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Headings and subheadings are especially useful when you\u2019re writing a document like a report, which often has different audiences looking for different types of information.\r\n\r\nTo write effective headings:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Use parallelism:<\/strong>\u00a0When you start a pattern, you should keep using it. For example, if you started with the heading \u201cEmail Conference Attendees\u201d and then used \u201cPrint Conference Brochures,\u201d you would disrupt the pattern if your next heading was \u201cContacting Catering Service.\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Use consistent sizes and fonts:<\/strong>\u00a0In your document, you might have different \u201clevels\u201d of headings. Apply the same font and size to each \u201clevel\u201d of headings in your document.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Use limited articles:\u00a0<\/strong>An article is a word like \u201cthe\u201d or \u201ca.\u201d Too many of these can crowd your headings. 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