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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Bullet Points

0 I am sorry if this is the wrong place to be asking this question but i have been searching for the past couple days trying to find an answer.02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00Do you mean on a single page? In a single section? On a powerpoint slide?

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Do you mean on a single page?
  • In a single section?
  • On a powerpoint slide?
  • 02br 02br 00Very generally speaking, as few as possible.
  • Ideally, the reader can hold them all in his mind to form an opinion about what you are talking about.
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0Hi,02br
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00Very generally speaking, as few as possible. Ideally, the reader can hold them all in his mind to form an opinion about what you are talking about. I can do that with 5 or 6. I can't so it with 100.05002br
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0 my purpose for these bullet points would be for a products page on a website0-
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0 How many products are you offering?0-
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0 atleast 35 that i know of... im sure there is more... but each product is going to have its own section naturally and there will be an overview tap with breif description/sales pitch and the some bullets at the bottom. I set a limit of 5 - 6 bullet but there are a couple guys figthing my limit and bout the only way to talk to these people is to get an professional opinion on the matter (of bul
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0 There isn't a rule. If you are simply listing a word or phrase, then you can have more than if you are listing paragraphs with each bullet. 0-
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0 so what you're saying is that if these guys decide they wanna list 20 bullets than thats ok? there isnt an intelligent limit to set to bullets?0-
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0Well, I don't know how you made the leap from my saying "more" is okay to "20" is okay.02br
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00If you've got 20, then you need to find a way to regroup them, because just about any reasonable person would agree that 20 is too many. 02br
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00But if you're looking for a rule, there's isn't one. When you have so many bullets that you lose clarity and
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00if you want another opinion, I would probably use bullet points for few items, say, 2 to 8 items. I would use a numbered list for more items. Then you can refer to every item by number, so even if you have a lot of items listed, a numbered list make them look more neatly arranged. That's just what I would do, but as GG said, there isn't any rule. 050010id1
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0 sorry its been a bit since i replied but yeah i tried telling these guys we need to keep the bullets for each product down to 6 - 8 points... but if i am understanding right than there is no set standard.. if there is a completly logical reason for having alot of points than let it be so?0-
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0Yes, you are correct: There is no set standard.02br
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00You have to go with what is "reasonable," which will vary from situation to situation.02br
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00I actually think three or four in each category is enough for "messages," but if you have 12 products to list, then you need 12 bullets to list them. 0-
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