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 ====== Textboxes & Sidebars ======
-<note warning>UNDER CONSTRUCTION</note>
+Text boxes, sidebars, and asides are all what are considered ''secondary content''.
-Textboxes and sidebars, and other secondary content, should be moved to an appropriate place within the main narrative flow.
+All ''secondary content'' should be moved to an appropriate place within the main narrative flow. You do not want to create a break in a sentence, but you want to maintain it as close to the original as possible
+Insert any secondary content, such as sidebar content, using a text box.
+<note>If the text within the secondary content goes over a page in word, then the text box will not function properly. In this case add the phrase ''Aside'' to the top heading of the secondary content, or if there is no heading for the secondary content add one that simply states ''Aside''. The Production Coordinator will add the appropriate tagging during conversion. If you have any questions about this, please post them in the [[public:nnels:etext:q_a|Q&A]]</note>
+This text box will translate to an <aside> tag.
 A text box may contain formatting (italics, bold, lists, headings, etc.).
-Textboxes and sidebars will be marked with the ''<aside>'' tag in EPUB3.
+To create a text box:
+  * Open ''Insert'' Menu
+  * Select ''Text box''
+  * Draw text box the length of the page
+Once you have your text box, you need to ensure it is ''In Line with Text''.
+For Mac:
+  * Left click the text box
+  * This will open a pop up menu
+  * Select ''Text Wrap''
+  * This will open a secondary pop up menu
+  * Select ''In Line with Text''
+For PC Windows:
+  * Make sure the text box is selected
+  * Select the ''Shape Format'' tab in the top ribbon
+  * Select ''Text Wrap'' to open a drop down menu
+  * Select ''In Line with Text''
+This will ensure the image is anchored in place, so it wont move around and can be read by screen readers!
+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..
+<note>Make sure all the text is visible within the text box, and that the text box is on a single page.</note>
+Here is a video demo on how to create text boxes for secondary content: [[https://somup.com/crlIYe0mRl]]
+<note>The appropriate heading level needs to be applied to the heading of the secondary content. For more information, please see the [[public:nnels:etext:headings|Headings Section]].</note>
-Insert any secondary content, such as sidebar content or text boxes, using a text box feature within Word under ''Insert'' in the top Menu.
-[include image of top menu and video of steps]
+<WRAP center round box 80%>
+**Example**
-To Insert a Text Box:
+Below is an screenshot of a complete text box:
-  * Highlight the text you want in the text box
+{{ :public:nnels:etext:textbox.png?400 |}}
-  * Go to ''Insert'' in the top menu bar
-  * Select ''Text Box''
-  * In the drop menu, select the option ''Text Box''
-Next you have to make sure it is properly anchored and aligned:
+This is what it looks like when it is converted into an epub:
-  * Select the Text Box
+<aside>
-  * Right click to open the options menu
-  * Select ''Wrap Text''
-  * In the drop menu select the option for ''Inline with Text''
-<note>Text boxes can only be the size of the page.</note>
+<H3>Frozen Heat</H3>
-If the text box is longer than a single page format content without a text box and the appropriate header.
+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, put them in a resealable bag and pop them in the freezer. They’ll keep there for a few months. When you’re ready to use them, let them defrost for a few minutes at room temperature.
-<note tip>Sometimes Text Boxes are too big because of the size of images. If you have an image in your text box, resize it until it fits on the page. Only do this if the image can still be a reasonable size (i.e. you can make it out without eyestrain.) If you can not resize the image properly to fix the Text Box size then format as a regular section.</note>
+</ aside>
+</WRAP>
-If in doubt, ask in the [[public:nnels:etext:q_a|Q&A Section here]].
+<note tip>If you have any questions, check the archive below, if still not clear, post your question on the [[public:nnels:etext:q_a|Production Q&A]]
+</note>
+----
+====Q&A Archive====
-=====Reformatting for DAISY Requests=====
+----
+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?
+{{ :public:nnels:etext:screen_shot_2021-08-03_at_7.38.09_pm.png?400 |}}
-We still receive patron requests for DAISY books. If it is a DAISY request you will reformat all text boxes and sidebars as follows.
+A: You can put them into text boxes. These will translate to <aside> tags when I convert it to an EPUB3!
-Textboxes and sidebars will be marked with the ''<sidebar>'' tag in DAISY XML.
+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't support inserting footnotes into text boxes? It looks like there are a couple work arounds (see the link below) but I don't know if these will work for us? How should I proceed?
-<note>If the Request is for DAISY there will be a note within the ticket of the title.</note>
+https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/3-practical-ways-insert-footnotes-endnotes-texts-text-boxes/
-====Textboxes====
+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.
+----
-Retain the text that is inside the textbox. This text should be placed at an appropriate location in the reading order. The textbox should not be inserted as a picture. The words “Textbox Starts" and "Textbox Ends" should be inserted at the start and end of the textbox contents. If a textbox contains a heading, it may be marked up as a heading if appropriate; otherwise leave it as normal paragraph text.
+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!
+{{ :public:nnels:etext:screen_shot_2021-07-02_at_10.12.16_am.png?400 |}}
-====Sidebars====
+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.
+----
+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!
-Retain the content that is inside the sidebar. The sidebar text should be placed at an appropriate location in the reading order. The words “Sidebar Starts" and "Sidebar Ends" should be inserted at the start and end of the sidebar contents. If a sidebar contains a heading, it may be marked up as a heading if appropriate; otherwise leave it as normal paragraph text.
+{{:public:nnels:etext:thorium_-_we_raise_again2.png?400|}}
-====Q & A ====
+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.
-**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 to stay in one place no matter what happened with the rest of the text. Was this the correct thing to do?** - Jenn
-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's a logical reading order.
-**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).**
-A: Yes, in this case, it is appropriate to put the content that is in the margins into a note.
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