3. Create larger documents by inserting Overview Maps (Sections, Chapters, ...)

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Purpose

Larger documents should have Overview Maps to guide the reader through the document at regular moments.

What is an Overview Map?

An Overview Map is a specialized Map that is added to your document to provide context and prepare the reader for the content that follows.

By inserting an Overview Map, you add a layer to provide the reader an overview of the levels below. 

An Overview Map:

  • is used for introducing a new large topic in the document
  • consists of a Topic/See Page table

FS Pro Document structure

In FS Pro 2020

  • Blocks are grouped in Maps
  • Maps are grouped in Sections
  • Sections are grouped in Chapters
  • Chapters are grouped in Parts, and
  • Parts are grouped in a Publication.

Document hierarchy

 

How to create a Section

This table shows how to insert a Section:

Step

Action

1

Place your cursor in the Map title above which you want to create a Section

 

Note: If you want to create a Section underneath a Map, place your cursor underneath the block line of the last block

2

Go to Map and choose Overview Map

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Result: This window appears

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You can change the Title of the first Map, the first Block and/or hide the Topic/See Page table

3
  • Choose "Create an overview of Maps" in order to create a Section
  • Click on 'Insert'

4

The Section will be inserted in your document

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Topic/See Page tables in Overview Maps

Follow the steps below in order to update the Topic/See Page table automatically:

Step

Action

1

Put your cursor in the Topic/See Page table

2
  • Go to 'Access Tables'
  • Select 'Update Topic/See Page table'

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Result: This window appears

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3

Select the type of Titles you want to appear in the Topic/See Page table

Result: 

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