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Document Chapter &Section Formats

The heading position, number of columns, column separation rules (vertical lines) and paragraph indentation can be specified either for the entire document or for chapters and/or sections.

In addition the page numbering system used can be changed and chapters can be forced to start on the next page or the next left or right hand page. Sections can be made to start immediately or on the next page.

Structure bodies

Changes can be made either to an entire document, chapter or section or to its body. If the entire structure is selected some changes will work differently than if its body is selected. For example spacing can be applied before and after an entire chapter if it is selected or to its paragraphs if its body is selected.

Change format

  1. Select the Document, Chapter, Section or Sub-section you want to change.
  2. Choose Change from the Format menu (or click on the Style indicator). The following dialogue box will appear:

Heading position

No heading.

Heading within columns.

Heading above columns.

Heading hanging in left hand margin.

Multiple columns

You can specify the number of columns for the entire Document, a Chapter or a Section up to a maximum of nine.

Column separation

  1. If required click Select on the unit of measurement icon to cycle through the available units. (Click Adjust to go back).
  2. Edit the value in the Separation writable icon

Column rules

EasiWriter can draw vertical rules between columns in a variety of line thicknesses and patterns.

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Balanced columns

A special feature enables EasiWriter to balance text between columns, distributing it evenly between them rather than waiting until the bottom of the page is reached before starting a new one.

Unbalanced Balanced Balanced and justified

Vertically justified columns

Columns of text can be justified vertically to align the bottom lines of each column. EasiWriter does this by adjusting the vertical separation of paragraphs. In some circumstances i.e. very short columns with few paragraphs, vertical justification will not be possible.

Auto indentation

This feature enables EasiWriter to suppress indentation (or hanging margins) in paragraphs that immediately follow a heading, picture, figure, list, table or sub-section.

Start chapter

This option appears when a chapter is selected. Chapters can be started:

Start section

This option appears when a section is selected. Sections can be started:

Start new page

If you choose On the next page any Chapter or Section using this style will automatically start on a new page.

This property is also used when saving a document as HTML. If Split at Break is selected a new HTML document is started wherever a Chapter or Section with the On the next page property selected is found.

Roman page numbers

This option appears when the document or a chapter is selected.

Auto number

This option appears when a Chapter or a Section is selected, it lets you have a number (or letter) incorporated in the Chapter/Section heading.

1 Click on AutoNumber and enter the number command. See the section Automatic numbering for more details, or

1 Click on AutoNumber choose one of the built in numbering systems from the pop-up menu:

2 Choose Indent to align any text in the heading after the number with the first line indentation marked.

Document Chapter and Section bodies

To change the formatting attributes of the paragraphs contained with a document, chapter or section you need to select its body. For example if a section was selected the Borders command would put a border around the entire section. If its body was selected the border would be drawn around each paragraph.




[3]  If the following paragraphs are not indented (or hanging) this command will have no effect.



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