diff --git a/docs/source/structure.rst b/docs/source/structure.rst index 146f56e7..4e5b51a5 100644 --- a/docs/source/structure.rst +++ b/docs/source/structure.rst @@ -56,6 +56,27 @@ instance, chapter numbers can be applied automatically, and so can scene numbers a draft manuscript. See the :ref:`a_export` page for more details. +.. _a_struct_heads_unnum: + +Unnumbered Chapter Headings +--------------------------- + +If you use file layout types for your files, the automatic numbering feature for your chapters is +controlled by whether you use the :guilabel:`Chapter` or :guilabel:`Unnumbered` layout type for your +file. However, if you have a different file layout where this isn't practical, you can also switch +off chapter numbering for a chapter by making the first charcater of the chapter title an ``*``. +Like so: + +``## *Unnumbered Chapter Title`` + +The leading asterisk is only considered by the :guilabel:`Build Novel Project` tool, and will be +removed before inserted at the location of the ``%title%`` label. See the :ref:`a_export` page for +more details. + +.. note:: + If you need the first character of the title to be an actual asterisk, you must escape it: ``\*``. + + .. _a_struct_tags: Tag References