When should you use numbers in instructions?
A) When listing conditions, materials, or equipment.
B) When you are listing steps in a chronological process.
C) Only in long, complex manuals.
D) Never

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Writing clear, accurate instructions and procedures is critical. Just like emails, when readers read instructions, they often want to understand immediately without having to read anything twice. Similar to any technical communication, there are common guidelines that you can use to help you compose and design effective instructions and procedures:
10. Use concise headings and subheadings to describe and highlight each section.
11. Leave plenty of white space around headings.
12. Use numbers for every step in a chronological process; use bullets for lists of conditions, materials, and equipment.
13. Use white space to make items in lists easy to find and read.
14. Highlight safety information and warnings. Distinguish between danger, warning, and caution.
15. Keep illustrations as simple as possible.
16. Locate illustrations at the point where the reader needs them. Don't expect readers to locate an illustration that is several pages away from the instruction to which it pertains.
17. Label every illustration, and at the appropriate point in the related text, write "See Figure X."
18. Do not begin an instruction at the bottom of one page and complete it at the top of the next page. Insert a "page break" and move the entire instruction to the next page.

When Should You Use Numbers in Instructions