6. To configure

6.1. Use content in multiple places in a document

The parameter-variable Allows content to be used by its value in multiple places in a document. This means is an alternative to reusing content within the same document.

The value of the item parameter-variable is used at the time of publication.

To insert a parameter-variable:

  1. Specify an identifier (see To identify) on the element that contains the text to be reused. It is often an element of the block “information” of the document such as a product name, organization, version number, etc.

    Figure 12. Example for reusing the item's content organization

    Example for reusing the item's content organization

  2. Position the cursor where you want to insert the parameter-variable.

  3. Click on Links & References → Variable reference.

  4. Set the identifier of the variable, in the black background of the element.

6.2. Choose the orientation of the content on the page

This setting works for style sheets produced with the PDF Layout Studio PDF Layout Studio.

Types of items that can change orientation:

  • section

  • any block element (table, media, figure, lists) within the structural elements (chapter, appendix, etc.) or within sections

Supported page formats:

  • A4

  • A3

Two types of content orientation:

  • portrait

  • landscape

To set the orientation of an element:

  1. Select the item in the editor.

  2. Place the desired value in the remap In the list of attributes:

    Figure 13. Orientation settings for a section

    Orientation settings for a section

    The value syntax for the remap

    • landscape or a4; landscape;

    • a4; portrait;

    • a3; portrait;

    • a3;landscape.

[Important]

For the very first setup, open the stylesheet in the studio and resave it so that the orientation choice is taken into account for publishing.

[Tip]

You can combine this setting with the configuration of the style sheet in portrait/landscape mode in the menu Page Dimensions.