Common settings

Common section of Project settings dialog contains settings related to filename generation and topic autonumbering.

To open the project settings, use one of the ways described below:

click Project settings button in the application toolbar;
go to the Project menu and click the Project settings menu option;
use Ctrl+Alt+P shortcut.

The following dialog window will appear:

Generate filename using relative numbering (like in previous versions)

Select this option button if you want to generate file names using relative numbering: module_1, module_1_1 etc. (as in previous versions of Dr.Explain).

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Generate filename by title

Select this option button if you want to generate file names based on topics' titles.

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Automatic numbering for topics

Check this option to enable automatic numbering for the project topics. Use options bellow to customize the numbering format and style.

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Exclude topic numbers from content

Check this option to show topic numbers in the table of contents, topic lists, and search results only.

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Topic level

Use the numbered buttons to select a topic level whose settings you want to customize.

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Type of numbering

Use this drop-down to set the numbering type for a certain level of topics.

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Type of delimiter

Use this drop-down to set the delimiter type for a certain level of topics.

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Final delimiter

Use this option to enable or disable the delimiter sign in the end of the number for current topic level.

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Level addition

Use this parameter to add previous level's number to current number.

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Preview

The preview area displays numbering style of all levels at once. Text of the currently selected level is black. Here you can click the text corresponding to the level you'd like to customize.

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