It's an extra way to distinguish between different heading levels: BIG TEXT starting at page margin Medium-sized text starting at page margin Medium-sized text starting at text column smaller text starting at text column ... and so on 3 cm might be too much. It depends on the type of material, the width of the 'page', whether you use the outdent area for callouts and icons, and so on. Stuart Naomi wrote: > What do you think of setting out a manual so that headings are on the > page margin, but text is indented 2-3cm? Outdated? Sexy? Easier to read > and find information? Waste of paper? ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************