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Q&A How do I organize a paragraph that lists several steps after an introduction?

I have a paragraph like below: A hypothetical solution is like this: first, we can use a table to record entries. These entries are imported from a library. . ..... Basically, this paragraph ...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by misteryes‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:53:25Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/7975
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar misteryes‭ · 2019-12-08T02:53:25Z (over 4 years ago)
I have a paragraph like below:

> A hypothetical solution is like this: first, we can use a table to record entries. These entries are imported from a library. . .....

Basically, this paragraph is to talk about a solution. After the colon `:`, I have several sentences, and I'm at a loss on how to choose punctuations. If I use a `:` as in the example, then it seems like the solution is just this sentence: `first, we can use a table to record entries.`, because there is a `.` after `entries`.

How can I organize such a paragraph? Thanks!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-05-29T17:40:15Z (almost 11 years ago)
Original score: 4