Heading Style

You can use Heading Style to adjust the presentation of chapter headings in your book.

Every Style in Vellum includes multiple options for headings, which you can choose from and adjust in this panel.

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Learn how you can change the styling for Headings in this video:

With your Style selected, click the Configure button:

This will take you to a list of Style Features in your book. Heading will be selected to start.

Each Style includes multiple options for how Headings are presented. You can choose from these options in the Heading preset carousel:

To adjust the appearance of a Preset, press the Settings button (found under the carousel) to access its controls:

✨ This feature was added in Vellum 4.0. Make sure you are up-to-date.

Heading Size Adjusts the overall size — including whitespace — of the Heading
Alignment Flips alignment from left to right, or vice versa Not shown for centered presets
Chapter Numbers Changes how the chapter number is displayed (e.g. 1 or Chapter One)
Text Size Scales the size of text in the Heading up or down

If your chapters have Heading Images, you’ll see these controls:

Image Size Scales the size of the image
Position Changes the position of image relative to text Only available for centered presets
Include In Configures heading images to appear only in ebooks or only in print