What Are The Uses of White Space in Composition?

• Use enough margins and short lines with extra space between lines.
• Blocks of print can be indented off the left margin and headings outdented.
• Create short paragraphs with spaces between paragraphs.
• Use bulleted or numbered list structures where it is needed. 

Words in print contain graphic qualities that influence the meaning. When these divisions are present, they imply order and design.

• Several divisions can look more striking when using Roman numerals, Arabic numbers, or headings.
• To suggest a passage of time in narrative writing, employ space or other punctuation. 
• Punctuation can be used to change the tone or point of view in expository writing.

The value of white space becomes obvious when words are unspaced, when a page is filled to the edges, or when a section ought to be broken up into several paragraphs.

But when white space is well employed, it makes communication easier and more enjoyable.