Regular page numbering, using arabic numerals, begins after the front matter, typically starting with the Executive Summary. Pages in appendices are included in the same numbering sequence as the body of the text. The recommended position for page numbers in EDC reports is the bottom center of the page. Developing headings Headings identify the content and purpose of the sections of a report. They fulfill the same function in shorter documents like memos and letters.
Headings serve several important purposes.
A good way to compose the headings for all these different sections is to base them on the topics in the outline you wrote before you began drafting. In addition, since your headings indicate both your document's main points and organization, you can use them to compose the table of contents. For a discussion of parallel structure, see the section on hierarchical organization in the online coursepack. Word each heading so it concisely and specifically tells readers what the section contains. Watch out, though, for headings that are so short and vague as to be uninformative about the section's precise content.