Show All

Publication tutorial

This tutorial will lead you through the process of creating of a publication (another name for a cookbook formatted for publishing). By following these steps carefully you will become familiar with the major features of the publishing interface.

  1. Select the Publishing Navigator tab.

    2. How?

  2. Create a publication (click here to learn how).
    1. On the Action menu, point to New, and then click Publication.
    2. Click the Publication tab.
    3. Type the My First Publication in the Name box.
    4. Select the ellipsis button next to the Publication Folder box to select a folder for your new publication.
    5. Type An ecclectic collection of delicious recipes in the Comments box.
    6. Select the Blue (US Letter) template from the Templates list.
    7. Click the ellipsis button next to the Index File box to select an index concordance file. Select Concordance File.txt from the Templates directory in the Diet Pro program directory (normally C:\Program Files\Radium Technologies\Diet Pro\Templates).

      8. Note An index concordance file is a text file that lists the words and phrases that should be automatically indexed. See Create an index concordance file for more information about index files.

  3. Add publication chapters.
    1. Click the Items tab.
    2. Click Add to add a new publication item.
    3. Select Chapter and click Next.
    4. Enter Soups in the Chapter Name box. Click Finish to close the Add Publication Item window.
    5. Repeat step 4 to add three more chapters: Salads, Main Dishes, and Desserts.
  4. Add publication recipes.
    1. Select the Soups chapter.
    2. Click Add to add a new publication item.
    3. Select Recipe and click Next.
    4. Select a soup recipe. Click Finish to close the Add Publication Item window.
    5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to add more soup, salad, main dish and dessert recipes.

      6. Tip Click Move Up or Move Down to change the order of recipes and chapters. You can also use drag and drop to change the order of recipes and chapters.

    6. Click OK to close the New Publication window.
  5. Export the publication to Microsoft Word.
    1. Make sure the new publication still selected. On the Action menu, point to Other Actions, then click Export to Microsoft Word.

    2. Select a name for you publication (e.g. My Publication.doc).
    3. Verify that the Template File and Index File entries are correct.

      4. Note Click Show Microsoft Word during export if you want to watch as Microsoft Word creates your publication. This will slow down the export and use more memory.

      Note Click Validate template if you want Diet Pro to validate the template format and check for errors. This is not required if you have successfully exported a publication using this template at least once before.

    4. Click Start Export to begin the publication export process.
    5. When the export has completed, click Close to close the Export Publication to Microsoft Word window.
  6. Open your publication in Microsoft Word to view your exported publication.

More information

Create a publication

Edit a publication

Create a publication template

Create an index concordance file