At the end of my document I have 4 datasheets.
I would like these 4 datasheets to use a new template I have created in Print Manual Designer.
What is the best way to do this?
PDF Template Help
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Re: PDF Template Help
Hi Ga,
A PDF template is always used for an entire HM project. It applies the layout you choose to the project when you publish to PDF. So you can't choose a PDF template for just part of a project.
However, you can insert a user-designed page in your PDF template and place a snippet on that page with the text from the topic file you want to display. The only restriction is that the topic must fit on a single page, because snippets cannot flow to a second page in the PDF template. If you want to have more than one page you must repeat the procedure with multiple pages and multiple snippets, one for each page.
A PDF template is always used for an entire HM project. It applies the layout you choose to the project when you publish to PDF. So you can't choose a PDF template for just part of a project.
However, you can insert a user-designed page in your PDF template and place a snippet on that page with the text from the topic file you want to display. The only restriction is that the topic must fit on a single page, because snippets cannot flow to a second page in the PDF template. If you want to have more than one page you must repeat the procedure with multiple pages and multiple snippets, one for each page.
- Create a topic file in Project Files > Topic Files (i.e. without a TOC entry) containing the formatted text you want to use. Set its include options so that it is only included in PDF. Make a note of its topic ID (look in the Topic Options tab below the editor for this).
- In Manual Designer Select the section before the Table of Contents section (usually "Title 3") and then select Insert Page in the Pages menu to insert a new page.
- Select Insert Text Snippet in the Insert menu to insert a box for the snippet.
- Select "Load Topic" as the snippet type and insert the topic ID of your topic file from step 1 as the source of the snippet.
- Set the anchors to Left, Right, Top, Bottom and "Anchor to margins" and click on OK to insert.
- With the mouse adjust the borders of the snippet box to the margins of the page.
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