This section defines the paragraph styles that should be used for the USGS publications that will follow an eXtyles workflow. So that valid and correct XML is produced, it is important that these paragraph styles be applied consistently and correctly. Don't hesitate to contact eXtyles support if you have questions that are not resolved via the information in this guide.
General Information
Front Matter
A large amount of the front matter content that appears in typeset USGS documents is static, or boilerplate, text. Further, several components of the front matter are duplicated in the final PDF; for example, the document title and authors appear more than once on different pages in the front matter. eXtyles can automatically generate much of the front matter boilerplate content, and in an XML workflow it is not best practice to duplicate content (that is, have the same thing appear in more than one place). Because of this, when using eXtyles the front matter in the Word documents is greatly simplified.
The associated example shows how the front matter of a typical USGS document is organized in eXtyles. Note that the only elements that are retained are: (1) USGS logo; (2) Secondary Identification information, if provided; (3) document title; and (4) document authors. All other front matter content is deleted from the document.
Table of Contents / List of Figures and Tables
The document's table of contents is best generated from the XML during layout. Because of this, remove entirely the tables of contents and lists of figures and tables from the Word documents.
Paragraph versus Character Styles
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