Outlines

In the <Tool | Outline> menu, you build an outline with chapters and heading paragraphs, and then create a document from it.

You need the “Create Style” permission.

Creating an Outline

Create an outline as follows.

Go to the <Tool | Outline> menu.
Click the <Create Outline> link.
Enter the “Basics” such as the name and language, and then click .
Click the name of the outline you created, and then create chapters to build the outline.

Note the following.

The outline name is used as the document title. You can change the document title when you create the book.
The outline language is used as the document language.

Building an Outline

Setting the Hierarchy

Build a tree-structured outline as shown in the following figure.

1Click the button to create a chapter.

2Enter a title and press the Enter key to save it. Press the Esc key to cancel editing.

3Drag and drop to change the position.

4Adds a child item. Click the <3 drag_indicator> icon to the left of a title, and then click <4Add> in the context menu to add a child item under that title.

5Deletes the item.

Setting the Chapter Type

Click the <1drag_indicator> icon next to a chapter title, and then set the chapter type in the <2context menu> that appears.

You can set the following chapter types.

Preface
Part
Chapter
Appendix

You can set the chapter type only for top-level items. When you click the <drag_indicator> icon of a child item, the list of chapter types does not appear.

Creating a Document from an Outline

Click the <1Create Book> link to create a document.

Note the following.

A document of the “Book” type is created.
You can create the same document repeatedly from one outline.
Title and table of contents chapters are added automatically.
Top-level items and items under a part become chapters, and items under a chapter become heading paragraphs.