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- +======= Understanding and Using Headings =======
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 Headings are the most important part to an accessible book. Screen readers us headings to navigate through a book or document, so they must be well formed. This means we must use Styles to create headings, and we must follow the ''Rule of Hierarchy'' (meaning every heading follows a structured hierarchical order.) Headings are the most important part to an accessible book. Screen readers us headings to navigate through a book or document, so they must be well formed. This means we must use Styles to create headings, and we must follow the ''Rule of Hierarchy'' (meaning every heading follows a structured hierarchical order.)
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   * Nest headings without skipping. For example, if you have a book with two levels of headings, use Heading 1 and Heading 2, not Heading 1 and Heading 3, no matter how small or insignificant the second level of heading might appear. It’s very important to not skip heading levels as the document will not validate as an accessible ebook.   * Nest headings without skipping. For example, if you have a book with two levels of headings, use Heading 1 and Heading 2, not Heading 1 and Heading 3, no matter how small or insignificant the second level of heading might appear. It’s very important to not skip heading levels as the document will not validate as an accessible ebook.
  
-  * **A heading should not have any line break in between**. This will result in two headings of the same level without any text in between. This mark-up is invalid. For example, if the document has the following:+  * **A heading should not have any line break in between**. This will result in two headings of the same level without any text in between. This is what is known as a ''split heading''. This mark-up is invalid. For example, if the document has the following:
 Chapter 1\\ Basics of Programming Chapter 1\\ Basics of Programming
  
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   - Heading 3: Can be used for subsections.   - Heading 3: Can be used for subsections.
   - Heading 4-6: Rarely used.   - Heading 4-6: Rarely used.
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 +<note>To learn more on how to apply or fix the Heading Style in Word go to [[public:nnels:etext:styles|Understanding and Using Styles]].</note>
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