Learn MS Word Legal: Is Your Heading Off Center? Here Are Some Common Reasons Why

This short write-up has to do with the Centering of a Heading 1 in a Multi-Level Outline. (Center) Article 1 (soft return) Introduction (Hard Return) If you look above, "Article 1" is the numbering aspect of Heading Level 1 and "Introduction" is the Textual Aspect of Heading Level 1. A soft return is used after the numbering aspect so that the Heading is looked at as one piece and not two separate entities therefore reacting as one piece when the style is applied. When doing Multi-Level Outlines, the positioning of the Number in terms of where it comes in on the screen (page) is controlled by the "Aligned At" and the "Text Indent At" selections of the Multi-Level Outline Dialog Box. But there is one exception pertaining to the number positioning and that is a centered heading. When you have a centered heading, the positioning is not done through the numbering aspect but through the textual aspect of Heading 1 under Modify, Format, Paragraph, Alignment "Center". So what throws the centering off? 1. In the Multi-Level Outline Dialog Box, Alignment should be "Left". If you choose Center, and you choose Alignment Center under Paragraph as well, it has the effect of throwing the Heading off by 0.5. 2. Another thing that will throw the centering off is leaving the selection "Follow Number With" in your Multi-Level Dialog Box as Follow With "Tab". (Centered) Article 1 (tab) (soft return) 3. Using the "Tab" Selection, in the Multi-Level Dialog Box will also throw the centering off by 0.5. While we are at it, "Aligned At" and @Text Indent At". 4. When you have a centered heading as shown above, there is nothing following the number so instead of selecting "Tab" under the selection "Follow Number With" in your Multi-Level Dialog Box you choose the selection "Nothing". 5. This selection will ensure that the Centered Heading comes in properly. 6. Finally, make sure that "Aligned At" and "Text Indent At" in the Multi-Level Dialog Box are set to zero. Training From An Inside Perspective www.advanceto.com