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Insert any secondary content, such as sidebar content, using a text box. | Insert any secondary content, such as sidebar content, using a text box. | ||
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This text box will translate to an < | This text box will translate to an < | ||
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* Draw text box the length of the page | * Draw text box the length of the page | ||
- | Now you have a text box! Then do the following: | + | Once you have your text box, you need to ensure it is '' |
- | * Make sure the text box is set to '' | + | |
- | * Enter text into text box including any formatting such as: emphasis, strong, lists, headings, etc.. | + | For Mac: |
+ | * Left click the text box | ||
+ | * This will open a pop up menu | ||
+ | * Select '' | ||
+ | * This will open a secondary pop up menu | ||
+ | * Select '' | ||
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+ | For PC Windows: | ||
+ | * Make sure the text box is selected | ||
+ | * Select the '' | ||
+ | * Select '' | ||
+ | * Select | ||
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+ | This will ensure | ||
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+ | Now you have a text box! Now you can enter text into text box including any formatting such as: emphasis, strong, lists, headings, | ||
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Here is a video demo on how to create text boxes for secondary content: [[https:// | Here is a video demo on how to create text boxes for secondary content: [[https:// | ||
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This is what it looks like when it is converted into an epub: | This is what it looks like when it is converted into an epub: | ||
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+ | Habaneros are not at everyone’s neighborhood grocery store. And once you do find and buy a bunch of them, you’ll probably use only one or two at a time, because they’re so fiery. Instead of letting the leftover chiles languish in the refrigerator, | ||
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+ | <note tip>If you have any questions, check the archive below, if still not clear, post your question on the [[public: | ||
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+ | ====Q&A Archive==== | ||
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+ | Q: I'm working on Vancouver Exposed which has sections of text in boxes - they seem like asides, but they also seem to fit within the narrative flow? Can I format these in text boxes like we did for fight like a physicist? | ||
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+ | A: You can put them into text boxes. These will translate to < | ||
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+ | Update: Thank you! I've started adding the text boxes but I'm running into an issue. A couple of the asides have footnotes. I had preinserted the footnotes and when I put them into the text box, they deleted. I did some research and it looks like word doesn' | ||
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+ | A: None of these workarounds would be accessible. Since they seem to fit into the narrative flow, then put content breaks above and below each aside section. | ||
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+ | Q: I'm working on Satan is a Socialist and I have a question about sidebars. This text uses a number of sidebars (usually just one sentence) to highlight main points in the text. I know our normal workflow is to move sidebars to the end of a section, but because these sidebars emphasize the text immediately above it I'm worried that taking them out of context will make them seem jarring. Should I move them to the end of a section, or is there another approach I should take? Thanks for your help! | ||
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+ | A: These are actually not sidebars, but what publishers call pull quotes and they used lines and larger text to visually grab the readers attention. You can style them as quotes. | ||
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+ | Q: We Rise Again has a number of pages styled completely different than the main pages (see example below). I've been styling them as secondary content in text boxes. Is this the right approach? If it is, should I include the image inside the text box as well? If I do, it will mean the text box can't all fit on one page. Thanks! | ||
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+ | A: Yes. Include the image. Remember you can also resize the image to fit it on the page. If this does not work then put the term Aside in the heading and I will manually code them during conversion. I will also place a ticket into DAISY to see if this issue can be fixed. | ||
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