The predefined formats

The above heading is tagged as Head2. The third-level heading is called HeadRun-in, and it is used as the lead-in paragraphs of the following list of paragraph formats:

Appendix.number

See Chapter.number.

Body

Use for all regular paragraphs.

Bulleted

Use to make a bulleted list, such as this:

•	This is the first item in the list.

•	And this is the second.

Caption

Use for the caption under illustrations.

Chapter.name

Use for the name of the chapter or appendix.

Chapter.number

Use to format the chapter number (1, 2, 3...). Use Appendix.number to format for an appendix (A, B, C...).

Head1, Head2, HeadRun-in

These are the three levels of headings. For some docs, three may not seem enough, but keeping the hierarchy shallow really helps the readers.

Illo, Illo+caption

Use these formats as the paragraphs you anchor a graphic to. Use Illo if the graphic won’t have a caption; se Illo+caption if the graphic will.

Note

Use to format a special note, such as the following paragraph:

Note Be sure to use the character format Note.lead-in to format the first word and colon.

Numbered.intro

Use this format to introduce a set of numbered steps. This format resets the numbered steps to 1, so it is very important to be consistent in using it prior to each set of steps. Often, this format is used for the introductory words “To do x...”.

Numbered

Use for numbered steps. Always introduce the set of numbered steps with a paragraph formatted in Numbered.Intro (which ensures that each set of steps starts at 1). An example follows:

To enter a series of numbered steps:

1	Enter an introductory paragraph and tag it Numbered.intro.

2	Press Return. When you do this, the new paragraph is automatically tagged as Numbered.

3	Keep pressing Return for subsequent steps.

Query

Use as an indicator of asides or questions to reviewers. using a standard format for queries lets you search for them later to make sure they are all removed or dealt with before the chapter is finalized. For queries embedded in text, there is also a character format called Query <<Which looks like this>>.

<<This is an example of a paragraph-level query.>>

Typed-in.para

Use to indicate a paragraph to text that a user needs to type in. For example, enter the following:

http://www.adobe.com

For text a user needs to enter that is less than a paragraph, use the character format called Typed-in.text. For example, enter www.adobe.com and then press Return. Because this sort of formatting is often used for syntax or technical instructions, it is defined as having a Language of “none,” which means it won’t be spell-checked.

Character formats

•	Use Bold, Courier, and Emphasis for bolding, monospacing, and italicizing.

•	The Note.lead-in format is used to format the first word of a note. The Note.regular format is to unitalicize text in a note.

•	Query is to embed questions to reviewers or authors.

•	Subscript and Superscript are for subscripting and superscripting.

•	Typed-in.text is for formatting text that users enter.

•	Bulletsymbol and Number are used by other formats. You won’t have to deal with them unless you’re redefining the Bulleted or Numbered, paragraph formats.