Editing Checklist (section)

===Content and layout===
The workload and time available should be considered.<ref name="CAA" /> Each listed item should be necessary and together they should be sufficient. Only necessary instructions should be included.<ref name="Courtnell 2019" /> A checklist should be as brief as possible without compromising clarity.<ref name="CAA" /> Items should not be over-detailed in description nor ambiguous. A checklist should not try to define or describe procedures which should be familiar to the checker, though critical steps may usefully be listed in order when order is important.<ref name="Courtnell 2019" /> Numbering the items usually helps with place-keeping.<ref name="CAA" /> It may be useful to cross-reference the checklist to the standard procedure document, where the process is definitively described in detail, particularly for training and audit purposes. This makes it easy to check if there is any doubt, but does not distract the user. Version number and date may be required to ensure that the current authorised version is in use.<ref name="Courtnell 2019" /> 

Ordering of the list should be logical. Where chronological order is important, it should be indicated by order on the list. The most convenient and reliable checklists are normally completed from top to bottom in a single session. It should be easy to recover from any interruption without risking missing an item or redoing a check unnecessarily. Grouping items which can be done at the same time or place, or by the same person, often improves efficiency. Where items to be checked are spatially distributed, an order minimising travel or search time is efficient.<ref name="Courtnell 2019" />

Checkboxes at the beginning of each item are easier to find and follow to the next incomplete check. A keyword at the beginning of the text will help ensure that the correct box is ticked.<ref name="Courtnell 2019" />