You may have seen solid blocks of text that use the Lorum Ipsum mumbo jumbo - what's it mean, most probably don't have a clue.
So I'm going to adopt a convention of using an english block of text that has some meaning. My chosen block of text (which is free to use by anyone) is this:
This block of solid text ignores guidelines for effective information presentation. If we assume that information is primarily aimed at humans then there are a number of simple steps that can be taken to present information in an effective manner. Some of those steps are described on this page. A quick guide may be welcome - see the reasons for a summary. Here is a quick guide for this topic:Provide an introduction and/or summary; Use white space; Structure;Contents list and section titles;Small paragraphs;Quick guide. Use plenty of white space. On the computer screen white space is free - there is no hidden charge. There is no need to cram 1000 words into one massive paragraph.They say that "a picture paints a thousand words". Diagrams can be very useful for quickly communicating a message. Pictures may also help to enhance the quality of a presentation. Us humans have limited conscious thought abilities, so it helps to present information in small manageable chunks. We usually like to know how these chunks relate to each other. To help with this the following are recommended: contents list and section titles. Do you still remember what our limited ability was? It helps if you avoid massive blocks of text; use small paragraphs. Summarise it! Because we are lazy and/or we do not have enough time to read a big report. If the summary of the report / article / page looks interesting and relevant then people will read the sections of interest, providing it is well structured. PS: You are free to copy and paste this anywhere - use it instead of the mysterious Lorum Ipsum text.
The text originates here:
https://sites.google.com/site/electronicacademic/Home/Projects/knowledge-management-system-kms/effective-information-presentation/one-block-of-solid-text
... which is an example of how NOT to do effective information presentation.
