Chapter 7: Structuring Long Documents for Better Organization
The longer a document becomes, the harder it can be for people to read and understand the information contained within the document. Adding simple, visually different elements such as a simple list can do wonders to help break up long paragraphs, making it easier for people to read information and scan documents for what it is important. But that is certainly not all you can do to break up long documents by organizing the document into sections, both for you, your readers, and for special Microsoft Word features.
In this chapter, we are going to explore some tools to help you create different looks and labels for the various sections and parts of your document. We will cover the following key topics to help you create a more readable and scannable document with Microsoft Word:
- Creating breaks
- Creating different page orientations
- Numbering sections and pages
- Customizing the header and footer ...