Create layouts for PDF files in the <Style | PDF Page Layout> menu.
The <PDF Page Layout> menu appears only to users with the “Create Style” permission.
What Is a PDF Page Layout?
A PDF theme styles the content you write in the editor, and a PDF page layout determines the frame that holds the content. The width that the content occupies is determined by the paper size and margins set in the PDF page layout.1
In addition, you can design the title pages, set headers and footers for left and right pages, and set the layout of chapter start pages(the position and style of the chapter title, and so on).
In summary, you can do the following with a PDF page layout.
Set the paper size and margins
Design the title pages(half title page, title page)
Design the first pages of chapters
Design the headers and footers of left and right pages
Creating a PDF Page Layout
The input fields of a PDF page layout are as follows.
Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Name | Yes | String | Name of the PDF page layout |
Language | Yes | Keyword | Language of the PDF page layout |
Description | No | String | Description of the PDF page layout |
Paper | No | Keyword | When you select a paper type, the page width and page height are set. |
Page Width | No | Number greater than or equal to 0 | When you select a paper, the page width of that paper is entered automatically. You can enter any value regardless of the paper. |
Page Height | No | Number greater than or equal to 0 | When you select a paper, the page height of that paper is entered automatically. You can enter any value regardless of the paper. |
Margin | No | For details, see Setting Margins. |
Referring to the descriptions of the input fields, create a PDF page layout by following these steps.
Go to the <Style | PDF Page Layout> menu.
Click the <Create PDF Page Layout> link.
Enter the basic information, such as the name, and select a paper.
Click the button.
Editing a PDF Page Layout
When you change the content, the button at the top becomes active. You must click this button to save your changes.
Setting the Paper
Select the 1paper type and set the page width and height to the values you want.
Setting the paper
You can select the following paper types.
Type | Width | Height |
|---|---|---|
Letter | 21.59 cm | 27.94 cm |
Legal | 21.59 cm | 35.56 cm |
Executive | 18.41 cm | 26.67 cm |
A3 | 29.70 cm | 42.00 cm |
A4 | 21.00 cm | 29.70 cm |
A5 | 14.80 cm | 21.00 cm |
If you do not set “Paper”, A4 is used by default. If a layout you saved earlier with Legal paper has a page width of 21.00 cm, select the paper again to change the width to 21.59 cm.
Setting the Number of Columns in the PDF Body
You can select the number of columns in the PDF body to create a PDF file whose body is divided into two columns.
To set the PDF body to two columns, follow these steps.
Go to the <Style | PDF Page Layout> menu.
Create a PDF page layout whose body you want to divide into two columns.
In the “Paper” panel, set 2Column Count to ‘2’.
Click the button.
To divide the body into columns, we recommend that you create a new PDF page layout with a larger page width rather than change an existing layout.
In a layout divided into two columns, a "Page Break" moves the content to the next column, not to the next page.
Setting Margins
Set the margins between the edges of the paper and the area where the content is placed.
Setting margins
The width that the content occupies is the page width minus the margins on both sides. You set the inside and outside margins of left and right pages separately. However, you can save only when the sum of the inside and outside margins of the left page equals the sum of the inside and outside margins of the right page.
- Top
The top margin. The default is 2.54 cm.
- Bottom
The bottom margin. The default is 2.54 cm.
- Left Page
Inside is the right margin of the left page, and outside is the left margin of the left page. The default for both inside and outside is 1.91 cm.
- Right Page
Inside is the left margin of the right page, and outside is the right margin of the right page. The default for both inside and outside is 1.91 cm.
Selecting a Page Type
Design the layout for each page type as follows.
All page types have the same paper size. The Left Page type uses the left page margins, and all other page types use the right page margins.
Selecting a page type
- Left Page
Pages with even page numbers. This does not apply to title pages, first pages, and blank pages.
- Right Page
Pages with odd page numbers. This does not apply to title pages, first pages, and blank pages.
- Half Title Page
The page numbered i. It usually contains only the title.
- Title Page
The page numbered iii. It usually contains the title, subtitle, edition, author, and so on.
- Chapter First Page
The first page of a chapter of the “Chapter” type.
- Part First Page
The first page of a chapter of the “Part” type.
- Appendix First Page
The first page of a chapter of the “Appendix” type.
- Front Matter First Page
The first page of a “Front Matter” chapter other than “Title”.
- Back Matter First Page
The first page of a “Back Matter” chapter other than “Appendix”.
You do not need to design every page type. For example, if you do not create part or appendix chapters, you do not need to design Part First Page and Appendix First Page.
Setting the Page Background Color in a PDF Page Layout
In a PDF page layout, set the 1background color for each page.
Designing Pages
Design each page with text, horizontal lines, vertical lines, images, and more.
Adding Text
To add text, click the 1text icon at the top right or drag it onto the page.
To change the text, double-click the text item. You can use the following keywords in text. Keywords are replaced with actual values when the PDF file is created.
Keyword | Description |
|---|---|
${title} | Book title |
${subtitle} | Book subtitle |
${edition} | Book edition |
${author} | Book author |
${chapter} | Chapter title |
${chapter_n} | Chapter number |
${chapter_subtitle} | Chapter subtitle |
${chapter_author} | Chapter author |
${part} | Part title |
${part_n} | Part number |
${appendix} | Appendix title |
${appendix_n} | Appendix number |
${heading} | Heading 1 text |
${heading_n} | Heading 1 number |
${p} | Page number |
${year} | Build year |
${month} | Build month |
${day} | Build day |
${hour} | Build hour |
${minute} | Build minute |
${tag} | Tag name(applies only when you create a tag) |
When you use keywords, make the text item wide enough for the replaced text.
Adding Horizontal Lines
To add a horizontal line, click the 2horizontal line icon at the top right or drag it onto the page.
Adding Vertical Lines
To add a vertical line, click the 3vertical line icon at the top right or drag it onto the page.
Adding Images
To add an image, click the 4image icon at the top right or drag it onto the page.
Adding Icons
To add an icon, click the 5Add Icon icon at the top right or drag it onto the page.
Copying and Pasting
To copy and paste an item, follow these steps.
Select the item to copy.
Right-click and select <Copy>.
Right-click and select <Paste>. When you paste on the same page, the item is placed where you clicked. When you paste on a different page, the item is placed at the same position as the original item.
Using Keyboard Shortcuts
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when you edit a PDF page layout.
Windows | Linux | macOS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Ctrl + C | Ctrl + C | Command + C | Copies the selected item. |
Ctrl + V | Ctrl + V | Command + V | Pastes the copied item. |
Ctrl + S | Ctrl + S | Command + S | Saves the changes. |
Delete | Delete | Delete | Deletes the selected item. You are asked to confirm before it is deleted. |
Up | Up | Up | Moves the selected item up 1px. |
Down | Down | Down | Moves the selected item down 1px. |
Left | Left | Left | Moves the selected item left 1px. |
Right | Right | Right | Moves the selected item right 1px. |
Changing the Order of Items
When multiple items overlap, their order matters. Change the order as follows.
Select an item.
Right-click.
From the context menu, select <1Send to Back>.
Fitting the Size of Items
Use the following features in the context menu to fit the size of items.
“To its Original Size”: Restores an image item to the original size of the image.
“Align to Page”: Fits the width of a text, horizontal line, or icon item to the content width, which excludes the margins. Select it again to clear it.
Preview
In “Preview” on the left, select a PDF theme and a document, and click the button to preview a PDF file with the PDF page layout applied.
The <Preview> panel appears only when no item, such as text or a horizontal line, is selected.
Previewing a PDF page layout
Setting Where Chapter Content Starts
You can set the 1position where the content starts on the first page of a chapter.
Go to the <Style | PDF Page Layout> menu.
Select a PDF page layout.
Select <2Chapter First Page> and set the 3start position.
Move the arrow up or down to set the start position where you want.
Setting where content starts on the first page of a chapter
Click the button.
Set the first pages of parts, appendixes, front matter chapters, and back matter chapters, not just the first page of chapters.
Adding Line Breaks to Document and Chapter Titles
When you enter a document or chapter title, enter 1\\ to insert a line break at that position in the PDF. This does not affect the web viewer or other outputs.
Copying a PDF Page Layout
To copy a PDF page layout, follow these steps.
Go to the <Style | PDF Page Layout> menu.
In the PDF page layout list, click the <Copy> link of the PDF page layout to copy.
The copy is named with Copy of in front of the PDF page layout name.
Deleting a PDF Layout
To delete a PDF page layout, follow these steps.
Go to the <Style | PDF Page Layout> menu.
In the PDF page layout list, click the <Delete> link of the PDF page layout to delete.
- Themes do not set the paragraph width.