Appendix C 
Blank Lines

When a page change indicator occurs at a place where the guidelines require a blank line before it, such as at the end of a list, and another guideline requires a blank line after it, such as before a centered heading, only one blank line is used. Place that blank line after the page change indicator.

Alphabetical Divisions in Glossary or Index

Blank line only before first alphabetical division
Blank line as alphabetical divisions when print uses blank lines only
No blank line before or after print guide words
No blank line between a heading and illustrative material

Alphabetic Page Number

No blank line between alphabetic page number and heading

Answer Choices

Blank line after boxed answer choices
Blank line after list of choices for multiple questions

Attribution

Blank line follows an attribution

Boxed Material

Blank lines before the top box line and after the bottom box line in most situations
Blank line between separate boxes which follow each other
Blank line between adjoining vertical boxes
Blank line following a page change indicator and before the top box line
Blank line between heading and box when heading is unrelated to the boxed material

Exceptions

No blank line between related heading and top box line
No blank line between bottom box line and source
No blank line after a top box or before a bottom box line
No blank line before or after interior box lines

Captions

Blank line between caption and table

Cartoons

Blank line before and after each single cartoon or multi-frame cartoon

Cell-5 Heading

Blank line before but not after a cell-5 heading

Exceptions

Blank line after if followed by columned material
No blank line between a top box line and heading on next line
No blank line between cell-5 and related cell-7 heading

Cell-7 Heading

Blank line before but not after a cell-7 heading
No blank line between cell-7 headings and lists

Exceptions

No blank line between a top box line and heading on next line
No blank line before cell-7 heading that follows a cell-5 heading

Centered Heading

Blank line before and after a centered heading

Exceptions

No blank line between related centered headings
No blank line after Following Volumes or Volume number in the table of contents
No blank after centered heading in the table of contents
No blank line following a related centered heading following a box line
No blank when used as an alphabetic division in an alphabetic reference

Codes

Blank line before and after code characters

Columns and Tables

Blank line after column/table before beginning regular text
Follow print for blank lines within the column or table
Insert blank line to replace print horizontal lines
Blank line between sections of a table
Blank line separates a cell-5 heading from columned material
Blank line separates a cell-7 heading from columned material

Commentaries

Blank line before and after commentary in religious works

Correspondence, Instructional

Blank line before and after the letter if not in a box

Cross-References

Blank line before and after cross-references and incidental notes

Displayed Material

Blank line before and after displayed material

Exception

No blank line between individual elements of displayed material

Double-Spaced Material

Two blank lines where there is normally one blank line
Blank line before and after a page change indicator

Exceptions

No blank lines after a top box line
No blank lines before a bottom box line
No blank lines between a column heading and a separation line

End of Volume

Blank line before the end of volume statement, unless the text ends on line 24

Epigraphs

Blank line before and after epigraphs

Exercises

Blank line before and after each complete exercise
Blank line before and after displayed material in an exercise
Blank line before and after exercise examples
Blank line between page change indicator and directions/exercise material
Blank line between directions and matching columns

Expendable Materials

Blank lines are inserted for writing answers

Extraneous Material

Blank line before beginning extraneous material at end of print page

Headings

Blank line before and after centered heading
Blank line before cell-5 headings
Blank line before cell-7 heading
Blank line before heading when it follows a page change indicator

Exceptions

No blank line between headings and illustrative material in glossary
No blank line between note separation line and heading
No blank line between a cell-5 and cell-7 heading
No blank line between related headings, e.g. chapter heading and title
No blank line between top box line and following heading
No blank line between centered heading and its related box

Incidental Notes

Blank line before and after the note

Instructions (Directions)

Blank line before but not after instructions unless required by other formats

Keys

Blank line before and after key
Blank line before key headings
Blank line between key heading and key list
Blank line after a key
Blank line between key and title of column/table

Letters (Correspondence)

Blank line before and after letter

Line-Numbered Material

Blank line between end of a note and beginning of line-numbered material (not within line-numbered material)

Lists

Blank line before and after a list

Exceptions

No blank line between a list and a cell-5 or cell-7 heading
No blank line between a top box line and following list

Notes

Blank line between notes for multiple titles on same print page
No blank line between note separation line and headings
Blank line between notes and page change indicator when text is in same runover position as note
Blank line before note separation line when required by other formats, such as end of a list

Page Change Indicator

Blank line after list, before page change indicator
Blank line follows or precedes displayed material and the page change indicator
Blank line after page change indicator and before exercises
Blank line after page change indicator and before headings
Blank line before the page change indicator when the text after the indicator begins in the same cell as note runovers
Blank line between page change indicator and top box line

Paragraphs

Blank line before each blocked paragraph except following a cell-5 heading

Plays

Blank line following scene setting
Blank line before and after end of play statement

Poetry and Lyrics

Blank line before and after each poem or song
Blank line between each verse or stanza
Blank line before beginning new verse or stanza on new braille page
Blank line before second writing of scansion
Blank line before left and right information following music title
Blank line between page change indicator and new stanza
Blank line at top of braille page when new stanza begins
Blank line between end of poem and note separation line

Exception

No blank line between entry word and poem in a glossary

Print Blank Lines

Blank line inserted to represent print blank lines in columns

Puzzles/Grids

Blank line before and after code key
Blank line before and after each puzzle

Running Head

Blank line between running head and headings
Blank line following running head before any format requiring a leading blank line, e.g., list, instructions, etc.
Blank line between running head and repeated headings

Second/Subsequent Title Page

Blank lines between title page segments

Sentence Diagrams

Blank line before and after each sentence diagram
Blank line before each line in sentence diagram with arrows

Sidebars

Blank line before and after sidebar when not in box

Source

Blank line follows the source

Table of Contents

Blank line following Contents heading
Blank line before connected centered headings
Blank line before unit/part headings
Blank line separates front matter or end matter from body matter
Blank line before chapter or other identifier when it follows front matter
Blank line before cell-5 heading in body of table
Blank line before volume division

Exception

No blank line following centered headings (Volume, Unit, Part, etc.)

Tables

Blank line before and after a table
Blank line when print uses blank line to indicate groupings or set off column totals
Blank line between each row of listed table
Blank line following transcriber's note in wide table
Blank line between transcriber's note and key heading
Blank line between end of key and table title
Blank line between transcriber's note and listing of column headings for stairstep table

Tests

Blank line before score value

Title Page

Blank line(s) between segments (no blank line within segment information)

Transcriber's Notes

Blank line between transcriber's note and key list and table title
Blank line between transcriber's note and listing of column headings for stairstep table
Blank line between key cell-5 headings and key list
Blank line between explanatory transcriber's note and line-numbered material
Blank line before directions

Word Lists

Blank line before and after word lists