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- | ===== Textboxes & Sidebars ===== | + | ====== Textboxes & Sidebars |
- | ====Textboxes==== | + | Text boxes, sidebars, and asides are all what are considered '' |
- | The text inside the textbox | + | All '' |
- | ====Sidebars==== | + | |
- | The sidebar text should be placed at an appropriate location in the reading order. The words “Sidebar starts" | + | Insert any secondary content, such as sidebar |
- | ====Q & A ==== | + | < |
- | **Q: When creating sidebars, I did not want to wrap the text in a way that would make the text lose its corresponding associated text, so I selected "In line with text" - all other options seemed | + | |
- | A: When incorporating sidebar content into the main body of the text, we take the contents (sometimes helps to clear formatting) and apply the normal body text style to it. We offset the contents with the text SIDEBAR STARTS and SIDEBAR ENDS. The sidebar content can also consist of a heading(s) if it makes sense to apply that hierarchy. Try to place the content somewhere within the main body so that there' | + | This text box will translate |
+ | A text box may contain formatting (italics, bold, lists, headings, etc.). | ||
- | **Q: Generation X was initially designed in a way to use margins for definitions throughout the book as well as images, etc. I put the definitions in footnotes instead, for now** - so they can still correspond with the correct sections of text. Is there a better method? (I kept the images in the main body of the text though - for the images that were just words, I typed the words in the main body). -Jenn | + | To create a text box: |
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- | A: We should treat the text in the sidebar as sidebar content | + | Once you have your text box, you need to ensure it is '' |
- | You should insert | + | |
- | Let us know if this part still isn' | + | 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 the image is anchored in place, so it wont move around | ||
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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, images etc.. | ||
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+ | Here is a video demo on how to create text boxes for secondary content: [[https:// | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **Example** | ||
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+ | Below is an screenshot of a complete text box: | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | </ aside> | ||
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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 | ||
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+ | https://www.datanumen.com/ | ||
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+ | A: None of these workarounds would be accessible. Since they seem to fit into the narrative flow, then put content | ||
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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 | ||
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+ | A: These are actually not sidebars, but what publishers call pull 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' | ||
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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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