Using Style Sheets, Templates and the Features of Publishing Software to Facilitate the Development of Printed Study Materials

• David Kember ^[1]
  1. [1] Hong Kong Polytechnic University

     Hong Kong Polytechnic University

     RAE de Hong Kong (China)

     
• Localización: Innovations in education and teaching international, ISSN 1470-3297, Vol. 26, Nº 1, 1989, págs. 72-78
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Publishing software for a range of computers now often includes features which considerably facilitate the development of printed study materials. The most important is probably a style sheet facility, which automatically applies a designated format to identified components within study materials. This paper describes the use of templates, incorporating style sheets, for the development of printed study materials. Text can be keyed‐in to a template document or text files can be transferred from other computers The template serves as a guide to authors. Advantages accrue in operator training, especially if inexperienced operators are employed Other features of publishing software which are discussed, include graphics input from graphics packages or scanners and the automatic generation of indexes and tables of content A method is described for generating page layouts with marginal keywords and icons in a wide margin alongside a column of text.