{"id":46,"date":"2016-09-27T20:49:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T20:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/eduguide\/chapter\/back-matter\/"},"modified":"2018-01-21T18:44:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T18:44:34","slug":"back-matter","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/eduguide\/chapter\/back-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Back Matter"},"content":{"raw":"\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p>Most academic texts&nbsp;tend to include&nbsp;followup materials&nbsp;after the main body of your book. Pressbooks makes it easy to&nbsp;format these as back matter, separating them into their own dedicated part that appears after&nbsp;the main body.<\/p>\n<p>This chapter will explain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to create, edit, delete and change back matter items<\/li>\n<li>Types of&nbsp;back&nbsp;matter, and how to create them<\/li>\n<li>The order back matter will appear in your book<\/li>\n<li>How to create indexes, notes and glossaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>HOW BACK&nbsp;MATTER WORKS IN PRESSBOOKS<\/h2>\n<p>Back matter is the stuff at the end of your book, after the main sections of the book are finished. Some common items in Back matter include an index, bibliography or appendix.<\/p>\n<p>Back&nbsp;matter items&nbsp;are essentially chapters within a part, with one additional option to customize.<\/p>\n<p>The Back Matter Types menu lets you indicate an item\u2019s type.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.pressbooks.com\/files\/2014\/06\/back_matter_menu.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu.png\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu-300x278.png 300w, http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu-65x60.png 65w, http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu-225x208.png 225w, http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu.png 348w\" alt=\"Back matter menu in Pressbooks\" width=\"348\" height=\"322\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back matter menu in Pressbooks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>TYPES OF BACK&nbsp;MATTER, AND HOW TO CREATE THEM<\/h2>\n<p>Pressbooks lets you specify 24 types of back&nbsp;matter, including Miscellaneous.<\/p>\n<p>These types are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About the Author<\/li>\n<li>About the Publisher<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledgements<\/li>\n<li>Afterword<\/li>\n<li>Appendix<\/li>\n<li>Author\u2019s Note<\/li>\n<li>Back of Book Ad<\/li>\n<li>Bibliography<\/li>\n<li>Biographical Note<\/li>\n<li>Colophon<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion<\/li>\n<li>Credits<\/li>\n<li>Dedication<\/li>\n<li>Epilogue<\/li>\n<li>Glossary<\/li>\n<li>Index<\/li>\n<li>Miscellaneous<\/li>\n<li>Notes<\/li>\n<li>Other Books by Author<\/li>\n<li>Permissions<\/li>\n<li>Reading Group Guide<\/li>\n<li>Resources<\/li>\n<li>Sources<\/li>\n<li>Suggested Reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To designate&nbsp;back&nbsp;matter type:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on \"Text\", then go to \"Organize\".<\/li>\n<li>Press the \"Edit\" button adjacent to your desired back matter element.<\/li>\n<li>On the right of your edit screen,&nbsp;select the correct dropdown in the Back Matter Types menu that applies to the desired type.<\/li>\n<li>Publish, update or save draft<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Back Matter Order<\/h2>\n<p>As with front matter, Pressbooks will order your back matter in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style rules. These mandate the following order:<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">Acknowledgements (if not in front matter)<br>\nAppendix (or first, if more than one)<br>\nSecond and subsequent appendixes<br>\nChronology (if not in front matter)<br>\nAbbreviations (if not in front matter)<br>\nNotes<br>\nGlossary<br>\nBibliography or References<br>\n(List of) Contributors<br>\nIllustration Credits (if not in captions or elsewhere)<br>\nIndex(es)<\/div>\n<h2>Indexes, Notes and Glossaries<\/h2>\n<p>Currently, Pressbooks is not able to automatically create these pages with links to the corresponding locations in the body of your book. However, it is possible to create these manually using anchor links. To do so:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create your back matter section and add your content<\/li>\n<li>Create an anchor link next to each term\/entry\/endnote by clicking the \"Anchor\" button on the toolbar and entering a&nbsp;unique identifier<\/li>\n<li>Go to the corresponding chapter and find the term you wish to link to the back matter<\/li>\n<li>EITHER:\n<ol>\n<li>Highlight the text, click on the \"Link\" icon and enter '<strong>\/back-matter\/[your-section-title]\/#unique-identifier<\/strong>'&nbsp;OR<\/li>\n<li>Insert a number marker using the supercript button on the toolbar (like this<sup>1<\/sup>), highlight the number and create a link as above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This will create a link&nbsp;<em>to<\/em> the back matter section, but to also link back to the body text, repeat the same process in reverse, placing the anchor in the body text and the link in the back matter section.<\/p>\n<p>For more on internal links and anchors, see our guide chapter on <a href=\"\/chapter\/navigation\">navigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p>Most academic texts&nbsp;tend to include&nbsp;followup materials&nbsp;after the main body of your book. Pressbooks makes it easy to&nbsp;format these as back matter, separating them into their own dedicated part that appears after&nbsp;the main body.<\/p>\n<p>This chapter will explain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to create, edit, delete and change back matter items<\/li>\n<li>Types of&nbsp;back&nbsp;matter, and how to create them<\/li>\n<li>The order back matter will appear in your book<\/li>\n<li>How to create indexes, notes and glossaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>HOW BACK&nbsp;MATTER WORKS IN PRESSBOOKS<\/h2>\n<p>Back matter is the stuff at the end of your book, after the main sections of the book are finished. Some common items in Back matter include an index, bibliography or appendix.<\/p>\n<p>Back&nbsp;matter items&nbsp;are essentially chapters within a part, with one additional option to customize.<\/p>\n<p>The Back Matter Types menu lets you indicate an item\u2019s type.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.pressbooks.com\/files\/2014\/06\/back_matter_menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-595\" src=\"\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu.png\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu-300x278.png 300w, http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu-65x60.png 65w, http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu-225x208.png 225w, http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2016\/09\/back_matter_menu.png 348w\" alt=\"Back matter menu in Pressbooks\" width=\"348\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back matter menu in Pressbooks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>TYPES OF BACK&nbsp;MATTER, AND HOW TO CREATE THEM<\/h2>\n<p>Pressbooks lets you specify 24 types of back&nbsp;matter, including Miscellaneous.<\/p>\n<p>These types are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About the Author<\/li>\n<li>About the Publisher<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledgements<\/li>\n<li>Afterword<\/li>\n<li>Appendix<\/li>\n<li>Author\u2019s Note<\/li>\n<li>Back of Book Ad<\/li>\n<li>Bibliography<\/li>\n<li>Biographical Note<\/li>\n<li>Colophon<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion<\/li>\n<li>Credits<\/li>\n<li>Dedication<\/li>\n<li>Epilogue<\/li>\n<li>Glossary<\/li>\n<li>Index<\/li>\n<li>Miscellaneous<\/li>\n<li>Notes<\/li>\n<li>Other Books by Author<\/li>\n<li>Permissions<\/li>\n<li>Reading Group Guide<\/li>\n<li>Resources<\/li>\n<li>Sources<\/li>\n<li>Suggested Reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To designate&nbsp;back&nbsp;matter type:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on &#8220;Text&#8221;, then go to &#8220;Organize&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Press the &#8220;Edit&#8221; button adjacent to your desired back matter element.<\/li>\n<li>On the right of your edit screen,&nbsp;select the correct dropdown in the Back Matter Types menu that applies to the desired type.<\/li>\n<li>Publish, update or save draft<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Back Matter Order<\/h2>\n<p>As with front matter, Pressbooks will order your back matter in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style rules. These mandate the following order:<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">Acknowledgements (if not in front matter)<br \/>\nAppendix (or first, if more than one)<br \/>\nSecond and subsequent appendixes<br \/>\nChronology (if not in front matter)<br \/>\nAbbreviations (if not in front matter)<br \/>\nNotes<br \/>\nGlossary<br \/>\nBibliography or References<br \/>\n(List of) Contributors<br \/>\nIllustration Credits (if not in captions or elsewhere)<br \/>\nIndex(es)<\/div>\n<h2>Indexes, Notes and Glossaries<\/h2>\n<p>Currently, Pressbooks is not able to automatically create these pages with links to the corresponding locations in the body of your book. However, it is possible to create these manually using anchor links. 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