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Ketida user guide

    1.

    Overview

    2.

    What is Ketida?

    1. Single source book production
    2. Why use Ketida?

    3.

    Key concepts defined

    1. Open source software
    2. Single source publishing
    3. Single source, multiple outputs
    4. Automated typesetting
    5. Semantic markup
    6. Workflow
    7. Track changes
    8. Modular
    9. WYSIWYG
    10. Team member roles in Ketida
      1. Administrator
      2. Global Production Editors
      3. Production Editor
      4. Copy Editor
      5. Author
    11. Anatomy of a book in Ketida

    4.

    Quick start guide

    1. Book Dash
    2. Book Builder
    3. The Editor

    5.

    Book Dash

    6.

    What is the Book Dash?

    1. What can each role do on the Book Dash?

    7.

    Book Builder

    8.

    What is the Book Builder?

    9.

    How to use the Book Builder

    1. Adding content
    2. Adding metadata
    3. Adding image assets
    4. Additional Book Builder features

    10.

    Importing Microsoft Word documents

    1. Instructions for uploading a single Word file
    2. Instructions for batch uploading Word files
      1. How to name your files before batch uploading

    11.

    Creating and editing content

    12.

    Basic editing

    1. Navigation
    2. Formatting tools
      1. Custom inline tags
      2. Special characters
      3. Find and replace
    3. Styles and blocks
      1. Semantic markup
      2. Adding titles
      3. Custom blocks
    4. Keyboard shortcuts
    5. Counter information

    13.

    Math, tables and code

    1. Math
      1. Insert inline mathematical function, formula, or equation
      2. Insert mathematical function, formula, or rquation as a block
      3. Math example
    2. Tables
    3. Code

    14.

    Adding image assets

    1. Step one: add images to your book’s Asset Manager
    2. Step two: edit image metadata in the Asset Manager
    3. Step three: insert images into content

    15.

    Table of contents, endnotes and footnotes

    1. Table of contents
    2. Notes (endnotes and footnotes)

    16.

    Comments

    17.

    Track changes

    1. Suggest changes
    2. Accept/reject changes
    3. Hide suggestions

    18.

    Exporting books

    19.

    Exporting books

    1. Templates
    2. Preview
    3. Export as an Epub
    4. Export as a PDF
    5. Export to ICML

    20.

    Advanced features

    21.

    Managing workflow

    1. Workflow stages
    2. Baseline permissions
      1. All users
      2. Global Prodction Editors
      3. Production Editors
      4. Copy Editors
      5. Authors
    3. Workflow stages and permissions
      1. Upload
      2. File Prep
      3. Edit
      4. Review
      5. Clean Up
      6. Page Check
      7. Final

    22.

    Team Manager

    1. Roles and permissions
      1. General access
      2. Admin
      3. Global Production Editor
      4. Production Editor
      5. Copy Editor
      6. Author

    23.

    Book Settings (running headers)

    1. Examples of when you might use Book Settings
    2. Page layout

    24.

    Templates

    25.

    Open Textbook Planner

    26.

    What is the Open Textbook Planner?

    1. Roles supported
    2. Getting started with the Open Textbook Planner

    27.

    Using the Open Textbook Planner

    1. Determine your textbook’s hierarchy
    2. Outline your textbook’s content
    3. Add pedagogical elements
    4. Review textbook
    5. Adding content to your textbook
      1. Using pedagogical elements

    28.

    Unique aspects of the Open Textbook Planner

    29.

    Tech

    30.

    Architecture

    31.

    Installation

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