Technical terms linking vertical lists to Instructions

1. How do you introduce a vertical list?
2. What is a vertical list?
3. Can lists be presented horizontally and vertically?
4. What punctuation to use in a vertical list?

How do you introduce a vertical list?

Vertical lists

Introduce the list with a lead-in phrase or clause. Use a colon to introduce the list items only if the lead-in is a complete sentence. Omit the colon if the lead-in is an incomplete sentence. Avoid using headings as lead-ins for lists.

What is a vertical list?

Quite simply, a vertical list is laid out vertically, rather than in line in running prose. The list can be bulleted or ordered with either numbers or letters (or a nested combination of all three). Uses of a vertical list. Vertical lists have many uses: They aid readability by breaking up blocks of prose.

Can lists be presented horizontally and vertically?

Lists are useful because they emphasize selected information in regular text. Lists can be horizontal, with the listed items included directly in the sentence/paragraph. Lists can be vertical, such as when you see a list of three or four items strung out vertically on the page rather than in normal paragraph format.

What punctuation to use in a vertical list?

It is best to introduce a vertical list with a complete grammatical sentence ended with a colon. We'll discuss an exception later in this article. The list elements need not always be bulleted. Only end list items with punctuation if they form complete sentences.