Paginated and Normal Document Views

Documents opened in the WYSIWYG Mode can have two views in the Editing Window:
  1. Paginated view.

    In the Paginated view, the content of a document is divided into multiple numbered pages. The page size is governed by the XSL Stylesheet. This view is convenient when working with extensive documents such as Docbook.

    Figure 1. Paginated view of a document.



  2. Normal view.

    In the Normal view, the content of the whole document is displayed on a single page. This view is convenient when you prefer to avoid breaks in content, for example when you work with tables. Also, when you deal with DITA documents, pagination is unnecessary.

    Figure 2. Normal view of a document.



By default, Docbook documents are opened paginated, and DITA documents are opened as a single page. You can configure what view should be default for a particular document type. For instructions, see Specifying Default Document View.

To switch between the Paginated view and the Normal view when working with a document, choose View > Show Paginated View/Show Normal View or click the Show Paginated View/Show Normal View button on the Status bar.

Note:

To be printed as draft from Serna, a document must be paginated. Otherwise, on attempting to print a document displayed as a single page, the dialog prompting you to switch to the paginated view will appear.


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