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I'm curious about something and would like feedback if anyone has a strong opinion : as is, the writeup is single column. I think it's fine, but did anyone have a hard time with that format or think it'd be easier to parse or reference if it was two columns (or more)?

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Hmm. Now that you mention it, the text runs a bit long across the page. I didn’t notice it before, because I had the PDF zoomed in on my laptop.

I believe for print, the general rule is you want about 80 characters maximum per line of text. I took a few random samples, and Claudia sometimes runs about 95-100 characters. It’s not an issue for the indented sections, like “INCIDENTS OF INTEREST”. Also not as much a problem when reading onscreen. Like I said, I didn’t even notice!

But if maximizing readability is a concern (especially when printed out), my advice would be either switch to a two column format – except for special pages like the Memorandum – or switch to a 6x9 US Trade Paperback/A5 format. 6x9/A5 are perfect for single column layouts, and perfect for both print and PDF, as you can switch to Two Page View in the PDF reader and still easily read both pages of text onscreen.