Formatting a Novel in Microsoft Word Using Styles

How to use Microsoft Word Styles to format your novel manuscripts, without having to change all the settings every time you start a new book! Includes info on how to number your chapters automatically, so when you delete or add a chapter, all the numbers update. (That particular tidbit is life-changing, y'all.)

~~~~~~~NOTES TO HELP YOU FURTHER~~~~~~~~~

THOSE ANNOYING TABS:
MS Word will automatically put a Tab after your chapter heading, which can mess up the centering. This link tells you how to fix that on Microsoft Word 365 for Mac, the version I'm using: https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftWord/comments/akzch4/adjust_list_indents_equivalent_in_word_for_mac/. It's different in Windows. Google it for your version of Word.

SCENE BREAKS/ORNAMENTAL BREAKS:
If you have ornamental breaks in your book (like *** at scene breaks), you'll want to select "First Paragraph" style for those so there's no indentation. Then just click the "Center" button to center your ornamental break. (Alternatively, you can create another Style that's centered without any indentation, and call it "Scene Break.")

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