When writing, it takes time to think about a clear text structure. It makes writing much more accessible and helps your readers understand the message of your post.
Whether you’re writing a list post or a detailed tutorial, it’s essential to have a blog structure that organizes your information.
Bulleted Lists
A bulleted list can make your text easier to scan and help you convey your information more clearly. It’s beneficial when presenting related ideas, categories or features.
To use a bulleted list, choose Type > Bulleted And Numbered Lists from the Paragraph panel menu or the Control panel. Specify the settings you want for list formatting, then click OK.
Each item in your list should begin with a capital letter. If your list is longer than a single sentence, end each item with a full stop (period).
When writing the introduction to a bulleted list, be sure it fits with each item. You can also place a colon before the first item or end the introductory sentence with a question mark.
Headings With Arrows
Headings are a great way to make your text easy to read. They clearly outline your article and stick out when your reader scans your blog post.
They also help you create a more readable basic blog structure, which is good for your readers and SEO. To set up headings, use a heading style (found in your types gallery) to divide your content into sections.
Using headings can also help readers who use screen readers navigate your blog post. They’ll be able to understand how your content is organized and where to find specific information, which can make the difference between readers reading your blog and skipping it.
Headings can also be used to link to other articles within your blog, which is a great way to break up the monotony of your text. The hyperlinks should be bolded and in a different color than the rest of your text, making them stand out.
Text With a Counter Form
For a successful text design, consider the reader’s experience. It includes letter spacing, x-height and the leading of the line. To increase reading comfort, you need to align the lines in your letters and maximize the visibility of lowercase letters in small point sizes.
The ideal method is to design a glyph with all components. It will help you save time by avoiding using a separate glyph for each character type. To ensure you’re using the correct glyph, you can set up a text object to contain the desired characters, such as the glyph containing the title and subtitles for your content.
The text object will also include a contextual widget that allows you to change the font, x-height and leading of your chosen glyph. You can add a counter to the glyph using Labeljoy’s Counter concatenation function. It is handy when displaying many minor glyphs with the same attribution in a single layout.
Smart Quotes
Organizing your text can greatly affect how people read and understand your blog post. You should think about how your text is structured before you start writing.
You’ll need to consider the length of your text, whether you want to use paragraphs or clear bullet points and how you will divide it into sections, lists or tips. These things will make your blog post easy to read and help readers find what they want.
If you use quotation marks or apostrophes in your text, you should always use wise (curly) quotes. You’ll get them by default in many word-processing applications and CMSs.
For example, you can use them when quoting a passage or title, and they’ll curve toward the words you’re quoting. It’s a subtle change but it can be a massive difference in how your text is readable.
Subheadings
Subheadings are a great way to set up your text in an easy-to-read format. They can help guide readers through a section and give them a preview of what comes next.
They can also increase reader retention and help you organize your content. They are an essential part of any well-written blog post. A good subheading should be descriptive, short, and valuable to the reader. It includes explaining, showing benefits or encouraging action. Creating an effective subheading starts with crafting your headline. Headlines should grab attention and spark curiosity.
It would be best to focus on writing in your brand’s voice. It helps establish brand recognition and creates a sense of trust in your audience. It’s also essential to keep your subheadings consistent with the rest of your blog. If you have a different tone for each section, it cannot be evident to your readers. It would help if you always used subheadings to break up long paragraphs and introduce new topics. They can also signal when you’re moving onto a new subject.
