This menu contains settings that apply to all pages of a document.

The default measurement unit is “millimeters”.

There are two other units of measure to choose from for some parameters:

3.1.2. Choice of page dimensions

Page dimensions are defined in the "Page dimensions" tab of the PDF studio.

The studio offers predefined formats. Most are Ax, plus Letter format.

Choose the most suitable format from the drop-down list.

Figure 3. Page format drop-down menu

3.1.3. Edit page margins

The page margins are important, as they're where the headers, footers and body are positioned.

Figure 4. Description of outside margins

Horizontal, "inner" and "outer" margins are named in relation to the fold of a book.

The inner margin is the one stuck to the fold of the book.

The outer margin is the one opposite the book's fold.

For a document that is not double-sided, the inner margin is always on the left of the page, the outer margin always on the right.

For a "double-sided" document, the inner margin is to the left of the page for an odd-numbered page and to the right of the page for an even-numbered page. Conversely, the outer margin is to the right of the page for an odd page and to the left of the page for an even page.

Larger inner margins can be advantageous for high-volume square-back printing. This means the text is not on the fold.

Figure 5. Page margin edit fields

"Internal" and "external" margins define the horizontal origins and terminations of page zones, and therefore also their widths.

Page body, header and footer widths are not entered directly. These zones occupy the space left by the margins.

To find out the horizontal footprint of an area, simply subtract the page inner margin, the page outer margin and the page width. body width = page width - inner margin - outer margin header width = page width - inner margin - outer margin footer width = page width - inner margin - outer margin Example 1. Calculation of header and footer page widths Using the default Studio PDF settings, here's an example calculation. The default page size is A4 portrait. The page width is therefore 210mm The default page margin is 20mm. By default, the bottom margin of the page is 20mm. All you have to do is calculate 210 - 20 - 20 = 170 The body text will have a horizontal dimension of 170mm.

Vertical dimensions are described below.

3.1.4. Page body margins

Page body margins will define the origin and end of the page body area vertically. So also its height.

	The page body is positioned in relation to the page margins. Not in relation to the page itself.

Figure 6. Description of page body margins

To find out the height of the page body, simply subtract the page top margin, page bottom margin, body top margin and body bottom margin from the page height. body height = page height - page up margin - page down margin - body up margin - body down margin Example 2. Calculating page body height Using the default Studio PDF settings, here's an example calculation. The default page size is A4 portrait. The page height is therefore 297mm. The default internal margin is 20mm. The default external margin is 20mm. By default, the top margin of the body is 25mm. By default, the bottom margin of the body is 25mm. All you have to do is calculate 297 - 20 - 20 - 25 -25 = 207 The body text will have a vertical dimension of 207mm.

	In the design phase, the top margin of the body should be greater than the height of the header. Otherwise, the header will overlap the page body. Also, the lower body margin must be greater than the height of the footer. Otherwise, the page body will overlap the footer. See Height of header and footer

Figure 7. Page body margin edit fields

3.1.5. Height of header and footer

	The header and footer are positioned in relation to the page margins. Not in relation to the page itself.

Header and footer heights are entered directly in Studio PDF.

	When designing, the header height should be lower than the upper body margin. Otherwise, the header will overlap the page body. The footer height should also be less than the bottom margin of the body. Otherwise, the page body will overlap the footer. See Page body margins

Figure 8. Description of header and footer height

Figure 9. Header and footer height edit fields

The content and other elements of headers and footers can be set in the Header and footer menu.

3.1.6. Visual check of page configuration

A simple way of checking the page size configuration is to activate the measurement tools.

Figure 10. Activate measurement tools

Figure 11. Page preview with measurement tools activated

Once the measurement tools display is activated, the page body header and footer areas are framed by a black border.

This menu is used to set the font and font styles for :

Font customization for each element is available in the respective menus.

The Hyphenate and Show links reference features apply to body text content.

Font selection

The submenu Font lets you apply one of two global styles (defined in the menu Global font styles): body or title (applied by default).

You can apply a custom style by selecting a font from this part of the drop-down menu.

Figure 12. Choice of font for structure element titles

Other settings

Settings made in the Generic menu affect all structural elements present in the document.

The menu of each element allows you to set specific values for some styles while preserving the default values for others.

By setting the particular values, the arrow to the right of each parameter becomes active.

Click the arrow to return to the default.

The Hyphenate feature allows you to hyphenate a particularly long word at the end of a title line.

The Display label feature allows you to hide the label (displayed by default) for the following elements: Part, Chapter, Appendix.

This menu is dedicated to setting the titles of 6 section levels.

Font selection

The submenu Font lets you apply one of two global styles (defined in the menu Global font styles): body or title (applied by default).

You can apply a custom style by selecting a font from this part of the drop-down menu.

Figure 13. Choice of font for section titles

The Hyphenate feature allows you to hyphenate a particularly long word at the end of a title line.

This menu is dedicated to setting the table of contents:

Click on next to the item for which you want to display the table of contents preview.

Click on next to the items you want to enable/disable the table of contents for in your publication.

The “Maximum Level” parameter defines the granularity of the table of contents.

The “Section levels that generate a table of contents” setting defines the granularity of the table of contents specific to document sections.

	The result of this setting is visible directly in the publication.

The menu Title style allows you to set styles for the titles of :

Choice of font for titles

The submenu Font lets you apply one of two global styles (defined in the menu Global font styles): body or title (applied by default).

You can apply a custom style by selecting a font from this part of the drop-down menu.

Figure 14. Choice of font for titles in the table of contents

The Entry Style menu allows you to format each type of element defined for the table of contents.

Choice of font for entries

The submenu Font lets you apply one of two global styles (defined in the menu Global font styles): body (applied by default) or title.

You can apply a custom style by selecting a font from this part of the drop-down menu.

Figure 15. Choice of font for table of contents entries

Use the Choose structure elements menu (to the right of the preview area) to hide elements that are missing from the structure of your document in the preview.

This menu is dedicated to the configuration of headers and footers for all the pages of the document, including the title page.

Editing modes

There are two editing modes:

This tab allows you to preview headers and footers along with the page content.

Header and footer separators

Separators are fillets whose purpose is to distinguish body content from header and footer content more immediately.

They are activated with checkboxes.

The header separator is placed at the bottom border of the header area.

The footer separator is placed on the bottom border of the footer zone.

Header and footer on blank pages

This feature is used in connection with the configuration of the document in two-sided copy mode, available in the menu Page dimensions.

It allows you to show or hide the content of headers and/or footers on blank pages.

Composition of header and footer

Headers and footers are created by dragging and dropping widgets.

The zone can accommodate widgets outside a grid, widgets grouped together in a grid, or a combination of both, as shown below:

Settings for widgets outside the grid include :

Widgets grouped in a grid follow the grid settings.

Section Widgets describes widget types and how to edit them.