{"id":44,"date":"2016-10-25T17:17:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T17:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=44"},"modified":"2017-01-23T14:45:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T14:45:44","slug":"book-structure-parts-and-chapters","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/book-structure-parts-and-chapters\/","title":{"raw":"Book Structure: Parts and Chapters","rendered":"Book Structure: Parts and Chapters"},"content":{"raw":"To structure your book in Pressbooks, go to Text &gt; Organize. If you are starting a book from scratch you will see an empty book structure that looks something like this:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/Structure1-1024x413.png\" alt=\"structure1\" width=\"700\" height=\"282\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-498\" \/>\r\n\r\nPressbooks has four different types of content that you can use to structure your book.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Front Matter: Includes pages such as\u00a0Acknowledgements, Dedication or Foreword<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Back Matter: Includes content such as Appendix, Afterword, or Credits<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Parts: Organizational blocks that hold Chapters<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chapters: The building blocks of your book<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Parts and\u00a0Chapters<\/h2>\r\nPressbooks is limited in how deeply you can nest your content. There are basically two levels: Parts and Chapters. You can use Parts and\u00a0Chapters\u00a0to break up your content into manageable and meaningful chunks. In fact, for some books you may find that your chapters are very long and may instead want to think of a Pressbooks \"Part\" as your chapter, and Pressbooks \"Chapters\" as topics within that chapter.\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n<h3>Important Note<\/h3>\r\nDo not add any content to a Part (text or images) as this will disrupt some of the functionality of your textbook.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Reordering\u00a0Chapters<\/h2>\r\nReordering chapters within a part can be done by dragging and dropping Chapters. Moving a Chapter\u00a0to a part can be done either through drag and drop in the Organize &gt; Text area, or can be done on each individual post. The Part must be created first. Then, in the Part\u00a0interface, on the top right you will see a Part drop-down menu. Pick the part you want the chapter to be in.\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">This chapter is an adaptation of \"Book Structure: Parts and Pages\" from the <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/opentextbook\"><em>BC Open Textbook Authoring Guide<\/em><\/a> by Lauri Aesoph and Amanda Coolidge. Image has been modified.<\/div>","rendered":"<p>To structure your book in Pressbooks, go to Text &gt; Organize. If you are starting a book from scratch you will see an empty book structure that looks something like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/Structure1-1024x413.png\" alt=\"structure1\" width=\"700\" height=\"282\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/authorsguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/Structure1-1024x413.png 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/authorsguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/Structure1-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/authorsguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/Structure1-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/authorsguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/Structure1-65x26.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/authorsguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/Structure1-225x91.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/authorsguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/Structure1-350x141.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/authorsguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/Structure1.png 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pressbooks has four different types of content that you can use to structure your book.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Front Matter: Includes pages such as\u00a0Acknowledgements, Dedication or Foreword<\/li>\n<li>Back Matter: Includes content such as Appendix, Afterword, or Credits<\/li>\n<li>Parts: Organizational blocks that hold Chapters<\/li>\n<li>Chapters: The building blocks of your book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Parts and\u00a0Chapters<\/h2>\n<p>Pressbooks is limited in how deeply you can nest your content. There are basically two levels: Parts and Chapters. You can use Parts and\u00a0Chapters\u00a0to break up your content into manageable and meaningful chunks. In fact, for some books you may find that your chapters are very long and may instead want to think of a Pressbooks &#8220;Part&#8221; as your chapter, and Pressbooks &#8220;Chapters&#8221; as topics within that chapter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<h3>Important Note<\/h3>\n<p>Do not add any content to a Part (text or images) as this will disrupt some of the functionality of your textbook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Reordering\u00a0Chapters<\/h2>\n<p>Reordering chapters within a part can be done by dragging and dropping Chapters. Moving a Chapter\u00a0to a part can be done either through drag and drop in the Organize &gt; Text area, or can be done on each individual post. The Part must be created first. Then, in the Part\u00a0interface, on the top right you will see a Part drop-down menu. Pick the part you want the chapter to be in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">This chapter is an adaptation of &#8220;Book Structure: Parts and Pages&#8221; from the <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/opentextbook\"><em>BC Open Textbook Authoring Guide<\/em><\/a> by Lauri Aesoph and Amanda Coolidge. 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