Promoting Yorkshire Authors

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FORMATTING A MANUSCRIPT

Chapter headings.

To ensure each chapter begins in a new section.
In word – tap on LAYOUT this gives you three choices – Breaks, Line numbers or Hyphenation – click on Breaks. A list appears – To end a chapter ALWAYS choose next page under section break, NOT page at the top of the list.

To add a heading for each new Chapter.
On the ribbon are small boxes containing choices of headings. They are usually headed – Normal – no space - Chapter Heading - Heading 1 etc.
I’m choosing Chapter Heading. At the top of my new page I type

Chapter One

As you can see it’s currently on the left and looks like my normal script.
All I have to do to create the heading style is put my cursor beside the letter C and click on the box that says Chapter heading… and this is what happens

Chapter One

The long road to nowhere… A strange sign to find at a crossroads. Someone’s idea of a joke I suppose…

How to change the spaces before and after the words Chapter One.
Right click on the box headed Chapter Heading - and click on Modify. Here you will find options to change the font and style of the heading. Everything you set here will be applied to all Chapter headings. I tend to use Arial for the heading usually Italic. The font size – make it larger than the font you use for the main body of the book; 14 or 15 and remember to centre the heading.

Move down to the bottom of the box and click on format.
This takes you through to another list where you choose – paragraph.
Remember – this will only change the setting to your chapter headings, not your main body of work.  Choose the following.

• Alignment – Centred
• Outline -   Body of text
• Indents – leave at 0              Special – leave blank
• Mirror indents – leave blank
• Spacing before -12
• Spacing after -  24  

           
Tick the box - No spaces between paragraphs

Leave line spacing as single.
These spacing sizes are a moveable feast depending on your preferred style. Some authors like to make a statement by starting halfway down a page.
Once you have made the changes and are happy, click okay. If you decide to change anything about your Chapter heading, remember to use Modify in the box on the ribbon, NOT anywhere else at it messes up the formatting of the document.

If you use the above to form your Chapter headings it has the bonus of adding the names/page numbers directly to your list of contents… A subject for another day.

Have fun.
Linda