Appendix C
Blank Lines

When a page change indicator occurs at a place where the guidelines require a blank line before it, (e.g., at the end of a list) and another guideline requires a blank line after it (e.g., 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 before and after boxed answer choices
• Blank line before and after list of choices for multiple questions

Attribution

• Blank line after 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 that follow each other
• Blank line between adjoining vertical boxes
• Blank line after 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

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

• Blank line after if followed by columned material
• 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 line after centered heading in the table of contents
• No blank line following a related centered heading following a box line
• No blank line 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
• 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

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 and after extraneous material

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 and after key list
• 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 or cell-7 heading

Plays

• Blank line after 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 following the music title before information printed between the title and the song
• 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 after the source

Table of Contents

• Blank line after 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 after 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

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 explanatory transcriber's note and line-numbered material
  Blank line before directions

Word Lists

• Blank line before and after word lists