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==== Read More .. ====
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There are some pages where a short extract gives enough information for readers to be aware of the content of the article. If they wish to read more detail, they can choose to see the whole feature. In these cases, the Read More facility is very useful.
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=== Read More .. ===
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There are some pages where a short taster extract gives enough information for readers to be aware of the content of the article. If they wish to read more detail, they can choose to see the whole article. This is often used for news or blogs where there is limited room on the main page and readers are not interested in all content. A good solution is to use the Read More . . facility.
  
[[Image:GSeditButtons.png|frame|center]]
 
  
 
::Open the article for editing
 
::Open the article for editing
::Make sure that the 'taster' text gives a good idea of the content of the rest of the article
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::Make sure that the the first few lines (that are going to be the 'taster' text) give a good idea of the content of the rest of the article
 
::place the cursor at the end of the taster text
 
::place the cursor at the end of the taster text
 
There is an icon called Read More underneath the Editor screen.
 
There is an icon called Read More underneath the Editor screen.
::Click the icon
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::Click the Read More . . icon
 
A dotted line is inserted into the article.
 
A dotted line is inserted into the article.
 
::Save the article
 
::Save the article
Only the taster text is displayed. At the end of it there is a READ MORE button. Click on this to show the rest of the article.
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Only the taster text is displayed. At the end of it there is a READ MORE button.  
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::Click on this to show the rest of the article.
  
'''To delete the Read More feature'''
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====To delete the Read More ..  feature====
::Find the position of the Read More - a dotted line on the screen
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::Find the position of the Read More division which is a dotted line on the screen
 
::Highlight it
 
::Highlight it
 
::Press the Delete button on your keyboard
 
::Press the Delete button on your keyboard
  
==== Pagination ====
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=== Pagination ===
 
<div style="border:thin solid red; margin-left:50px;  width: 50%;">
 
<div style="border:thin solid red; margin-left:50px;  width: 50%;">
 
editing buttons
 
editing buttons
 
</div>
 
</div>
It is sometimes useful to split a long article into shorter sections. This also creates a table of contents, with the entries being the Page Titles that you enter for each page. You do have to decide on how long each page is to be but there is an option to view the whole article in the index. So this can be a very useful thing to do for some articles.
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It is sometimes useful to split a long article into shorter sections. This also creates a table of contents, with the entries being the Page Titles that you enter for each page. You do have to decide on how long each page is to be but the index includes an option to view the whole article, so a reader is not restricted to one page at the time. This can be a useful option for some articles.
  
'''Insert a page break'''
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====Insert a page break====
 
::Open the article in the editor
 
::Open the article in the editor
 
::Position the cursor where you want a page break
 
::Position the cursor where you want a page break
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::Enter the name of the page
 
::Enter the name of the page
 
::Click Insert
 
::Click Insert
'''To delete a page break'''
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====To delete a page break====
::Find the break in the article - it is marked by a grey image across the article
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::Open the editor
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The breaks in the article are marked by a grey image across the screen
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::Find the page breaks
 
::Place the mouse cursor in the image
 
::Place the mouse cursor in the image
 
::Press Delete on the keyboard
 
::Press Delete on the keyboard
 
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--[[User:LornaS|Lorna Scammell]] December 2010
 
--[[User:LornaS|Lorna Scammell]] December 2010

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Splitting a long article[edit]

It is sometimes useful to enable the article to be read in full following a summary or a few 'taster' lines - with a Read More button after the first few lines. Sometimes a long article is split into pages. There are two features to do this in the editor:-

  1. Read More ..
  2. Pagination
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Read More ..[edit]

There are some pages where a short taster extract gives enough information for readers to be aware of the content of the article. If they wish to read more detail, they can choose to see the whole article. This is often used for news or blogs where there is limited room on the main page and readers are not interested in all content. A good solution is to use the Read More . . facility.


Open the article for editing
Make sure that the the first few lines (that are going to be the 'taster' text) give a good idea of the content of the rest of the article
place the cursor at the end of the taster text

There is an icon called Read More underneath the Editor screen.

Click the Read More . . icon

A dotted line is inserted into the article.

Save the article

Only the taster text is displayed. At the end of it there is a READ MORE button.

Click on this to show the rest of the article.

To delete the Read More .. feature[edit]

Find the position of the Read More division which is a dotted line on the screen
Highlight it
Press the Delete button on your keyboard

Pagination[edit]

editing buttons

It is sometimes useful to split a long article into shorter sections. This also creates a table of contents, with the entries being the Page Titles that you enter for each page. You do have to decide on how long each page is to be but the index includes an option to view the whole article, so a reader is not restricted to one page at the time. This can be a useful option for some articles.

Insert a page break[edit]

Open the article in the editor
Position the cursor where you want a page break

There is an icon at the bottom of the Editor part of the editing page

Click on the Pagebreak icon

A small dialogue box appears above the editor. The Page Title is likely to be the name of the heading or main content of the next part of the article. If you do not enter anything - this becomes the page number by default.

there are examples in sample data - reference to one here -

Enter the name of the page
Click Insert

To delete a page break[edit]

Open the editor

The breaks in the article are marked by a grey image across the screen

Find the page breaks
Place the mouse cursor in the image
Press Delete on the keyboard

--Lorna Scammell December 2010