[opensuse] Master Document help, new territory for me
I need to create a Master Document. I'm only vaguely familiar with this feature, and though I have been reading the official documentation I don't feel very enlightened on this topic. I'm overwhelmed with trying to understand and apply these concepts. Up to present I've only had limited use for word processing. Maybe the documentation isn't clear for a beginner... or as likely my brain is just fried. The scenario is that I need to assemble a revision to a specific plan, for a specific plan amendment. This is a 200+ page document divided into topical sections, with page numbering relative to each 'chapter' as opposed to universally across the document. As we are amending the original, adding and removing parts as well as rearranging things the ability of the master document to create an Index dynamically is vital. The sections have subsections, and further subsections to that. There are also tables, exhibits, and maps which will need their own indexes. I need to know at least the following: How do I have the Index correctly list the Sections and then their divisions in a heirarchical way? How do I create index-able headers? How can I copy and paste text from the PDF without it making a hideous mess of the formatting? (weird returns, etc.) Can I link in a PDF file to the Master Document, so that it can be printed in the final? (The maps etc. are in PDF) If a document is submitted, can I restyle it with a template so it matches the rest of the document? I'm sorry if this all seems terribly obvious to you, but this is an awful lot to learn, and I only have two weeks to finish this project. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
How do I have the Index correctly list the Sections and then their divisions in a heirarchical way?
Define the headers has Header 1, Header 2, Header 3, etc... and it just happens.
How do I create index-able headers?
I assume you mean headers that can be used in a table-of-contents. Just set the heading text to have a header style. It is all based on the style. It works really slick.
How can I copy and paste text from the PDF without it making a hideous mess of the formatting? (weird returns, etc.)
Ctrl-Shift-V
Can I link in a PDF file to the Master Document, so that it can be printed in the final? (The maps etc. are in PDF)
Don't know.
If a document is submitted, can I restyle it with a template so it matches the rest of the document?
Yes. Apply the template to all sub-documents. Standard template stuff. Define you styles in the template
I'm sorry if this all seems terribly obvious to you, but this is an awful lot to learn, and I only have two weeks to finish this project.
The off-the-wall series [from back when Linux Journal had useful content] are really good for this: <http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8989> <http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8911> <http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7447> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 20:37 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
If a document is submitted, can I restyle it with a template so it matches the rest of the document?
Yes. Apply the template to all sub-documents. Standard template stuff. Define you styles in the template How do I define a style template, and make it so it can be applied on a previously existing document?
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Adam Tauno Williams
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