An appendix is a special type of component, similar to a topic, that you can add to your publications (usually at the end). They are often used to provide supplementary information, such as additional contextual material, diagrams, and parts lists.
In Paligo, you can create an appendix component and then add it to your publication. You can have a single appendix or add more, as needed.
When you publish, the first appendix gets an "Appendix A" prefix to its title. Subsequent appendices also get a prefix with letters, such as "Appendix B" and "Appendix C".
To learn how to create an appendix, see Create an Appendix Component.
To create an appendix component:
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In the Content Manager, select a folder's dotted menu ( ... ) and then select Create content.
If a suitable folder does not already exist, you can create a new one (Create Folder).
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Enter a title for the appendix component.
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Select the Appendix component type.
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Check the Open in editor box to open the appendix component in the editor.
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Select OK.
Paligo creates the appendix component and opens it in the main editor.
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Edit the appendix component. It works in a similar way to a regular topic and you can add block elements such as paragraphs and structures like lists and images.
Tip
It is also possible to use existing topics in your appendix, see Insert Component.
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Select Save.
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Add the index to your publication.
In the Content Manager, select the publication that will use the appendix component.
Paligo displays the structure view of the publication.
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Drag your appendix component from the Content Manager into the publication structure.
Note
Appendix components must be at the top-level in the publication structure, they cannot be nested below other topics.
Best practice is to add appendix components at the end of your publication, although Paligo will allow you to add them elsewhere.
Image on the left shows two appendix components added to the end of a publication. They are correctly positioned at the top-level of the structure. Image on the right shows the same appendix components added incorrectly as children of a topic.
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Select Save.
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Publish your publication.
If you have an appendix that has subsections, you can set the subsections to use appendix labels at the start of their title. For example, A1, A2, A3, for subsections of appendix A. To learn how to set these up, see Appendix Labels on Subsections.
To learn how to manage page breaks for appendices, see Page Breaks for Appendix.
To apply appendix labels to subsection titles, use the setting Appendix section labeling. It is available in the Layout Editor for:
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HTML5 - Located under TOC and chunking.
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PDF - Located under Section Titles / General.
Important
The following must be activated for the appendix labels to work:
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Section numbering must be activated.
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Appendix section labeling must be activated.
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Section numbering max depth must be set.
To activate appendix labels for HTML5:
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Select Layout in the top menu.
Paligo displays a list of Layouts. The list is empty if there are no custom Layouts in your Paligo instance.
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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 TOC and chunking in the sidebar.
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Set the Section numbering to:
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Enable to activate section numbering.
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Disable to deactivate section numbering. Default
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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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Set the Appendix section labeling to:
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Enable to activate appendix labels for subsections.
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Disable to deactivate appendix labels for subsections. Default
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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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Use Section numbering max depth to control how many levels down the labels are applied:
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Select between level 1 to 8.
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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.
To set page breaks for appendix components, use the page break settings in the PDF Layout.
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Select Layout in the top menu.
Paligo displays a list of Layouts. The list is empty if there are no custom Layouts in your Paligo instance.
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Select the PDF Layout you are going to use for publishing. Alternatively, create a new one (see Create a Layout).
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Select Section titles.
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Select Appendix.
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To control whether an appendix starts on a new page, use the Ensure a page break before Appendix topics setting.
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To control whether content that appears after an appendix has to be on a new page, use the Ensure a page break after Appendix topics setting. In most cases, you can leave this set to auto.
If for some reason you do have content that must come after the appendix, you could choose column, page, even-page, or odd-page. These work in the same way as in the previous step, except that they push the content that comes after the appendix on to a new page or column. If you choose Default, the setting will inherit its value from the base Layout (see Layout Relationships - Base, New, Duplicate).
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Select Save.
When you publish with this Layout, Paligo will apply your chosen page breaks to the appendix.
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