I have found my own answer to the question I asked earlier: \setuppapersize[A4] \setuplabeltext [en] [chapter=~] \define[2]\MyChapter   {\framed[frame=off,width=broad,align=middle]{#1\blank[2cm]#2}} \setuphead [chapter] [command=\MyChapter] \chapter{Chapter title} It was simply a matter of working out where to put the \blank[2cm] (or whatever vertical space was required). It replaced {#1\\#2}} Julian