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Create a publication template

The template files used to create Living Cookbook publications are specially formatted Microsoft Word Template (dot) files. If you want to create your own custom template, it is recommended that you copy and then modify an existing template. The instructions below describe how to create a template file from scratch. Note that these procedures are for Microsoft Word 2000. The procedures are much the same for other versions of Word.

Note  Publication templates make extensive use of Microsoft Word bookmarks and styles. If you are not familiar with bookmarks and styles, you might be interested in the Microsoft Word Help topics entitled Overview of adding bookmarks and About formatting text by using styles.

  1. Open Microsoft Word.
  2. On the File menu, click New to create a new Word document.
  3. Save the blank file as a Word Template
    1. On the File menu, click Save As to open the Save As window.
    2. Enter a template file name in File Name box.

      3. Note  The template file should be saved in the Templates folder in the Living Cookbook program folder (normally C:\Program Files\Radium Technologies\Living Cookbook\Templates). This will ensure that your templates will get backed up and restored with your other Living Cookbook files.

    3. Select Document Template from the Save as type list.
    4. Click Save to save the file.
  4. Create the template styles

    5. Living Cookbook uses a series of named styles for formatting the various sections of a publication. To create the Publication Name style:

    1. On the Format menu, click Style.
    2. Click New.
    3. Enter Publication Name in the Name box.
    4. Click Format and then click Font.
    5. Set the style font properties in the Font window. Click OK.
    6. Click Format and then click Paragraph.
    7. Set the style paragraph properties in the Paragraph window. Click OK.
    8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 for the remaining publication styles:

      9. Chapter Contents - used on the chapter cover page in the table of contents)

      Chapter Name - used in the heading on the chapter cover page

      Chapter Recipe Name - used in the recipe heading for recipes that belong to a chapter

      Index 1 - used in the index

      Index Heading - used in the index section headings

      Ingredient - the recipe ingredient style

      Ingredient First - used for the first recipe ingredient (normally the same as Ingredient)

      Ingredient Heading - the recipe ingredient heading style

      Ingredient Heading First - used for the first recipe ingredient heading (normally the same as Ingredient Heading)

      Ingredient Last - used for the last recipe ingredient (normally the same as Ingredient)

      Page Number - used for formatting the page numbers

      Procedure - the recipe procedure style

      Procedure First - used for the first recipe procedure (normally the same as Procedure)

      Procedure Heading - the recipe procedure heading style

      Procedure Heading First - used for the first recipe procedure heading (normally the same as Procedure Heading)

      Procedure Last - used for the last recipe procedure (normally the same as Procedure)

      Publication Comments - used for the publication comments on the cocver page

      Recipe Comments - used for the recipe comments

      Recipe Image - used for the recipe image

      Recipe Name - used for the heading of recipe pages

      Recipe Tip - used for recipe tip content

      Recipe Tip First - used for the first recipe tip (normally the same as Recipe Tip)

      Recipe Tip Heading - used for recipe tip headings

      Recipe Tip Last - used for the last recipe tip (normally the same as Recipe Tip)

      Servings - used for recipe servings

      Table of Contents Heading - used for the table of contents page heading

      TOC 1 - used in the first level of the table of contents

      TOC 2 - used in the second level of the table of contents

      Note  The publication styles must be name exactly as shown above.

    9. Click Cancel to close the Style window.
  5. Create the template cover page
    1. Type a placeholder for the publication name (e.g. "Publication Name") on the first page of the new publication template.
    2. Select the text you just entered. On the Format menu, click Style.
    3. Select Publication Name from the Style list.
    4. Click Apply to apply the Publication Name style to the selected text.

      5. Note  Steps 2 through 4 above apply a formatting style to the selected text. The remainder of this document will state "Apply the Publication Name style to the selected text" instead of listing the individual steps.

    5. Select Publication Name text again. On the Insert menu, click Bookmark.
    6. Enter Publication_Name (don't forget the underscore) in the Bookmark name box. Click Add.
    7. Click Cancel to close the Bookmark window.

      8. Note  Steps 5 through 7 above create a bookmark for the selected text. The remainder of this document will state "Create a bookmark named Publication_Name for selected text" instead of listing the individual steps.

    8. Type a placeholder for the publication comments beneath the publication name (e.g. "Publication Comments").
    9. Select the text you just entered. Apply the Publication Comments style to the selected text.
    10. Create a bookmark named Publication_Comments for the publication comments text.

      11. At this point your template should look something like this:

    11. Add any other text and images to customize your cover page.
    12. Select all of the text on the cover page. Create a bookmark named Cover_Page for the selected text.
  6. Create the template table of contents page
    1. Click at the end of the template file.
    2. On the Insert menu, click Break.
    3. Click Next Page. Click OK to create a page break.
    4. Type the table of contents heading text (e.g. "Table of Contents"). Apply the Table of Contents style to the heading text.
    5. Click at the end of the table of contents heading text and press Enter to add a new line.
    6. On the Insert menu, click Index and Tables.
    7. Click the Table of Contents tab.
    8. Choose the tab leader format from the Tab leader list (e.g. none).
    9. Choose the table of contents format from the Formats list (e.g. Classic).
    10. Type the number of table of contents levels in the Show levels box (e.g. 2).
    11. Click Options.
    12. In the TOC level column, enter "2" next to Chapter Recipe Name. Enter "1" next to Chapter Name. Enter "1" next to Recipe Name. All other TOC level entries should be blank.
    13. Click OK to close the Table of Contents Options window.
    14. Click OK to insert the table of contents.

      15. Tip  Please refer to the Microsoft Word help topic entitled Create a table of contents for more information about tables of contents.

    15. Select all of the table of contents text and create a bookmark called Table_Of_Contents for the selected text.
  7. Create the template recipe page
    1. Click at the end of the template file.
    2. On the Insert menu, click Break.
    3. Click Next Page. Click OK to create a page break.
    4. Type a placeholder for the recipe name heading text (e.g. "Recipe Name"). Apply the Recipe Name style to the recipe name text.
    5. Create a bookmark named Recipe_Name for the recipe name text.
    6. Beneath the recipe name, type a placeholder for the recipe comments (e.g. "Comments"). Apply the Recipe Comments style to the recipe comments text.
    7. Create a bookmark named Recipe_Comments for the recipe comments text.
    8. Beneath the recipe comments, type a placeholder for the recipe image (e.g. "Image"). Apply the Recipe Image style to the recipe image text.
    9. Create a bookmark named Recipe_Image for the recipe image text.
    10. Beneath the recipe image, type a placeholder for the recipe servings (e.g. "Servings"). Apply the Servings style to the servings text.
    11. Create a bookmark named Recipe_Servings for the servings text.
    12. Beneath the recipe servings, type a placeholder for the recipe ingredients (e.g. "Ingredients"). Apply the Recipe Ingredients style to the ingredient text.

      13. Tip  You can add placeholder text for the other recipe ingredient styles (Ingredient First, Ingredient Last, etc.) if you want. It is not required, but it might help you visualize the finished recipe.

    13. Create a bookmark named Recipe_Ingredients for the ingredient text.
    14. Beneath the recipe ingredients, type a placeholder for the recipe procedure (e.g. "Procedure"). Apply the Recipe Procedure style to the procedure text.

      15. Tip  You can add placeholder text for the other recipe procedure styles (Procedure First, Procedure Last, etc.) if you want. It is not required, but it might help you visualize the finished recipe.

    15. Create a bookmark named Recipe_Procedure for the procedure text.
    16. Beneath the recipe procedure, type a placeholder for the tip heading (e.g. "Cooking Tips"). Apply the Recipe Tip Heading style to the heading text.
    17. Beneath the recipe tip heading, type a placeholder for the recipe tip text (e.g. "Cooking Tips"). Apply the Recipe Tips style to the recipe tip text.
    18. Create a bookmark named Recipe_Tips for all of the recipe tip text (i.e. the heading and the text).
    19. Select all of the recipe text (from the beginning of Recipe_Name to the end of Recipe_Tips). Create a bookmark called Recipe for the selected text.

      20. At this point your template should look something like this:

  8. Create the template chapter cover page
    1. Click at the end of the template file.
    2. On the Insert menu, click Break.
    3. Click Next Page. Click OK to create a page break.
    4. Type a placeholder for the chapter name heading text (e.g. "Chapter Name"). Apply the Chapter Name style to the chapter name text.
    5. Create a bookmark named Chapter_Name for the chapter name text.
    6. Beneath the chapter name, type a placeholder for the chapter recipe list (e.g. "Chapter Recipe"). Apply the Chapter Contents style to the chapter recipe text.
    7. Create a bookmark named Chapter_Contents for the chapter recipe text.
    8. Select all of the chapter text (from the beginning of Chapter_Name to the end of Chapter_Contents). Create a bookmark called Chapter for the selected text.
  9. Create the template chapter recipe page
    1. Click at the end of the template file.
    2. On the Insert menu, click Break.
    3. Click Next Page. Click OK to create a page break.
    4. Copy all of the text on the recipe page (from Recipe_Name to Recipe_Tips). Paste the copied text onto the last page of your template (the one after the page break you just created).
    5. Apply the Chapter Recipe Name style to the recipe name text.
  10. Create the template index page
    1. Click at the end of the template file.
    2. On the Insert menu, click Break.
    3. Click Next Page. Click OK to create a page break.
    4. Type a placeholder for the index heading text (e.g. "Index"). Apply the Table of Contents Heading style to the heading text.
    5. Click at the end of the index heading text and press Enter to add a new line.
    6. On the Insert menu, click Index and Tables.
    7. Click the Index tab.
    8. Select an index format from the Formats list (e.g. Classic).
    9. Click OK to insert the index table.

      10. Tip  Please refer to the Microsoft Word help topic entitled Overview of creating an index for more information about indexes

    10. Select all of the index text (from the beginning of the index heading to the end of the index table). Create a bookmark called Index for the selected text.
  11. Select the template body text (from the beginning of the recipe name on the first recipe page to the end of the recipe tips on the chapter recipe page). Create a bookmark called Body for the selected text. This bookmark will contain all of the text between the table of contents and the index.
  12. On the File menu, click Save to save the finished template.

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