- Paligo Documentation
- Publish
- Style and Customize your Outputs
- PDF Styling
- Cover Pages and Front Matter
- Cover Title and Subtitle
Cover Title and Subtitle
Paligo uses the title from the publication topic for the title on the front cover. You can also have an optional subtitle to use as a second-level title.
For example, you could have:
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Title
ACME 100 Drone User Guide
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Subtitle
A beginner's guide to the Acme drone
The title and subtitle for a front cover come from the title and subtitle elements in the publication topic. Paligo adds these elements automatically when you create a publication.
A publication has to have a title, but the subtitle is optional.
If your publication has had its subtitle removed and you want to add one:
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Select the Dotted Menu (...) for the publication in Content Manager.
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Select Edit and choose Open in editor.
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Position the cursor where you want the subtitle to appear.
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Press Alt + Enter ⏎ (Windows) or Command ⌘ + Enter ⏎ (Mac) to display the Element Context Menu.
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Enter
subtitle
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Enter the text for the subtitle.
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Select Save.
To set the position and appearance of the title and subtitle
, see:
Note
You cannot add a title
or subtitle
to a cover component. They are not allowed as "children" of the cover
element.
The PDF layout editor has two groups of settings for styling the front cover title for PDF:
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Title block - Use to style the positioning of the title and the color and appearance of the line beneath the title
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Title - Use to style the appearance of the text in the title.
Note
We recommend that you read Understanding the Front Cover Margins before you set any title margins. There, you can learn how to calculate the margins for your front title content, taking into consideration any page margins and body margins that are already in place.
To style the title for a front cover:
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Select Layout in the top menu.
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Select the Layout you want to update or Create a Layout.
Tip
You can copy the URL of the Layout Editor and paste it into a new tab in your browser. This can be useful if you frequently switch between your Paligo content and the Layout settings.
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Select Front Page in the sidebar.
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Select Title block.
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Choose the alignment settings for the front page and other front matter pages:
Note
For all settings that require a numerical value, you need to include the units of measurement as well. For example, enter 3.5cm rather than 3.5 with no units of measurement.
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Title block distance from top - Use to set the distance from the top of the content area to the start of the title block.
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Title block margin left - Use to set the distance from the left edge of the content area to the left edge of the title block.
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Title block margin right - Use to set the distance from the right edge of the content area to the right edge of the title block.
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Border for title block - Use to add a border for the title block. This can be useful when you want to see the block so that you can judge the distances for margins. Enter the line thickness followed by the line style and color, for example, 3pt dotted green.
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Width of horizontal rule under title - If you want a horizontal line under the title, enter the line thickness, for example, 3pt.
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Color of horizontal rule under title - Set the color of the horizontal line under the title.
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Clear the Use default color checkbox to select a color of your own choice.
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Set the color either by:
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Entering an RGBA code for the color you want (1).
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Selecting the Color square to display the color selector (2).
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Choose the color with the spectrum bar (3).
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Control the transparency with the opacity bar (4).
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Choose the color shade with the main color panel (5).
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Select Front Page and then select Title.
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Choose the settings you want for the title text:
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Font family for front cover title - Choose the style of lettering for the title text.
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Font size for front cover title - Enter the font size and measurement units, for example, 30pt or 300%. Note that percentage values are based on the font size of the main body text (set in General > Fonts).
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Font weight for front cover title - Set the thickness of the text, for example, thin or bold.
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Font style for front cover title - Choose the style for the text. This can be normal, italic (leaning forwards), or backslant (similar to italic, but leaning backwards).
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Font variant for front cover title - Choose:
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normal for regular text
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small-caps for small upper case letters.
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Capitalization for front cover title
Choose from:
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None - Paligo does not change the case of the characters.
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Capitalize - The first letter in each word is uppercase, and the other letters are lowercase (for example Abc Def Ghi Jkl).
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Upper case - All letters are capitalized (for example ABC).
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Lower case - All letters are small (for example abc).
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Default to inherit the value for this setting from the base Layout. The base Layout is either a built-in Layout provided by Paligo or another custom Layout, see Layout Relationships - Base, New, Duplicate.
Note
If the Font variant for front cover title is set to small-caps, and you choose Capitalize, the entire title will be in capital letters. The first letters of each word will be larger.
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Letter-spacing for front cover title - Use to set the amount of space between each letter in the text. Enter the value and the measurement units, for example, 0.2em.
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Color for front cover title - Set the color of the text. Either use the default color (black) or clear the checkbox and then choose a different color. You can enter rgba values or use the color selector to choose a color.
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Alignment for front cover title
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Start - Left-align the content (in left-to-right languages). Default.
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End - Right-align the content (in left-to-right languages).
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Center - Align the content centrally.
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Justify - Add space to make the content fit the full width of the content area. The first and the last word, number or symbol will be at the margin boundaries of the content area.
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Inside - Align the content to the "spine". The spine is where the pages would be bound if the document was printed out as a book. If the content is on a left page ("verso"), the text is right-aligned and if it is on a right page ("recto") it is left-aligned.
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Outside - Align the content to the outer edge of the page. This is the opposite edge to the "spine" (see Inside). If the text is on a left page ("verso"), the text is left-aligned and if it is on a right page ("recto") it is right-aligned.
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Default to inherit the value for this setting from the base Layout. The base Layout is either a built-in Layout provided by Paligo or another custom Layout, see Layout Relationships - Base, New, Duplicate.
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Select Save.
When you publish with this layout, the title will use the style and positioning settings you have chosen.
Note
It is possible to make changes beyond those that are supported by the PDF layout. An XSLT developer can make changes by creating a customization. We can provide this as a professional service. For details, please contact customer support.
By default, a publication topic contains a subtitle
element that you can use to add a secondary title for a document. When the subtitle is in place, you can style it by using the settings in a PDF layout. There are various settings for margins, font style, size and color.
Note
If your publication does not have a subtitle
element, you can add one (see Add a Title or Subtitle to a
Cover).
To style the subtitle for a front cover:
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Select Layout in the top menu.
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Select the Layout you want to update or Create a Layout.
Tip
You can copy the URL of the Layout Editor and paste it into a new tab in your browser. This can be useful if you frequently switch between your Paligo content and the Layout settings.
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Select Front Page in the sidebar.
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Select Subtitle.
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Choose the settings you want for the subtitle:
Note
For all settings that require a numerical value, you need to include the units of measurement as well. For example, enter 3.5cm rather than 3.5 with no units of measurement.
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Subtitle margin left - Use to set the distance from the left edge of the content area to the left edge of the subtitle.
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Subtitle margin right - Use to set the distance from the right edge of the content area to the right edge of the subtitle.
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Space-before front cover subtitle - Use to set the amount of space above the subtitle.
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Space-after front cover subtitle - Use to set the amount of space below the subtitle.
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Font family for front cover subtitle - Choose the style of lettering for the subtitle.
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Font size for front cover subtitle - Enter the font size and measurement units, for example, 16pt or 200%. Note that percentage values are based on the font size of the main body text (set in General > Fonts).
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Font weight for front cover subtitle - Set the thickness of the text, for example, thin or bold.
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Font style for front cover subtitle - Choose the style for the text. This can be normal, italic (leaning forwards), or backslant (similar to italic, but leaning backwards).
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Font variant for front cover subtitle
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normal for regular text
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small-caps for small upper case letters.
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Capitalization for front cover subtitle - Use to control the capitalization of the text. Choose from lower case (all letters lower case) upper case (all letters upper case) or capitalize.
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Lower case - All letters are lower case (abc).
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Upper case - All letters are upper case (ABC).
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Capitalize - The first letter in each word is upper case, the other letters are lower case (Abc).
Note
If the Font variant for front cover subtitle is set to small-caps, and you choose Capitalize, the entire subtitle will be in capital letters. The first letters of each word will be larger.
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Letter-spacing for front cover subtitle - Use to set the amount of space between each letter in the text. Enter the value and the measurement units, for example,
0.2em
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Color for front cover subtitle - Set the color of the text. Either use the default color (black) or clear the checkbox and then choose a different color. You can enter rgba values or use the color selector to choose a color.
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Select Save.
When you publish with this layout, the subtitle will use the styling and positioning settings you have chosen.
By default, Paligo shows the title and subtitle in all languages that you include when publishing. If you prefer, you can use the PDF layout to set the title and subtitle to only appear in one language.
To learn how to set the title and subtitle languages, see: