Help:Book functions

This page shows you how to create a book from CoPlanner articles in four steps. Books can be created in PDF format.

Step 1: Enable the "Book creator" tool

The "print/export" boxThe "Book creator" tool can be enabled from the "print/export" box on the left hand side of the browser screen towards the bottom.

Click on "create book". The "Book creator" tool will appear at the top of your screen.

Step 2: Gather articles

Individual pages

By clicking on the "Add this page to your book" link, the current page being viewed is added to the collection. To add another article, simply go to that article, and click on "Add this page to your book" again.

Categories

If you move to a category page, the "Add this page to your book" will have changed into "Add this category to your book". Clicking on "Add this category to your book" will add all the articles in that category.

After you have selected the articles that interest you, you can click on "Suggest pages" and you will be presented with a list of articles that are related to your selection. This helps you to create a more complete book if you run out of ideas, or just want to make sure that you haven't forgotten anything.

Step 3: Review your book

Once you are happy with your book, click on "Show book" to be taken to the next step.

After you have clicked on the "Show book" link, you can add a title and a subtitle to your book.

You can also arrange articles and order them according to your taste with clicks and drags.

Step 4: Download your book

The finished book can be downloaded. You can download the book, in PDF format, by clicking the "Download" button.

Advanced function

Changing the order of pages

To change the order of pages in your book, simply move the pages in the list titled "Your Book". To do so, hover over the page title to move, click and drag it to the new location. Release the mouse button to finish moving the page to its new location. You can also automatically sort the pages into alphabetical order.