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> This is actually the compromise my teacher and I have settled on: each procedure will be introduced with a level 4 header,which is basically body font + bold. (I like the touch of omitting the colon - thanks for that nicety) . What this means is that some level 2 and level 3 headers will be followed by a level 4 header with no intervening text, which I have been told is a no-no, but visually it will work. Each step is, in itself, a complete sentence.
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> I have no problem with starting procedures with an independent clause if I could figure out a way to do it without excess verbiage and that will sound good. I'm open to ideas!
Instead of always using Heading 4 (which will violate the structural
integrity of the document), you could create a new style (for example,
"Task Heading") for these topics.
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