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Subject:Re: table of contents From:"Herman Holtz" <h -dot- holtz -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 2 Dec 2000 10:09:13 -0500
I don't worry a great deal about whether what I do is a stabndard
practice or not. If it strikes me as right for the purpose and satsifies my
sense of propriety, that's good enough for me. Perhaps an editor will change
it anyway before it ever goes to press, but in the meantime, I am
satisfied. - Herm
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From: "Doug Grossman" <Doug -dot- Grossman -at- sas -dot- com>
> A standard that I've seen used in more than one organization is to only go
three heading levels (the chapter or section title, plus two low
er-level headings) down on the Table of Contents
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