{"id":169,"date":"2020-04-09T18:41:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T22:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=169"},"modified":"2020-05-05T19:54:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T23:54:48","slug":"creating-front-and-back-matter","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/chapter\/creating-front-and-back-matter\/","title":{"raw":"Creating Front and Back Matter","rendered":"Creating Front and Back Matter"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Creating Front and Back Matter<\/h2>\r\nFront matter comprises the first section of a book, and is usually the smallest section in terms of the number of pages.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTypical front matter sections in open textbooks are:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Abstract<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Acknowledgements<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Disclaimer<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Foreword<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Introduction<\/li>\r\n \t<li>List of Abbreviations<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Licensing Info<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe most common types of back matter for open textbooks are:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Appendices<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bibliography<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Glossary<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Version history<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo begin, click on <strong>Organize Page<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/chapter\/the-menu-bar\/ \u200e\">menu bar<\/a> to go to your Book Organization Page.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table class=\"alignright\" style=\"height: 193px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 123px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.0833px;height: 123px\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/952\/2020\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 388.617px;height: 123px\">Click on the <strong>Add Front<\/strong> <strong>Matter<\/strong> or <strong>Add Back Matter <\/strong>A form will open called <strong>Add Front Matter. <\/strong>You will now see the visual editor with a Visual and Text (HTML) tabs.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 35px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.0833px;height: 35px\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/952\/2020\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 388.617px;height: 35px\">Give your front or back matter a title, and add some content.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 35px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.0833px;height: 35px\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/952\/2020\/03\/3.png\" alt=\"3\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 388.617px;height: 35px\">Along the right-hand side of the visual editor, there are some options. Choose what type of front or back matter it is.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 49.0833px\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/952\/2020\/03\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"43\" height=\"43\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 388.617px\">Click on the <strong>Create<\/strong> button.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<code>[h5p id=\"6\"]<\/code>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Related User Guides<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nHere are some other guides that walk you through this same process. Due to there being different instances of Pressbooks, their instructions may vary slightly.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.pressbooks.com\/chapter\/front-matter\/\">Pressbooks User Guide: Front Matter<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.pressbooks.com\/chapter\/back-matter\/\">Pressbooks User Guide: Back Matter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<code><\/code>","rendered":"<h2>Creating Front and Back Matter<\/h2>\n<p>Front matter comprises the first section of a book, and is usually the smallest section in terms of the number of pages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Typical front matter sections in open textbooks are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abstract<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledgements<\/li>\n<li>Disclaimer<\/li>\n<li>Foreword<\/li>\n<li>Introduction<\/li>\n<li>List of Abbreviations<\/li>\n<li>Licensing Info<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most common types of back matter for open textbooks are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Appendices<\/li>\n<li>Bibliography<\/li>\n<li>Glossary<\/li>\n<li>Version history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To begin, click on <strong>Organize Page<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/chapter\/the-menu-bar\/ \u200e\">menu bar<\/a> to go to your Book Organization Page.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"alignright\" style=\"height: 193px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 123px\">\n<td style=\"width: 49.0833px;height: 123px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/952\/2020\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 388.617px;height: 123px\">Click on the <strong>Add Front<\/strong> <strong>Matter<\/strong> or <strong>Add Back Matter <\/strong>A form will open called <strong>Add Front Matter. <\/strong>You will now see the visual editor with a Visual and Text (HTML) tabs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 35px\">\n<td style=\"width: 49.0833px;height: 35px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/952\/2020\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 388.617px;height: 35px\">Give your front or back matter a title, and add some content.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 35px\">\n<td style=\"width: 49.0833px;height: 35px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/952\/2020\/03\/3.png\" alt=\"3\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 388.617px;height: 35px\">Along the right-hand side of the visual editor, there are some options. Choose what type of front or back matter it is.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.0833px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbooksvisualguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/952\/2020\/03\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"43\" height=\"43\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 388.617px\">Click on the <strong>Create<\/strong> button.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><code><\/p>\n<div id=\"h5p-6\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-6\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"6\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Front Matter\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Related User Guides<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Here are some other guides that walk you through this same process. 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