# Yoobee house style/rules
### Paragraphs
#### Definition
All paragraphs need definition. The most common choice are to use **First line indenting** or **Paragraph spacing**. (never use both in the same paragraph)
Use paragraph definitions consistently. Don't chop and change unnecessarily.
##### First line indenting
Applied using paragraph setting, never use Spaces or Tabs to create the indent.
Applied to the every paragraph after the first paragraph following a heading.
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##### Paragraph spacing
Can be applied to all paragraphs (including headings), as either **space after** (applied after each paragraph) or **space before** (applied before each paragraph). Before and After values are added together when they meet. so a heading with 3mm space after meeting a paragraph with 3mm space before, will have a 6mm space between them.
Never use a double return to create space, and spacing should never look like a double return.
Avoid floating headings. Heading that appear closer to the text above them than the text they are for.[](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2020-04/image-1586759099144.png)
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### Hyphenation
#### Left/right aligned text
Use sparingly. Automatic hyphenation should be turned off for all left or right align text.
If necessary discretionary hyphens can be used. Never use a typed hyphen except unless for hyphenated words or names.
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#### Justified text
Less is better. Automatic hyphenation can be helpful as long as it is set correctly.
- No more than 4 hyphen in a paragraph.
- Never have 2 consecutive hyphens.
- Never onto the list line of a paragraph.
- Never hyphenate across columns.
- Never hyphenate headings, or capitalised names.
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**Words With At Least \_ Letters **Specify the minimum number of characters for hyphenated words.
**After First \_ Letters / Before Last \_ Letters** Specify the minimum number of characters at the beginning or end of a word that can be broken by a hyphen. For example, by specifying 3 for these values, *aromatic* would be hyphenated as *aro‑ matic* instead of *ar‑ omatic* or *aromat‑ ic*.
**Hyphen Limit \_ Hyphens **Specify the maximum number of hyphens that can appear on consecutive lines. Zero means unlimited hyphens.
**Hyphenation Zone** Specify the amount of white space allowed at the end of a line of unjustified text before hyphenation begins. This option applies only when you’re using the Single-line Composer with nonjustified text.
**Better Spacing / Fewer Hyphens** To alter the balance between these settings, adjust the slider at the bottom of the dialog box.
**Hyphenate Capitalised Words** To prevent capitalised words from being hyphenated, deselect this option.
**Hyphenate Last Word **To prevent last words in paragraphs from being hyphenated, deselect this option.
**Hyphenate Across Column** To prevent words from being hyphenated across a column, frame, or page, deselect this option.
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### Rivers
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### Orphans and widows
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### Line Length
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### Dashes