question about chapter number variable

["Lee, Linda (Contractor)" <llee01@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm trying to update a 4-year-old template (FM 7 on Windows 2000) and I can't
get the Chapter numbering paragraph tag to leave space above. The current
technique is to insert a blank Body tag first in order to achieve the desired
positioning approximately 1.5 inches from the top of the column. My
troubleshooting indicates that the chapter number variable <$chapnum> is causing
this to happen. Is that the expected behavior? Here's what we use:

ChaptHeading (inserts the word "Chapter" plus the number)
Title
Body

Here's what we have for the ChaptHeading tag:

Numbering = C:Chapter <$chapnum>
Space above = 66.0 pt, but it's not happening

All other properties match the Title tag.

I've experimented with creating new tags with different properties, but the
minute I make the numbering consistent with the one above, it moves to the top
of the column. I like clean templates that use design to achieve effects; to me
inserting that Body tag is a hack. Can anyone help?


Linda D. Lee (Contractor)
Technical Writer
Harris Corporation
Network Support Division
Documentation & Training Department
321-724-3521

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