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Instructions

To 1) create more templates to populate and 2) move content drafted in templates or elsewhere into the Front and Back Matter parts, you will need to know how to duplicate chapter content.

Step 1.

Go to “Organize” in your Pressbook Template and select “Edit” for the chapter you wish to copy.

Step 2.

In the Edit chapter section, select “Text (HTML)” in the upper right-hand corner. Move your cursor to the body textbox by clicking.

Step 3.

Select all HTML code by right-clicking, then clicking “Select all” OR using a keyboard shortcut: CTRL + A (on Windows/Linux);  CMD + A (on Mac).

Step 4.

Select all HTML code by right-clicking, then clicking “Select all” OR using a keyboard shortcut: CTRL + C (on Windows/Linux);  CMD + C (on Mac).

Step 5.

Return to the “Organize” menu in Pressbooks by selecting the open-book icon in the left sidebar.

If adding to “Front Matter”, scroll to this Part and click the “Add Front Matter” button. If adding to “Back Matter”, scroll to this Part and click the “Add Back Matter” button. If adding a new Chapter to another Part, scroll to the Part and click the “Add Chapter”  button.

Step 6.

Add the title you wish to appear for this chapter.

Step 7.

Select the “Text (HTML)” tab and paste your copied HTML code by right-clicking and selecting paste OR using keyboard shortcuts: CTRL + V (on Windows/Linux);  CMD + V (on Mac).

Step 8.

Once pasted, select the “Visual” editor function to see if all elements have been copied over properly. In the “Status & Visibility” menu in the right side bar, click “Create”.

Congratulations! You have duplicated template content. Before publishing, make sure any templates and/or initial drafts are deleted.

Importing External Content

To import content from Microsoft Word Documents, simply copy and paste content into the visual editor. All formatting will be copied from the Word document.

To import content from other Pressbooks, refer to the Import chapter of the Pressbook User Guide by Pressbooks.