Headings Headings are the titles and subtitles you see within the actual text of much professional scientific, technical, and business writing. Headings are like the parts of an outline that have been pasted into the actual pages of a report or other document.
Headings are also useful for writers.
They keep you organized and focused on the topic. When you begin using headings, your impulse may be to slap in the headings after you've written the rough draft. Instead, visualize the headings before you start the rough draft, and plug them in as you write. Your task in this chapter is to learn how to use headings and to learn the style and format of a specific design of headings that is standard for this course. Students enrolled in Online Technical Writing are encouraged to take the optional reading quiz on this chapter.