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Page Body and Text

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Formatting Paragraphs

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Watermark PDF, Help Windows, Layout HTML, Formatting Elements

Formatting Elements

Text, User Heading, Preformatted Text, Code, Watermark PDF, HTML, File Body, File Body (fixed header), Page Content Body, Page Client Areas's Content (fixed header), Page Client Area (fixed header)

The body of topic pages consists of the content (text) and the background of the page.

You have applied one of the four paragraph types Text , Heading, Code and Preformat to your topic text. To format these paragraph types use the following Formatting Elements: Text, User Heading, Preformat Text and Code. Text is only formatted using the Text Formatting Element if no special section formatting (predefined or user-defined) exists for this section. C formatted text and Code paragraphs can inherit the font size and the other paragraph types (Preformat and Heading) automatically inherit the font and can inherit the font size of section Formatting Elements or the Text Formatting Element. All other Topic Page Formatting Elements such as list and tables inherit the font name and can inherit the font size of section Formatting Elements or the Text Formatting Element. There are several setting for the page layout in each output format.

To change the page layout for the PDF document

On the Views Bar, click Settings.
Click the PDF Configuration tab.
Select Files & FormatPage Layout.
Do one of the following:
- Change margins.
- Change the paper size.
- Print your PDF as double-sided document.
Select Files & FormatFiles & FoldersWatermark.
Find the image in your folders that you want to insert on each page in the background.
Use the Watermark Formatting Element to place the image.

To format HTML pages and set the Help window position

On the Views Bar, click Settings.
Click a HTML Configuration tab.
Select Files & FormatLayout.
Do one of the following:
- Select the Fixed header check box to fix your header using DHTML.
- Select Full frames to show your WebHelp or Help 2 in frames.
Select Files & FormatLayoutFormatting.
Use the File Body and the Page Content Body, (or when fixing you header the File Body (fixed header), the Page Client Areas's Content (fixed header) and the Page Client Area (fixed header) Formatting Elements.
Click the HTML Help Configuration tab.
Select Files & FormatHTML HelpProject Options.
Click to set the windows position.

To change Help Windows in WinHelp

On the Views Bar, click Settings.
Click the WinHelp Configuration tab.
Select Files & FormatHelp ProjectHelp Windows.
Change the background color of windows and their headers (topic title and topic link list).
Determine where on the screen the Help window appears.

PDF settings apply to: Doc-O-Matic Professional and Doc-O-Matic for Authoring