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title: Chapter Number
category: Chapters
tags: chapters, fields, order, pacing
contextKey: chapters.fields.chapterNumber
micro: Set the chapter's order inside the book.
quickTitle: Chapter number
quickSummary: Chapter Number controls where this chapter sits in the book's reader-facing order.
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# Chapter Number

Use Chapter Number to set where the chapter sits in the book. Decimal numbers can be useful while restructuring because they let you insert chapters between existing ones before renumbering cleanly.

The number should reflect reading order, not necessarily the order in which you drafted the material.
