Adding front matter
The procedure in this topic assumes Skribenta is installed and configured for normal operation, and:
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You have logged into Skribenta.
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You are assigned to one of the following user roles: content provider, technical writer or administrator.
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You have selected the workspace you want to work in.
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A content file or a configuration file is created in the workspace.
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You have browsed to and opened the file in the Workspace view or the Publications view.
Before you can create, for example a main title and subtitle, you need to add a front matter part in your file content.
It is possible to add a front and end matter to the final published publication. Files are normally divided into three parts, each surrounded by a part element. Each of these elements is further defined by a class attribute.
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Front matter (the part element with the class attribute set to frontmatter). This part usually contains a main title and a subtitle. This may be followed by an abstract, release information, etc.
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Body (the part element with the class attribute set to body). This part contains the actual content organized into chapters (using the section element).
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End matter (the part element with the class attribute set to endmatter). This part contains appendices, references and glossaries.
This instruction tells you how to add a front matter part to your file content.
This is the content before adding a frontmatter part element:
This is the content after adding a frontmatter part element:
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Put the caret in the file content, then click Block > Part > Frontmatter on the top toolbar.
Less than 1 minute
Procedure
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1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.
A frontmatter part element is created in your file content.