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Subject:Re: Chapter Numbering From:Joe Miller <joemiller -at- CANBERRA -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 15 Oct 1997 08:15:20 -0500
>I'm debating whether to begin numbering chapters at the intro,
>or the subsequent chapter. I've got a pile of guides here from other
>companies, and almost all of them begin after the intro section. I
>did that for my last guide, but I wonder whether that invites readers
>to completely skip the intro.
>How do you approach this issue, as small as it is?
We number the Intro as chapter 1. If there's a preface, we
consider that part of the front matter and don't give it a
chapter number.
--Joe
joemiller -at- canberra -dot- com
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