Cher Robert et tout le monde - Robert and everyone,
I am making an extensive A-Z Index to support my PhD - collecting a lot of quotes. Normally I only work with files of up to 20 pages or so but this one is destined to grow. It's already 42 pages and could easily reach 100 or more. (Text only no images).
1) What is a sensible limit on a document size generally?
2) My main concern is scrolling.
I do have a set of bookmarks for the main letters of the alphabet which I display at the start of each of them. That is less helpful than I expected as one letter can generate several pages.
I am thinking of splitting the document to avoid massive scrolling. Some of that can be done comfortably by selecting out some specialist topics to make sub-indexes. But that won't be enough.
I could split it A-F / G-L/ M-R/ S-Z
BUT that would make many searches into a series of multiple jobs.
Any advice is very welcome.
Large document?
There is no sensible limit on a document size. It all depends on the target audience and how easily they can get bored!
But indexes are a different matter. They are not read from start to finish. So they can be as big as necessary.
Also indexes are not usually scrolled. People pick and choose their own topics of interest.
You could use Heading 1 titles for each letter of the alphabet. And Heading 2 / Heading 3 titles for the topics and subtopics under each letter of the alphabet.
All these Heading-style paragraphs can easily be included into a Table Of Contents.
The Heading-style paragraphs are also conveniently browsed using the "Headings" panel on the Atlantis Control Board.
You could also create hyperlinked cross-references in various appropriate places.
HTH.
Cheers,
Robert
But indexes are a different matter. They are not read from start to finish. So they can be as big as necessary.
Also indexes are not usually scrolled. People pick and choose their own topics of interest.
You could use Heading 1 titles for each letter of the alphabet. And Heading 2 / Heading 3 titles for the topics and subtopics under each letter of the alphabet.
All these Heading-style paragraphs can easily be included into a Table Of Contents.
The Heading-style paragraphs are also conveniently browsed using the "Headings" panel on the Atlantis Control Board.
You could also create hyperlinked cross-references in various appropriate places.
HTH.
Cheers,
Robert
Merci Robert.
The 'target audience' is mostly me! and entering new data or creating cross references I want to avoid scrolling across 20 - 80 pages!
It's just becoming borderline uncomfortable now as I approach 50 pages.
I adore Atlantis and rarely criticise but I do find bookmarks slow to create. It would be wonderful to have a wiki type code e.g. a double bracket {{xyz}} to create one.
Then using the same or another double bracket creates a hyperlink to that bookmark.
(editing a wiki also shows a different colour if that bookmark doesn't exist yet).
But this is unfair as Atlantis is not a wiki.
The 'target audience' is mostly me! and entering new data or creating cross references I want to avoid scrolling across 20 - 80 pages!
It's just becoming borderline uncomfortable now as I approach 50 pages.
I adore Atlantis and rarely criticise but I do find bookmarks slow to create. It would be wonderful to have a wiki type code e.g. a double bracket {{xyz}} to create one.
Then using the same or another double bracket creates a hyperlink to that bookmark.
(editing a wiki also shows a different colour if that bookmark doesn't exist yet).
But this is unfair as Atlantis is not a wiki.
Bookmarks are created with Shift+Alt+B.
Bookmarks can be given short mnemonic names. Why not use "bkm1", "bkm2", "bkm3", etc.
Bookmark names are immediately visible in the Bookmarks panel of the Control Board.
Bookmarks can easily be reached using this same Bookmarks panel of the Control Board. Or Ctrl+click on the associated hyperlink.
Hyperlinks to bookmarks are quickly created using the dedicated toolbar button. If necessary, you could assign a hot key to the "Insert Hyperlink" command.
When the "Insert Hyperlink" dialog opens, you are invited to name the hyperlink target. You can type that name right away from the keyboard if you precede it with the symbol # (aka number, hash or pound sign).
For example, creating a hyperlink to bookmark "bkm1" can be done in 4 easy steps:
1. Click the "Insert Hyperlink" toolbar button (or use any assigned hot key).
2. Identify the bookmark target using the Bookmarks panel of the Control Board.
3. Type the # symbol, followed by the bookmark name ("#bkm1" in our example).
4. Press the Enter key.
Note that a press on the F5 function key takes you to the last editing modification.
The Atlantis Navigation Tool can be used to browse for bookmarks or hyperlinks very conveniently.
The Atlantis "Go To" Dialog can be used to browse for bookmarks.
The Ctrl+F dialog can help you find topics through keyword search.
HTH.
Robert
Bookmarks can be given short mnemonic names. Why not use "bkm1", "bkm2", "bkm3", etc.
Bookmark names are immediately visible in the Bookmarks panel of the Control Board.
Bookmarks can easily be reached using this same Bookmarks panel of the Control Board. Or Ctrl+click on the associated hyperlink.
Hyperlinks to bookmarks are quickly created using the dedicated toolbar button. If necessary, you could assign a hot key to the "Insert Hyperlink" command.
When the "Insert Hyperlink" dialog opens, you are invited to name the hyperlink target. You can type that name right away from the keyboard if you precede it with the symbol # (aka number, hash or pound sign).
For example, creating a hyperlink to bookmark "bkm1" can be done in 4 easy steps:
1. Click the "Insert Hyperlink" toolbar button (or use any assigned hot key).
2. Identify the bookmark target using the Bookmarks panel of the Control Board.
3. Type the # symbol, followed by the bookmark name ("#bkm1" in our example).
4. Press the Enter key.
Note that a press on the F5 function key takes you to the last editing modification.
The Atlantis Navigation Tool can be used to browse for bookmarks or hyperlinks very conveniently.
The Atlantis "Go To" Dialog can be used to browse for bookmarks.
The Ctrl+F dialog can help you find topics through keyword search.
HTH.
Robert
Hyperlinks to bookmarks can also be easily created using the Bookmarks panel of the Atlantis Control Board. Here is how to:
1. Select the document fragment that you want to become a hyperlink to a bookmark. Leave the selection AS IS.
2. Display the Bookmarks panel of the Atlantis Control Board if it isn't already available. Select the target bookmark in the panel.
3. On the small toolbar at the bottom of the Bookmarks panel, click the median button ("Format document selection as hyperlink to the bookmark highlighted above").
1. Select the document fragment that you want to become a hyperlink to a bookmark. Leave the selection AS IS.
2. Display the Bookmarks panel of the Atlantis Control Board if it isn't already available. Select the target bookmark in the panel.
3. On the small toolbar at the bottom of the Bookmarks panel, click the median button ("Format document selection as hyperlink to the bookmark highlighted above").