Before you begin, read the guide to texts' structure. This guide helps you understand how texts are built.
Your text goes in a collection, so if you haven't made one yet, do so.
See the Texts' Structure guide
See the Root Node glossary definition
- Log in to SHANTI Texts
- Click the menu Main Menu icon
- The menu This icon is the four horizontal lines in the upper-right cornertop right of the page
A drop-down menu will unfold
- Click My Collections
A list of your collections will open
- Open a collection
Your collection page will open
- If you have no collections, learn how to create a collection
- Click the Add Text button on the right section
- If you don't see Add Text, click the |< icon under the search icon
- This new page will be the root node is the title page of the text
The "Create Text" page will open
- Write your text's title in the "Title" field
- "Title" is located in the top left of the page
- Click SHANTI Texts Splitter
A drop-down menu will unfold
- Choose whether you want to split your text into sections
- If yes, select which header levels you want to signal new sections
- Type the content for the first page into the "Content" box
- The "Content" section is automatically selected in the left sidebar menu; if it isn't, click the Content section
- If you want to enter your entire project's content here, Texts can split it into sections automatically; see Split Texts below
- Click KMap Terms
- Search for and add subjects in the "Subject Names" field
- Search for and add places in the "Place Names" field
- Learn more
- Click Catalog Data
- Add a cover image in the "Featured Image" section
- Add a description in the "Description" field
- Add the author in the "Author" field
- Add the editor in the "Editor" field Add the translator, language, date, publication year, and the rights in their respective fieldand fill in the fields
- Click Collection
- Add a collection or subcollection from the "Collection" drop-down menu
- Type in which groups will be able to see the text in the "Visibility" field
- Click AdminType the status in Publishing options, then check the "StatusPublished" field
- Click Revision information
- Type an explanation of your revisions in the "Revision log message" field
- Click Publishing options
- Check the "Published" box
- Click Preview
- Find "Preview" at the bottom of the window
Click Save text section if you are finished editing the page - Find "Save" at the bottom of the window
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- Click Save text section at the bottom of the page
A message will appear confirming the save
A message will appear confirming the save
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Split Texts
If you already have the content for your text, you may want Texts to split it into sections automatically. In this case, use the SHANTI Texts Splitter while you're creating your title page. To do this:
- Click SHANTI Texts Splitter below the title field
A section will expand
- Choose Create a new SHANTI Text section at each HTML heading
- Select all the headings that mark a new section
- If your text already has HTML headings, you can stop here; your text will split when you Save the section
- Enter all your text in the "Content" box
- Click Source
This shows you the HTML for the text
- Wrap the titles of your sections in HTML headings
- For example, <h1>First Section</h1>, where "First Section" is the section title
- Check out this external introduction to HTML for help
Your text will split on the headings when you Save the section