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This style guide for [[Clicklaw Wikibooks]] aims to help contributors produce Wikibooks with consistent and clear language, layout, and formatting. | This style guide for [[Clicklaw Wikibooks]] aims to help contributors produce Wikibooks with consistent and clear language, layout, and formatting. This guide is to be used in conjunction with the [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide]], which provides guidance on the technical aspects of editing and updating content. | ||
== Page titles and in-page headings == | == Page titles and in-page headings == | ||
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=== Bulleted lists === | === Bulleted lists === | ||
Use bulleted lists to break up a list of items. Use numbered lists if the list is a series of steps. | Use bulleted lists to break up a list of items. Use numbered lists if the list is a series of steps. | ||
Where the bulleted list has items that are less than a full sentence, use commas between the items, start each item with a lowercase letter, and use a conjunction after the second-to-last item. For example: | Where the bulleted list has items that are less than a full sentence, use commas between the items, start each item with a lowercase letter, and use a conjunction after the second-to-last item. For example: | ||
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Use numbered lists if the list is a series of steps. | Use numbered lists if the list is a series of steps. | ||
==Quotation marks== | ==Quotation marks== | ||
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=== Internal links === | === Internal links === | ||
Make links only where they are relevant and helpful in the context; excessive use of hyperlinks can be distracting, and may slow the reader down. | Make links only where they are relevant and helpful in the context; excessive use of hyperlinks can be distracting, and may slow the reader down. | ||
=== External links === | === External links === | ||
Minimize using external links in the main body of a page; include only external links that are to essential resources or information. For other external links, look to include those in an external links section at the end, pointing to further information outside Clicklaw Wikibooks. | Minimize using external links in the main body of a page; include only external links that are to essential resources or information. For other external links, look to include those in an external links section at the end, pointing to further information outside Clicklaw Wikibooks. | ||
== Numbers == | == Numbers == |