Compile [Text Formatting] Settings don't seem to take

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Trying to export a manuscript to PDF.

Each chapter is listed as a section, and is single spaced.
I cloned the Manuscript (Times) format and started working.

Here’s what I would like:

  • Font is 12 point Times New Roman
  • Double-spacing for the text
  • Each chapter starts on a new page
  • Chapter headings start 5 lines down from the top
  • 1" margins
  • Each first line is indented 1/2"

First, there were section breaks everywhere, I had a “#” every other line. I figured that part out.

I’m still stuck on the text not showing the double-spacing or the indentation.
The chapter titles are not appearing either.

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Are you using a “body” style in the Scrivener Editor?

Have you assigned a Section Layout that includes section titles, page breaks, and first line indents? (The preview tiles in the center pane of the main Compile screen will show you these elements.)

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Thank you. I think that was part of it. I made sure the body style within the Editor itself was “No Style” and then changed the sections to Headers, so now I have the indentation and double-spacing working.