Text Formatting ⇒ Title size and format specification

[jannetta]

I need to format the chapter headings of my thesis to be in the centre of the page, bold 14-point font and to appear in this format:
Chapter 1. Title of Chapter

At the moment, using the defaults, the font is much larger and the chapter and title appear left justified on two lines as:
Chapter 1
Title of Chapter

How do I do this?

Your help is greatly appreciated

[Johannes_B]

Assuming a standard class: package titlesec

[jannetta]

I started looking at titlesec while I was looking for a response.

What <shape> should I be using if I want the whole heading on one line?

[jannetta]

Actually, none of the settings I try work. This is an example I found but editing it to what I think is appropriate just breaks it:
\titleformat{\chapter}[display]
{\normalfont\sffamily\huge\bfseries}
{\chaptertitlename\ \thechapter}{14pt}{\Huge}

I need the "Chapter 1" and the title to appear on the same line.
I Need a "." after the Chapter 1
I don't understand what the \huge and {\Huge} are for. I need everything to be 14pt.

Can you perhaps help?

[Johannes_B]

Code: Select all

\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{showframe}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titleformat{\chapter}[block]{\centering\fontsize{14pt}{16pt}\selectfont}{\chaptertitlename~\thechapter.}{12pt}{}
\begin{document}
\chapter{Wombat}
\blindtext
\chapter*{Wombat}
\blindtext
\chapter{Wombat flying high in the sky to visit the magical
unicorn riding on the clouds}
\blindtext
\end{document}

[jannetta]

Hi Johannes

Thank you so much. Can you please explain what the bits do:
\titleformat{\chapter}[block]{\centering\fontsize{14pt}{16pt}\selectfont}{\chaptertitlename~\thechapter.}{12pt}{}

What is the tilde for?
Why 12pt right at the end?

[Johannes_B]

Can't you be a bit adventurous and try out what the pieces do?
Or look into the manual, like i did?

block: the manual hinted that.
centering: You wanted centered
fontsize: You wanted that.
chaptertitlename: Prints chapter
\thechapter: prints the chapternumber
tilde between: unbreakble space between
12pt: randomly used space between chapternumber and actual chapter title

[jannetta]

Hi Johannes

I'm not that adventurous when I'm a single mom with two kids, an elderly mother, a full-time job and a thesis manuscript to get printed. Then I just want to get it done. At least I managed to get the sections and subsections done on my own by trying and reading the manual before I had to take the mother to the shop and sort the minecraft server out for the son. Now I just have to take him to the orthodontist, have the double glazed window with water in it fixed and then I can send the script off to get a quote for binding.

So your help is even more appreciated than usual.

Jannetta

[Johannes_B]

Sounds like a regular day of a mother + thesis stuff. Wow

Make sure to take a break once in a while


Good luck with your thesis and enjoy life with your family
Johannes