USGS Styles

This section describes the tabs of the USGS eXtyles style palette and explains how each style should be used.

Navigation

In addition to facilitating the application of paragraph styles, the eXtyles style palette enables quick and flexible navigation through your document via the controls on the bottom of the palette. By using these controls to navigate through and manipulate your content, you can remain within the style palette, which allows you to move more efficiently through the document.

Tip

Underlined letters on the palette buttons designate hot keys. For example, when the style palette is active (i.e., you have clicked into it) you can type "x" on your keyboard to skip to the next paragraph, or "d" to delete a paragraph.

If you don't see the underlined hot keys when you open the eXtyles style palette you may need to adjust your Windows Ease of Access settings. See Inera's FAQ, "Paragraph styling menu hotkeys are missing in Word 2013 and 2016" for instructions about how to adjust these settings.

 

 

 

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Button

Description

Button

Description

With prev

Click “With prev” to merge the selected paragraph with the previous one (the carriage return between them is replaced with a space). Use this function to merge an unwanted heading into the paragraph following it, for instance, or if two paragraphs are separate but should be one 

New pgraf

Click “New pgraf” to insert a return after the first sentence of the paragraph, creating two paragraphs from one.

This feature is designed primarily to allow faster formatting of run-in heads. The new paragraph will be created after the first period, colon, question mark, hyphen, or en dash that is followed by a space, or an em dash (in this case, regardless of a following space). To format a two-sentence head, select “New pgraf,” apply the correct style for the heading, select “New pgraf” again, and then select “With prev.” If a paragraph does not have more than one sentence, selecting “New pgraf” will not do anything.

Previous

Click “Previous” to move the highlight to the previous paragraph.

Next

Click “Next” to advance to the next paragraph without changing the style of the selected paragraph.

Delete

Click “Delete” to remove the selected paragraph from the document and advance to the next paragraph.

Undo

Click “Undo” (as many times as necessary) to undo the last operations.

 

Warning

The “Undo” history is cleared when you click into the Word document or close the palette. The Undo button will be greyed out when the Undo history is cleared, indicating that you can not Undo the previous action from the palette.

Additional Actions

The behavior of the navigation buttons on the eXtyles style palette can be modified when used in combination with other keyboard items.

Button

Description

Button

Description

Shift + Next (x)

If you hold Shift while clicking “Next” (or, typing the hotkey “x”), eXtyles will skip all paragraphs tagged with the current paragraph’s style, stopping at the next new paragraph style.

Shift + Table Body

If you hold Shift while clicking the Table Body style, eXtyles will apply the table body style to the entire table; that is, all of the content formatted within Word's table cells.

Tab

Within the style palette, you can use the Tab (and Shift + Tab) keys on the keyboard to switch between the different style tabs on the palette.

Esc

The Esc key will close the palette.

The Paragraph Styles dialog closes automatically after the document is completely styled. If you need to close the dialog in the middle of processing, click the X box in the upper-right corner or press Esc. You can reopen this dialog at any time, and styling will continue with the paragraph where the cursor is currently located

Tip

After you style a document, you can easily navigate through it by jumping from heading to heading using Word’s Document Map feature. To use Word’s Document Map feature, check the box in View > Navigation Pane.

 

 

 

 

 

Style Palette Tabs

 

It is important to note that both SIM and TM documents have style palettes that are different from the palette used for USGS publication types. This is because SIM and TM documents have text elements that are either unique to them (e.g., SIM) or are structurally much simpler than other publication types (e.g., TM).

This means that a document Activated as an OFR will have access to the Chap Tab, but a document Activated as a TM will not.

 

 


Title

The Title Tab of the eXtyles style palette includes paragraph styles that will be used to style content that will generally appear on the title page of the document.

Style Name

Description of Use

Style Name

Description of Use

Figure Caption (Cover)

Use this to style the caption of a front matter cover image.

Cooperation Statement

Use this to style the secondary identification information on the title page. This is typically a cooperating organization, and the text will generally be something such as "Prepared in cooperation with Eureka County Nevada"

Program Note

Use this to style the name of a USGS organizational unit that produced the publication (e.g., National Water-Quality Assessment Project). It is different from the Cooperation Statement.

Document Title

Use this to style the title of the document or report (see also the following Suggested Citation Title and Running Head Title styles and their use)

Document Subtitle

Use this to style the document's or report's subtitle

Suggested Citation Title

Use this to style the title of the document that will be used to construct the suggested citation on the PDF. This version of the document title will be different from the Document Title because it will most likely follow sentence-style capitalization (unlike the primary Document Title)

Running Head Title

Use this to style the version of the document title that will make up the document's running head. This version of the title may be, for example, shorter than the primary Document Title

Report Authors*

Use this to style the name of the document or report authors. Note that these authors are not the same as book editors or compilers; typically their names are preceded by "By" (e.g., By Jane Smith)

Chapter Editors*

Use this style for the names of the editors of a document that is a chapter within a larger book publication.

Book Editors*

Use this to style the names of the editors of a document or report. Note that these editors are not the same as authors; typically their names are preceded by the text "Edited by" (e.g., Edited by Joe Anderson)

Compiler*

Use this to style the names of compilers of the document or report. Note that these compilers are not the same as editors or authors; typically their names are preceded by "Compiled by" (e.g., Compiled by Jane Smith and Joe Anderson)

 

 

Section Title

Use this to style the title of the section that a chapter is in (this may appear infrequently).

Book Title

Use this to style the book title that the document belongs to; that is, not the title of the document itself (this may appear infrequently).

Author Footnote

Use this to style a note associated with the author/editor/compiler line.

Custom Disclaimer

Use this to style any custom note or disclaimer that needs to be included on the title page of the PDF; that is, a disclaimer or note that is different from and in addition to the boilerplate notes that are included with every publication (e.g., "Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.") 

Associated Data

Use to style references to associated data that might be present on the title page.

Previous Version Date

Use to style the date in a version history bloc. See Front Matter Structure for examples.

Version Description

Use to style the description of the version history, most often follows the version date. See Front Matter Structure for examples.

Non-XML-Text/Graphics

Use this to style any content that should not be contained in the XML; for example, use this style for all paragraphs that contain graphics, such as the USGS logo.

*It is important to use the correct style for the author/editor/compiler. Each style represents a distinct role that the person played in authoring or contributing to the creation of the content of the report. So that the role is correctly captured in the XML, the correct paragraph style must be used. Do not style a report author as a Book Editor, and likewise do not style a book editor as a Report Author, and so on.

 

 

 

 


Front

The Front Tab of the eXtyles style palette includes paragraph styles that will be used to style front matter content that is not on the title page.

Style Name

Description of Use

Style Name

Description of Use

TOC Object List Head

Use this to style the title of the front matter list of objects that will appear in the table of contents in the PDF and that do not appear anywhere else in the document; for example, plates or maps (e.g., "List of Plates")

Do not use this to style a heading for a List of Tables or a List of Figures

TOC Object List Item

Use this to style the list of objects following the TOC Object List Head (e.g., "Map 1. Geologic map of the Hayfield quadrangle")

Do not use this to style a list of tables or a list of figures, because those captions will appear elsewhere in the document (see also the TOC Table Title and TOC Figure Caption styles on the Obj Tab)

Foreword Title

Use this to style the title of the Foreword (if any)

Foreword

Use this to style the text of the foreword. Note: do not use Body Text to style the foreword.

Signature

Use this to style the Foreword Author line. This line must be placed at the end of the Foreword text but before the Foreword References (if any).

Preface Title

Use this to style the title of the Preface (if any)

Preface Text

Use this to style the text of the Preface. Note: Do not use Body Text to style the preface.

Acknowledgments Head (Front)

Use this to style the title of any Acknowledgments that appear in the Front Matter. Note: do not use this to style Acknowledgments that appear at the end of the document.

Acknowledgments

Use this to style the text of the Acknowledgments

Abstract Head

Use this to style the title of the Abstract

Abstract

Use this to style the text of the Abstract (either multiple paragraphs or a single paragraph is acceptable)

Definitions Title (Front)*

Use this to style the title of any section in the front matter that contains terms and definitions. These sections may include:

  • Abbreviations

  • Notation

  • Acronyms

  • Glossary

  • Variables

Definitions List Subhead*

Use this style for any subheadings that might occur within the definitions section.

Definitions Body Text*

Use this to style any discursive content within the terms and definitions list. For example, a headnote at the start of a Glossary ("Terms are defined relative to meanings within this publication.")

Definition List Item*

Use this to style the term and definition list items. For example:

ataxia An inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement; may involve the limbs, head, or trunk.

Terms should be formatted in one of the following ways: (1) bold or italic or (2) followed by punctuation such as a period, colon, or dash. This formatting is required so that eXtyles can correctly tag the term separate from the definition in the XML.

Front Matter Head

Use this to style the heading to any other front matter section not covered by a specific paragraph style. For example, use this style for the following sections:

  • Executive Summary

  • Conversion Factors

  • Datum

  • Divisions of Quaternary, Neogene, and Paleogene time used in this report

Front Matter Subhead

Use this to style subheadings within any section that starts with the Front Matter Head style.

Front Matter Text

Use this to style the text of any front matter section that starts with the Front Matter Head style.

Table Title**

Use this to style the content that immediately precedes a table in the front matter (most often unnumbered); that is, descriptive text that immediately precedes the table body (e.g., "Inch/Pound to International System of Units").

Quotation (Front)

Use this to style any block (or, display) quote that appears in the front matter, including epigraphs and quotes that may appear in the Foreword or Preface.

Quotation Source

Use this to style the source of a block (or, display) quote if that source appears on its own line (i.e., not run-in).

Front References Head

Use this to style the heading of a reference section that applies to the front matter content only; for example, the reference section within a Foreword or Preface.

Reference Headnote

Use this to style any introductory text paragraph that appears before the reference list.

Reference

Use this to style references that may appear in the front matter.

Footnote Text

Use this to style any footnotes that appear in the front matter

Non-XML-Text/Graphics

Use this to style any content that should not be contained in the XML; for example, use this style for all paragraphs that contain graphics, such as the USGS logo.

*Do not use these styles for Description of Map Units sections that appear in the front matter; instead, use the styles on the DMU tab. 

**Do not use this style for headings such as "Datum" or "Conversion Factors" (which should be styled using the Front Matter Head).

 

 


Body

The Body Tab of the eXtyles style palette includes paragraph styles that will be used to style the general body content of USGS documents and reports.

 

Style Name

Description of Use

Style Name

Description of Use

Heading 1*

Use this to style level-one headings in the body of the document. Note that this style should be used in the main body of the document only; it should not be used to style level-one headings in the front matter or in the Appendix.

Short Running Head

Use this style if a shortened version of the level-one head is needed to fit the length requirements of the running head

Heading 2*

Use this to style level-two headings in the body of the document. Note that this style should be used in the main body of the document only; it should not be used to style level-two headings in the front matter or in the Appendix.

Heading 3, 4, 5, 6, 7*

Use this to style level-three, -four, -five, -six, and -seven headings in the body of the document.

Body Text

Use this to style the body text of the document. Note that during Cleanup, eXtyles will autostyle what it can safely identify as Body Text. Often this is the majority of the document, and because of this, you should only have to apply this style to those few paragraphs of text that eXtyles was unable to autostyle.

Body Continued

Use this to style body text paragraphs that are a continuation of a previous body paragraph; for example, body text that is broken by a display equation, list, or block quote. Note that although this paragraph style is flush left (no indent), it should not be used to achieve a visual look in the document (e.g., do not use it to achieve a flush-left paragraph after a heading).

Quotation

Use this to style any block (or, display) quote that appears in the body.

Quotation Source

Use this to style the source of a block (or, display) quote if that source appears on its own line (i.e., not run-in).

Pull Quote

Use this to style any pull quote that appears in the body. This is not the same as Quotation; pull quotes are text fragments that are copied from the body text and are repeated as a display item in the typeset document.

Equation

Use this to style any display formula in the document; that is, formulas that appear on their own line(s), not those that are run-in with the body text. Use this for both numbered and unnumbered formulas.

Equation Where List

Use this to style the list of variables that may follow an equation. Any lead-in descriptive text (such as "where") should be styled as Body Text Continued; for example,

SL + y = z <Equation>

where <Body Text Continued>

SL is the Source Level <Equation Where List>

Preformatted Text

Use this to style content that requires the preservation of precise spacing and indentation; for example, computer code. Text that takes this style is also generally formatted with a monospace font (such as Courier New).

Numbered/Bullet List Level 1

Use this to style both numbered and bulleted lists. Bulleted and numbered lists should not use Word's auto-list function; that is, the bullets and numbers should appear in the document as plain text.

Unnumbered List

Use this for lists that are neither numbered nor bulleted.

Table Title

Use this to style the title of a table (either numbered or unnumbered).

TOC Table Title

Use this to style the title of the table as it will appear in the table of contents (because the TOC title may be slightly different than than the title in the body of the document)

Table Headnote

Use this to style a new paragraph that is a continuation of the table title; for example:

[Information on ordering published maps can be obtained by calling the U.S. Geological Survey at 1–888–ASK–USGS (1‒888‒275‒8747) or by visiting the USGS online]

The Table Headnote paragraph should always be at the top of the table. Note that the eXtyles Cleanup process will not autostyle Table Headnote.

Figure Caption

Use this for captions to figures

TOC Figure Caption

Use this to style the caption of the figure as it will appear in the table of contents (because the TOC caption may be slightly different than than the caption in the body of the document)

Figure Alt Text

Use this to style the alternative caption for the figure, which screen readers will use in an online environment to comply with accessibility standards.

Box Layout Instruction**

This style should be used to indicate where a box should be placed in the document, when the content of the box is placed at the end of the document. For example, "Place Box 1 Here."

Footnote Text

Use this to style any footnotes that appear in the chapter

Non-XML-Text

Use this to style any content that should not be contained in the XML; for example, use this style for all paragraphs that contain graphics (e.g., figures) or for instructive text that is not part of the document body (e.g., instructions for layout).

*Note that in an XML workflow, it is important to style heading levels in a semantically correct way. For example, Heading 1 means that the heading introduces a primary section of the document. Heading 2 introduces a subordinate section of the document, and as such it must always be preceded by a Heading 1; that is, you can not start a document or a chapter with a Heading 2. Heading 3 introduces a further subordinate section, and as such it must always be preceded by a Heading 2, and so on.

**This content of paragraphs styled with Box Layout Instruction will not be retained in the XML. Because of this, only include layout instructions that are not intended to be retained in the final document in paragraphs to which this style has been applied.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Chap

The Chap Tab (i.e., Chapter) of the eXtyles style palette includes paragraph styles that you will use to style content specific to chapters (also called Sections by USGS) within a single document.

 

Style Name

Description of Use

Style Name

Description of Use

Chapter Number*

Use this to style the number or letter of the Chapter/Section.

Chapter Title

Use this to style the title of the Chapter/Section.

Short Running Head

Use this style if a shortened version of the title is needed to fit the length requirements of the running head

Chapter Authors

Use this to style the authors of the Chapter/Section, if present.

Author Footnote

Use this to style a note associated with the Chapter/Section Author line.

Chapter Acknowledgments Head

Use this to style the title of an Acknowledgments section that pertains specifically to just the Chapter/Section, if present.

Acknowledgments

Use this to style the Chapter/Section Acknowledgments, if present.

Chapter References Head

Use this to style the title of a Reference section that pertains specifically to just the Chapter/Section content.

Reference Headnote

Use this to style any introductory text paragraph that appears before the reference list.

Reference

Use this to style the References for the Chapter/Section.

Bibliography

Use this to style bibliographic sources that should be ignored during citation matching. For example, lists of further readings or additional information. Bibliography items can appear at any point in the document (i.e., in a body section).

Chapter Appendix Title

Use this to style the title of an Appendix section that pertains to just the Chapter/Section.

Chapter Appendix Authors

Use this to style the authors of a chapter appendix, if present.

Appendix Heading 1

Use this to style the level-one heads within a Chapter Appendix. Do not use Heading 1 (Body tab) for level-one headings within a Chapter Appendix.

Appendix Heading 2

Use this to style the level-two heads within a Chapter Appendix. Do not use Heading 2 (Body tab) for level-two headings within a Chapter Appendix.

Appendix Heading 3

Use this to style the level-three heads within a Chapter Appendix. Do not use Heading 3 (Body tab) for level-three headings within a Chapter Appendix.

Appendix Body Text

Use this to style the body text of an appendix. Do not use regular Body Text for this content.

Body Continued

Use this to style body text paragraphs that are a continuation of a previous body paragraph; for example, body text that is broken by a display equation, list, or block quote. Note that although this paragraph style is flush left (no indent), it should not be used to achieve a visual look in the document (e.g., do not use it to achieve a flush-left paragraph after a heading).

Table Title

Use this to style the title of a table (either numbered or unnumbered).

Figure Caption

Use this for captions to figures. Note that,unlike Table Titles, eXtyles will not autostyle Figure Captions.

Appendix References Head

Use this to style the title of a Reference section that pertains just to the Chapter Appendix.

 *Often, Chapter/Sections are lettered (e.g., Section A), and run-in with the Chapter/Section title. If the Number is run-in with the Title, it will need to be moved to it's own paragraph (you can use the New pgraf button on the style palette to achieve this). For example, this:

Section A: Overview of the U.S. Geological Survey Sagebrush Mineral-Resource Assessment (SaMiRA) Project

Should be changed to:

Section A

Overview of the U.S. Geological Survey Sagebrush Mineral-Resource Assessment (SaMiRA) Project

Where "Section A" takes the Chapter Number style and the title takes the Chapter Title style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Obj

The Obj Tab (i.e., Object) of the eXtyles style palette includes paragraph styles that will be used to style objects such as complex lists, boxes, tables, and figures that appear in USGS documents and reports.

Style Name

Description of Use

Style Name

Description of Use

Numbered/Bullet List Level 1

Use this to style both numbered and bulleted lists. Bulleted and numbered lists should not use Word's auto-list function; that is, the bullets and numbers should appear in the document as plain text.

Numbered/Bullet List Level 2

Use this to style both numbered and bulleted sublists; that is, those list items that are subordinate to a primary list item. Numbered/Bullet List Level 2 should only be used following Numbered/Bullet List Level 1. Bulleted and numbered lists should not use Word's auto-list function; that is, the bullets and numbers should appear in the document as plain text.

Numbered/Bullet List Level 3, 4, 5

Use these to style both numbered and bulleted sublists; that is, those list items that are subordinate to a previous list item. Numbered/Bullet List Level 3, 4, and 5 should only be used following a preceding Numbered/Bullet List Level. Bulleted and numbered lists should not use Word's auto-list function; that is, the bullets and numbers should appear in the document as plain text.

Continued List Item Level 1

Use this to style a continuation paragraph of a Numbered/Bullet List Level 1 item or an Unnumbered List Item. For example, if the Numbered/Bullet List Level 1 contains more than one paragraph or if the Numbered/Bullet List Level 1 is broken by a formula or other list item.

Continued List Item Level 2

Use this to style a continuation paragraph of a Numbered/Bullet List Level 2 item. Continued List Item Level 2 should only be used following Numbered/Bullet List Level 2. For example, if the Numbered/Bullet List Level 2 contains more than one paragraph or if the Numbered/Bullet List Level 2 is broken by a formula or other list item.

Continued List Item Level 3, 4, 5

Use these to style a continuation paragraph of a Numbered/Bullet List Level 3, 4, or 5 item. Continued List Item Level 3, 4, 5 should only be used following the appropriate Numbered/Bullet List Level 3, 4, 5. For example, if the Numbered/Bullet List Level 3, 4, 5 contains more than one paragraph or if the Numbered/Bullet List Level 3, 4, 5 is broken by a formula or other list item.

Unnumbered List

Use this for lists that are neither numbered nor bulleted.

Sidebar Title

Use this to style the title of Sidebar content.

Sidebar Text

Use this to style the text of Sidebar content.

Table Title*

Use this to style the title of a table (either numbered or unnumbered).

TOC Table Title

Use this to style the title of the table as it will appear in the table of contents (because the TOC title may be slightly different than than the title in the body of the document) 

Table Headnote

Use this to style a new paragraph that is a continuation of the table title; for example:

[Information on ordering published maps can be obtained by calling the U.S. Geological Survey at 1–888–ASK–USGS (1‒888‒275‒8747) or by visiting the USGS online]

The Table Headnote paragraph should always be at the top of the table. Note that the eXtyles Cleanup process will not autostyle Table Headnote.

Table Heading*

Use this to style the column header rows of the table. Do not use this style for internal table header rows; for those, simply use table body and bold or italic formatting, as necessary.

Table Spanner

Use this to style internal headings in the table. These headings may span multiple rows.

Table Body*

Use this to style the body of the table, regardless of the content (e.g., text, numerals, dashes). 

Table Footnote**

Use this to style table footnote text; that is, notes that pertain to the table content and that are placed at the bottom of the table. Table footnotes frequently have numbers or symbols associated with them that refer to a matching number or symbol in the table body.

Table Title Repeating/Facing

Use to style the title of a facing-page table; that is, a table that will be split into two parts to facilitate proper layout of a broadside table that will span a spread.

Table Group Begin

Use to style a paragraph that indicates the start of a facing-page table group. 

 

Table Group End

Use to style a paragraph that indicates the end of a facing-page table group. 

 

Figure Caption

Use this for captions to figures. Note that, unlike Table Titles, eXtyles will not autostyle Figure Captions.

Figure Caption Additional Paragraph

Use this for a second or third paragraph of the figure caption.

TOC Figure Caption

Use this to style the caption of the figure as it will appear in the table of contents (because the TOC caption may be slightly different than than the caption in the body of the document) 

Figure Alt Text

Use this to style the alternative caption for the figure, which screen readers will use in an online environment to comply with accessibility standards.

Photo Credit

Use this to style the credit line for a photo.

*Note that during Cleanup, eXtyles will autostyle table content that it can safely identify as Table Title, Table Header, Table Body, and sometimes Table Footnote. Because of this, you will only have to apply table styles to the few items that eXtyles did not autostyle.

**Note that if the table footnote is within a Word-formatted table cell, eXtyles will autostyle the content during Cleanup. However, if the table footnote text is outside of a Word table cell, eXtyles will not autostyle the content. Because of this, you will want to carefully proof the style of table footnotes for accuracy.

 

 

 


DMU

The DMU Tab of the eXtyles style palette includes paragraph styles that will be used to style the Description of Map Units sections that may appear in SIM, OFR, and PP documents.

 

Style Name

Description of Use

Style Name

Description of Use

DMU Head 1 (Front)

Use this to style the title of the DMU section if it appears in the front matter of the document.

DMU Head 1 (Back)

Use this to style the title of the DMU section if it appears in the back of the document.

DMU Authors

Use this to style the author line of a DMU section (rarely appears).

DMU Head 2

Use this to style a level-one heading within a DMU section.

DMU Head 3

Use this to style a level-two heading within a DMU section.

DMU Head 4

Use this to style a level-three heading within a DMU section.

DMU Head 5

Use this to style a level-four heading within a DMU section.

DMU Body Text

Use this to style any text paragraphs within a DMU section that are not part of the term or definition; for example, introductory headnotes.

DMU Unit 1

Use this to style a level-one list item within a DMU section.

DMU Unit 2

Use this to style a level-two list item within a DMU section.

DMU Unit 3

Use this to style a level-three list item within a DMU section.

DMU Unit 4

Use this to style a level-four list item within a DMU section.

DMU Unit 5

Use this to style a level-five list item within a DMU section.

DMU Continued Paragraph

Use this to style a paragraph that is a continuation of a list item, regardless of the level of the list item.

 

 

 

 


Back

The Back Tab of the eXtyles style palette includes paragraph styles that will be used to style non-Appendix back matter elements, such as Acknowledgments and References, that appear in USGS documents and reports.

Style Name

Description of Use

Style Name

Description of Use

Acknowledgments Head (Back)

Use this to style the title of any Acknowledgments that appear in the Back Matter (i.e., the end of the document). Note: do not use this to style Acknowledgments that appear in the front matter.

Acknowledgments

Use this to style the text of the Acknowledgments

Reference Head (Back)

Use this to style the heading of a reference section that applies to the entire document; that is, the reference section in the back that pertains to all of the content.

Reference Headnote

Use this to style text paragraphs that introduce the reference list. For example,

[Entries marked with an asterisk (*) at the beginning of the reference indicate a reference for data included in the geodatabase]

This style should not be used to style a reference entry.

Reference*

Use this to style references.

Bibliography

Use this to style bibliographic sources that should be ignored during citation matching. For example, lists of further readings or additional information. 

Definitions Title (Back)

Use this to style the title of any section in the back matter that contains terms and definitions. These sections may include:

  • Abbreviations

  • Notation

  • Acronyms

  • Glossary

  • Variables

  • Description of Map Units

Note that this style must be used if these lists are to remain at the end of the document. Do not use Definitions Title (Front) for this content.

Definitions List Subhead 1

Use this to style the first-level subhead that may appear within a definitions list (most commonly in a Description of Map Units section).

Definitions Body Text

Use this to style any discursive content within the terms and definitions list. For example, a headnote at the start of a Glossary ("Terms are defined relative to meanings within this publication.")

Definitions List Item

Use this to style the term and definition list items. For example:

ataxia An inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement; may involve the limbs, head, or trunk.

Terms should be formatted in one of the following ways: (1) bold or italic or (2) followed by punctuation such as a period, colon, or dash. This formatting is required so that eXtyles can correctly tag the term separate from the definition in the XML.

Back Matter Head

Use this to style the heading to any other back matter section not covered by a specific paragraph style.

Back Matter Subhead

Use this to style subheadings within any section that starts with the Back Matter Head style.

Back Matter Text

Use this to style the text of any back matter section that starts with the Back Matter Head style.

Box start tag (must contain text)

Use this to indicate the start of a complex box or sidebar. This paragraph must contain text; for example, "Start Feature Box 1". The style must be used at the start of a box to ensure that the box content is properly formatted in the XML.

Sidebar Title

Use this to style the title of a box or sidebar.

Sidebar Head 1

Use this to style the first-level head within a Sidebar.

Sidebar Head 2

Use this to style the second-level head within a Sidebar.

Sidebar Head 3

Use this to style the third-level head within a Sidebar.

Sidebar Head 4

Use this to style the fourth-level head within a Sidebar.

Sidebar Text

Use this to style the text of sidebar or box content.

Box end tag (must contain text)

Use this to indicate the end of a complex box or sidebar. This paragraph must contain text; for example, "End Feature Box 1". The style must be used at the end of a box to ensure that the box content is properly formatted in the XML.

Colophon Title

Used to style the title of a colophon section, if present

Colophon Paragraph

Use this to style the colophon content.

Colophon Paragraph Indent

Use this to style colophon content that must be indented from the rest of the colophon text during layout; content styled in this way will have an indent attribute in the XML.

Colophon Section

Used to style the text that starts a new section of colophon information; for example,

"For more information concerning the research in this report, contact:"

Footnote Text

Use this to style any footnotes that appear in the back matter.

Non-XML-Text/Graphics

Use this to style any content that should not be contained in the XML; for example, use this style for all paragraphs that contain graphics (e.g., figures) or for instructive text that is not part of the document body (e.g., instructions for layout).

*Note that during Cleanup, eXtyles will autostyle content that it can safely identify as references. Because of this, you will only have to apply the reference style in the rare instances that eXtyles did not autostyle them, and when new reference content is added to the document after eXtyles cleanup.

 

 

 


App

The App Tab (i.e., Appendix) of the eXtyles style palette includes paragraph styles that will be used to style Appendix elements that appear at the back of the document.

Style Name

Description of Use

Style Name

Description of Use

Appendix Title

Use this to style the title of an Appendix.

Appendix Authors

Use this to style the authors of the appendix. Do not use Report Authors (Front2) or Chapter Authors (Body).

Appendix Heading 1*

Use this to style the level-one heads within an Appendix. Do not use Heading 1 (Body tab) for level-one headings within an Appendix.

Short Running Head

Use this style if a shortened version of the title is needed to fit the length requirements of the running head

Appendix Heading 2*

Use this to style the level-two heads within an Appendix. Do not use Heading 2 (Body tab) for level-two headings within an Appendix.

Appendix Heading 3, 4, 5*

Use this to style the level-three, -four, and -five heads within an Appendix. Do not use Heading 3, 4, or 5 (Body tab) for level-three, -four, or -five headings within an Appendix.

Appendix Body Text

Use this to style the body text of the Appendix. Do not use Body Text (Body tab) for appendix content. Note that eXtyles will not autostyle Appendix Body Text during document Cleanup. In fact, the Appendix body text will likely be styled, incorrectly, as Body Text, and the correct Appendix Body Text style will need to be applied.

Body Continued

Use this to style appendix body text paragraphs that are a continuation of a previous appendix body paragraph; for example, appendix body text that is broken by a display equation, list, or block quote. Note that although this paragraph style is flush left (no indent), it should not be used to achieve a visual look in the document (e.g., do not use it to achieve a flush-left paragraph after a heading).

Numbered/Bullet List Level 1

Use this to style both numbered and bulleted lists. Bulleted and numbered lists should not use Word's auto-list function; that is, the bullets and numbers should appear in the document as plain text.

Unnumbered List

Use this for lists that are neither numbered nor bulleted.

Equation

Use this to style any display formula in the document; that is, formulas that appear on their own line(s), not those that are run-in with the body text. Use this for both numbered and unnumbered formulas.

Equation Where List

Use this to style the list of variables that may follow an equation; for example,

SL + y = z

where SL is the Source Level

Preformatted Text

Use this to style content that requires the preservation of precise spacing and indentation; for example, computer code. Text that takes this style is also generally formatted with a monospace font (such as Courier New).

Quotation

Use this to style any block (or, display) quote that appears in the body.

Quotation Source

Use this to style the source of a block (or, display) quote if that source appears on its own line (i.e., not run-in).

Table Title

Use this to style the title of a table (either numbered or unnumbered).

Figure Caption

Use this for captions to figures.

Appendix Reference Head

Use this to style the heading of a reference section that applies to the Appendix; that is, the reference section at the end of the Appendix that applies to just the Appendix.

Reference Headnote

Use this to style text paragraphs that introduce the reference list. For example,

[Entries marked with an asterisk (*) at the beginning of the reference indicate a reference for data included in the geodatabase]

This style should not be used to style a reference entry.

Reference

Use this to style references.

Bibliography

Use this to style bibliographic sources that should be ignored during citation matching. For example, lists of further readings or additional information.

Appendix Acknowledgments Head

Use this to style the title of an Acknowledgments section that pertains only to the Appendix.

Acknowledgments

Use this to style the text of the Acknowledgments.

Footnote Text

Use this to style any footnotes that appear in the back matter.

Non-XML-Text/Graphics

Use this to style any content that should not be contained in the XML; for example, use this style for all paragraphs that contain graphics (e.g., figures) or for instructive text that is not part of the document body (e.g., instructions for layout).

*Note that in an XML workflow, it is important to style heading levels in a semantically correct way. For example, Appendix Heading 1 means that the heading introduces a primary section of the Appendix. Appendix Heading 2 introduces a subordinate section of the Appendix, and as such it must always be preceded by an Appendix Heading 1; that is, you can not start a Appendix with an Appendix Heading 2. Appendix Heading 3 introduces a further subordinate section, and as such it must always be preceded by an Appendix Heading 2, and so on.