line space here)
* Item A
* Item B
* Item C
-------End of examples-----------
Hope that helps, though of course it may look completely different in
your mail reader.
Jane
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzette Seveny [mailto:sseveny -at- PETVALU -dot- COM]
>
> This thread has been going on for so long that I'm beginning
> to question my understanding of indenting bullets.
>
> Is this an example of indented bullets:
