Tip 1

Not Recommended:

Three variables are used for CST processing:

• ABC
• PQR
• XYZ

Recommended:

CST processing uses the following variables :

• ABC
• PQR
• XYZ

Why?

While revewing a guide, you may see something like:

Three variables are used for CST processing:

• ABC
• PQR
• XYZ
• MNR

That is, later the writer added one more varaible, but forgot to change the introductory sentence. We can avoid maintenace by not specifying the number of items in a list.