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Add a title group

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The Title Group design element inserts a grouping of elements to form a title group that can be used anywhere in a math document, though the default settings have been designed to display at the top of a one page worksheet or the top of the first page of a multi-page worksheet. You can customize the title group to meet your needs.

With a document open, select Home then Design Elements, Title Group to insert this element.

Adjust the Top Padding or Bottom Padding

Sets the padding above or below the element in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the padding option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the input field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. To locate the range for any particular option, check the definition area at the bottom of the options pane when an option is selected.

Picture

Display or hide the picture

Change the picture

Tip

When selecting a picture to use in the header or footer, set Size Adjustment to control the size of the picture; there is no need to re-size the picture in the . Size Adjustment will control the size of the picture in the header or footer.

Change the alignment

Adjust the size of the picture

Check Visible to display a picture in the title group. Uncheck Visible to hide the picture. Select Picture in the options, then press the ellipsis button to display the to choose a different picture. Select between the following alignments for the picture: Left or Right. Size Adjustment adjusts the height of the picture. The picture width will automatically be adjusted to maintain the image's aspect ratio. This setting only adjusts the size of the picture in the title group, the actual size of the image is not changed.

Tip

When selecting a picture to use in the header or footer, set Size Adjustment to control the size of the picture; there is no need to re-size the picture in the . Size Adjustment will control the size of the picture in the header or footer.

Title

Change the title

The default text for Title can be easily replaced.

  1. Click in the Title Text box. Use Delete or Backspace on the keyboard to delete the default text, or highlight the text and type over the highlighted text.

  2. When you have finished entering your text either press Enter on the keyboard or click somewhere outside of the Title Text box to have the text update.

Note

If the text for Title Text is completely removed, the space for the Title field will be removed from the Title Group on the document, making more space for other Title Group elements. So to hide the Title element, delete all of the text for Title Text.

Change the title font

  1. Select the Font option in the options pane and press the ellipsis button to display the font selection dialog.

  2. Select the preferred font name, style, and size.

  3. Click OK to close the dialog and apply the selected font.

Change the title color

  1. In the options panel, find and select "Color."

  2. Click the three dots (ellipsis) in the color box to open the color picker.

  3. Choose the color you like.

  4. Click "OK" to save your choice and apply the new color.

Change the text alignment

Select between a Left, Center or Right alignment for the title in the title group.

Adjust the Top Padding or Bottom Padding

Sets the padding above or below the element in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the padding option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the input field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. To locate the range for any particular option, check the definition area at the bottom of the options pane when an option is selected.

Fields

Change the field text

Select a field option (Top Left, Top Right, Middle Left, Middle Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right) in the options pane and enter the desired field text directly into the input field. Use the <d> tag or <D> tag to add an auto date. Example: <d> = 06/06/2013 <D> = June 6, 2013. You can also add days to the date: examples - <d+2>, <D+5>; the +2 would add two days, the +5 would add 5 days. Saved file names and the path to the saved file can be added to the fields using <f> for file and <F> for the file path. A number can also be added to the title group using the tag <sn>. Serial numbers are generated automatically and can be adjusted manually from the navigation bar located just above the worksheet document. A can also be added to a text field using the tag <v>. The version number can be manually adjusted by clicking the up or down arrow by Version number on the navigation bar, or by using Regenerate Between Copies when the document.

Note

You can remove the top, middle or bottom fields by deleting all of the text for both the left and right parts of the field. The text and lines will be removed moving up the remainder of the title group elements.

Change the field font

  1. Select the Font option in the options pane and press the ellipsis button to display the font selection dialog.

  2. Select the preferred font name, style, and size.

  3. Click OK to close the dialog and apply the selected font.

Change the field color

  1. In the options panel, find and select "Color."

  2. Click the three dots (ellipsis) in the color box to open the color picker.

  3. Choose the color you like.

  4. Click "OK" to save your choice and apply the new color.

Adjust the Top Padding or Bottom Padding

Sets the padding above or below the element in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the padding option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the input field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. To locate the range for any particular option, check the definition area at the bottom of the options pane when an option is selected.

Lines

Show or hide the lines

Check or uncheck the Visible check box to show or hide the lines.

Change the line color

  1. Select the Line Color option in the options pane and press the ellipsis button to display the color selection dialog.

  2. Use the color picker to select the preferred color.

  3. Click OK to close the dialog and apply the selected color.

Change the line width

  1. Click on "Width" in the options panel.

  2. Type a number between 0 and 10, or use the up/down arrows to adjust the width of the line.

Epigraph

Show or hide the epigraph

Check or uncheck the Visible check box to show or hide the epigraph.

Change the epigraph text

There are two options for changing the epigraph text:

Select the Text option in the options pane and enter the text for the epigraph directly into the input field.

Or,

  1. Select the Text option in the options pane and press the ellipsis button to display the Epigraphs selector. The Epigraphs selector can also be accessed by double-clicking the epigraph text in the document.

  2. Select a new epigraph from the currently displayed collection by either pressing the Random Selection button to randomly select an epigraph from the active collection, or by selecting a specific epigraph from the list of epigraphs. You can also enter the text for a new epigraph directly into the epigraph text field.

  3. Press OK to apply the change.

Change the epigraph font

  1. Select the Font option in the options pane and press the ellipsis button to display the font selection dialog.

  2. Select the preferred font name, style, and size.

  3. Click OK to close the dialog and apply the selected font.

Change the epigraph color

  1. In the options panel, find and select "Color."

  2. Click the three dots (ellipsis) in the color box to open the color picker.

  3. Choose the color you like.

Option A - Option B - With the , you can also sort the epigraphs alphabetically to help locate a particular epigraph; or add, edit or create epigraphs collections to use on your worksheets.

  1. Click "OK" to save your choice and apply the new color.

Adjust the Top Padding or Bottom Padding

Sets the padding above or below the element in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the padding option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the input field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. To locate the range for any particular option, check the definition area at the bottom of the options pane when an option is selected.

INSTRUCTIONS

Show or hide the instructions

Check or uncheck the Visible check box to show or hide the Instructions.

Change the instructions text

The default text for the Instructions can be easily replaced.

  1. Click in the Instructions Text box. Select the down arrow to open the text editing box. Use Delete or Backspace on the keyboard to delete the default text, or highlight the text and type over the highlighted text.

  2. When you have finished entering your text, select OK to close the text editing box. The updated instructions appear immediately in the title group on the document.

Change the instructions font

  1. Select the Font option in the options pane and press the ellipsis button to display the font selection dialog.

  2. Select the preferred font name, style, and size.

  3. Click OK to close the dialog and apply the selected font.

Change the instructions color

  1. In the options panel, find and select "Color."

  2. Click the three dots (ellipsis) in the color box to open the color picker.

  3. Choose the color you like.

  4. Click "OK" to save your choice and apply the new color.