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Q&A How to move back to main section after finishing a sub-section

Indentations. 1.1 Main section (starting) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet 1.1.1 Sub section 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet 1.1.2 Sub section 2 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet 1.1.1.a. Lorem...

posted 8y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:37Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/23565
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:22:39Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/23565
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T05:22:39Z (over 4 years ago)
Indentations.

    1.1 Main section (starting)
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
    
      1.1.1 Sub section 1
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
    
      1.1.2 Sub section 2
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
    
        1.1.1.a.
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
    
    1.1 Main section (ending)
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

This makes it very easy to follow. Granted, if you have _too_ many subsections you're going to have a left margin which is half the page, but that's an organizational issue.

If you have access to header/footer text, you can also put `1.1.2 Ri meliora dies` in the header, so the reader can look up and see what section the copy is in. Transitional copy like "As noted in § 1.1.1 above..." certainly won't hurt either.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-06-25T23:48:52Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 1