Template for Technical Manual / User's Guide using Memoir
Multi tool use
I am making a Technical Manual using the memoir
Class, since I heard it is very customizable. Far now I've got this:
documentclass[8pt,a5paper]{memoir}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{float}
usepackage{microtype}
hoffset = -20pt
voffset = -20pt
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
pagenumbering{gobble}% Remove page numbers (and reset to 1)
clearpage
thispagestyle{empty}
begin{huge}
textbf{Apparatus User's Guide}
end{huge}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{Images/Main/Plasma-Ball.jpg}
end{figure}
newpage
pagenumbering{Roman}
begin{normalsize}
tableofcontents
end{normalsize}
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
pagenumbering{arabic}
section{Introduction}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth, height=0.4textwidth]{Images/Main/Plasma-Globe.jpg}
caption{Plasma Globe}
end{figure}
lipsum
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
section{Components}
textbf{Mechanics}
lipsum
textbf{Electronics}
lipsum
newpage
section{Assembling}
lipsum
newpage
section{Turn it on}
lipsum
newpage
section{Calibration}
lipsum
newpage
section{TroubleShooting}
lipsum
end{document}
But I am not very sure about how they look certain things and I don't know how to change them. For example the table of contents. All the sections start with 0.X
instead of X
.
The other pages have in the upper right corner the word Contents. I think it is irrelevant placing that word in that place and I don't know how to remove it.
The Cover Page, I don't know if it is fine to let it the way it looks
I would appreciate any other suggestions for an User's Guide either using packages or configuring the memoir
class. Thanks
Edition
memoir templates documentation document-configuration
|
show 2 more comments
I am making a Technical Manual using the memoir
Class, since I heard it is very customizable. Far now I've got this:
documentclass[8pt,a5paper]{memoir}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{float}
usepackage{microtype}
hoffset = -20pt
voffset = -20pt
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
pagenumbering{gobble}% Remove page numbers (and reset to 1)
clearpage
thispagestyle{empty}
begin{huge}
textbf{Apparatus User's Guide}
end{huge}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{Images/Main/Plasma-Ball.jpg}
end{figure}
newpage
pagenumbering{Roman}
begin{normalsize}
tableofcontents
end{normalsize}
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
pagenumbering{arabic}
section{Introduction}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth, height=0.4textwidth]{Images/Main/Plasma-Globe.jpg}
caption{Plasma Globe}
end{figure}
lipsum
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
section{Components}
textbf{Mechanics}
lipsum
textbf{Electronics}
lipsum
newpage
section{Assembling}
lipsum
newpage
section{Turn it on}
lipsum
newpage
section{Calibration}
lipsum
newpage
section{TroubleShooting}
lipsum
end{document}
But I am not very sure about how they look certain things and I don't know how to change them. For example the table of contents. All the sections start with 0.X
instead of X
.
The other pages have in the upper right corner the word Contents. I think it is irrelevant placing that word in that place and I don't know how to remove it.
The Cover Page, I don't know if it is fine to let it the way it looks
I would appreciate any other suggestions for an User's Guide either using packages or configuring the memoir
class. Thanks
Edition
memoir templates documentation document-configuration
2
Usechapter{}
insteadsection{}
. Then you get correct numbers ...
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 0:43
But if I use chapter, now in the table of contents, the multiple dots don't appear
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 1:00
Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add alsosection
s to your document the dotted line will apear. I do not know memoir, please have a look into the documentation how to configure the list of content ...
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:07
Yeah, but I don't think a user manual should have chapters. It looks strange for me. I uploaded a new photo of how it looks with Chapters, and it looks like a book, and is not. It is a Technical Manual
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 3:25
Well, then follow page 43 of manual, use class optionarticle
:article typesetting simulates the article class, but the chapter command is not disabled, basically chapter will behave as if it was section . Chapters do not start a new page and chapter headings are typeset like a section heading. The numbering of figures, etc., is continuous and not per chapter. However, a part command still puts its heading on a page by itself.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:33
|
show 2 more comments
I am making a Technical Manual using the memoir
Class, since I heard it is very customizable. Far now I've got this:
documentclass[8pt,a5paper]{memoir}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{float}
usepackage{microtype}
hoffset = -20pt
voffset = -20pt
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
pagenumbering{gobble}% Remove page numbers (and reset to 1)
clearpage
thispagestyle{empty}
begin{huge}
textbf{Apparatus User's Guide}
end{huge}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{Images/Main/Plasma-Ball.jpg}
end{figure}
newpage
pagenumbering{Roman}
begin{normalsize}
tableofcontents
end{normalsize}
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
pagenumbering{arabic}
section{Introduction}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth, height=0.4textwidth]{Images/Main/Plasma-Globe.jpg}
caption{Plasma Globe}
end{figure}
lipsum
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
section{Components}
textbf{Mechanics}
lipsum
textbf{Electronics}
lipsum
newpage
section{Assembling}
lipsum
newpage
section{Turn it on}
lipsum
newpage
section{Calibration}
lipsum
newpage
section{TroubleShooting}
lipsum
end{document}
But I am not very sure about how they look certain things and I don't know how to change them. For example the table of contents. All the sections start with 0.X
instead of X
.
The other pages have in the upper right corner the word Contents. I think it is irrelevant placing that word in that place and I don't know how to remove it.
The Cover Page, I don't know if it is fine to let it the way it looks
I would appreciate any other suggestions for an User's Guide either using packages or configuring the memoir
class. Thanks
Edition
memoir templates documentation document-configuration
I am making a Technical Manual using the memoir
Class, since I heard it is very customizable. Far now I've got this:
documentclass[8pt,a5paper]{memoir}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{float}
usepackage{microtype}
hoffset = -20pt
voffset = -20pt
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
pagenumbering{gobble}% Remove page numbers (and reset to 1)
clearpage
thispagestyle{empty}
begin{huge}
textbf{Apparatus User's Guide}
end{huge}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{Images/Main/Plasma-Ball.jpg}
end{figure}
newpage
pagenumbering{Roman}
begin{normalsize}
tableofcontents
end{normalsize}
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
pagenumbering{arabic}
section{Introduction}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth, height=0.4textwidth]{Images/Main/Plasma-Globe.jpg}
caption{Plasma Globe}
end{figure}
lipsum
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
section{Components}
textbf{Mechanics}
lipsum
textbf{Electronics}
lipsum
newpage
section{Assembling}
lipsum
newpage
section{Turn it on}
lipsum
newpage
section{Calibration}
lipsum
newpage
section{TroubleShooting}
lipsum
end{document}
But I am not very sure about how they look certain things and I don't know how to change them. For example the table of contents. All the sections start with 0.X
instead of X
.
The other pages have in the upper right corner the word Contents. I think it is irrelevant placing that word in that place and I don't know how to remove it.
The Cover Page, I don't know if it is fine to let it the way it looks
I would appreciate any other suggestions for an User's Guide either using packages or configuring the memoir
class. Thanks
Edition
memoir templates documentation document-configuration
memoir templates documentation document-configuration
edited Feb 11 at 23:26
Delfin
asked Feb 11 at 0:36
DelfinDelfin
386
386
2
Usechapter{}
insteadsection{}
. Then you get correct numbers ...
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 0:43
But if I use chapter, now in the table of contents, the multiple dots don't appear
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 1:00
Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add alsosection
s to your document the dotted line will apear. I do not know memoir, please have a look into the documentation how to configure the list of content ...
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:07
Yeah, but I don't think a user manual should have chapters. It looks strange for me. I uploaded a new photo of how it looks with Chapters, and it looks like a book, and is not. It is a Technical Manual
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 3:25
Well, then follow page 43 of manual, use class optionarticle
:article typesetting simulates the article class, but the chapter command is not disabled, basically chapter will behave as if it was section . Chapters do not start a new page and chapter headings are typeset like a section heading. The numbering of figures, etc., is continuous and not per chapter. However, a part command still puts its heading on a page by itself.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:33
|
show 2 more comments
2
Usechapter{}
insteadsection{}
. Then you get correct numbers ...
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 0:43
But if I use chapter, now in the table of contents, the multiple dots don't appear
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 1:00
Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add alsosection
s to your document the dotted line will apear. I do not know memoir, please have a look into the documentation how to configure the list of content ...
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:07
Yeah, but I don't think a user manual should have chapters. It looks strange for me. I uploaded a new photo of how it looks with Chapters, and it looks like a book, and is not. It is a Technical Manual
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 3:25
Well, then follow page 43 of manual, use class optionarticle
:article typesetting simulates the article class, but the chapter command is not disabled, basically chapter will behave as if it was section . Chapters do not start a new page and chapter headings are typeset like a section heading. The numbering of figures, etc., is continuous and not per chapter. However, a part command still puts its heading on a page by itself.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:33
2
2
Use
chapter{}
instead section{}
. Then you get correct numbers ...– Kurt
Feb 11 at 0:43
Use
chapter{}
instead section{}
. Then you get correct numbers ...– Kurt
Feb 11 at 0:43
But if I use chapter, now in the table of contents, the multiple dots don't appear
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 1:00
But if I use chapter, now in the table of contents, the multiple dots don't appear
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 1:00
Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add also
section
s to your document the dotted line will apear. I do not know memoir, please have a look into the documentation how to configure the list of content ...– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:07
Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add also
section
s to your document the dotted line will apear. I do not know memoir, please have a look into the documentation how to configure the list of content ...– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:07
Yeah, but I don't think a user manual should have chapters. It looks strange for me. I uploaded a new photo of how it looks with Chapters, and it looks like a book, and is not. It is a Technical Manual
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 3:25
Yeah, but I don't think a user manual should have chapters. It looks strange for me. I uploaded a new photo of how it looks with Chapters, and it looks like a book, and is not. It is a Technical Manual
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 3:25
Well, then follow page 43 of manual, use class option
article
: article typesetting simulates the article class, but the chapter command is not disabled, basically chapter will behave as if it was section . Chapters do not start a new page and chapter headings are typeset like a section heading. The numbering of figures, etc., is continuous and not per chapter. However, a part command still puts its heading on a page by itself.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:33
Well, then follow page 43 of manual, use class option
article
: article typesetting simulates the article class, but the chapter command is not disabled, basically chapter will behave as if it was section . Chapters do not start a new page and chapter headings are typeset like a section heading. The numbering of figures, etc., is continuous and not per chapter. However, a part command still puts its heading on a page by itself.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:33
|
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To get rid of your issues you need to change the code a little bit. Please note, that memoir
does not support to change the line for a chapter in TOC (to add dotted line).
The code changings I marked with <======
in the following MWE:
documentclass[%
8pt,
a5paper,
article % <===========================================================
]{memoir}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{float}
usepackage{microtype}
hoffset = -20pt
voffset = -20pt
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
pagenumbering{gobble}% Remove page numbers (and reset to 1)
clearpage
thispagestyle{empty}
begin{huge}
textbf{Apparatus User's Guide}
end{huge}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image}
end{figure}
newpage
pagenumbering{Roman}
begin{normalsize}
tableofcontents* % <===================================================
end{normalsize}
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
pagenumbering{arabic}
chapter{Introduction} % <==============================================
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth, height=0.4textwidth]{example-image-a}
caption{Plasma Globe}
end{figure}
lipsum
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
chapter{Components}
textbf{Mechanics}
lipsum
textbf{Electronics}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Assembling}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Turn it on}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Calibration}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{TroubleShooting}
lipsum
end{document}
It results then for example in the following TOC:
You can open the manual of memoir
on your computer by typing in your console/terminal: texdoc memoir
.
As you can see the pdf file is in A5 format (the german "Seiengröße" means page size in english):
How can I make a little bit larger the word Content?. And how can I make the body of the document larger too, because the page numbering appears too high. I uploaded a photo
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:07
@Delfin Well, I guess it is a chapter heading, so check the manual please how to change the fontsize. Sorry, I do not know memoir very well, I have to look into the manual too.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:11
@Delfin The page number appears only to be to hight. Addusepackage{showframe}
to your preamble (beforebegin{document}
to visualize the typing area and margins. Then you should see that a a5 paper is shown on A4.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:16
I think partially solved it by changing footskip = 50pt and textheight = 400pt ... But now what got me worry is why a a5 paper appears on an a4 paper. Shouldn't appear in an a5 paper?
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:35
@Delfin I checked on my computer. The page size is A5, the layout of top margin and bottom margin is done bymemoir
and considered to be good typography. Do not changefootskip
andtextheight
by your own, you disturb the mechanismn ofmemoir
making good typography. Why did you also usevoffset = -20pt
andhoffset = -20pt
? If you want to get another layout check the manual for options or command to change that or choose another class, for examplescrartcl
(KOMA-Script) or others. Cosider to use packagegeometry
for defining layout of the page (see documentation!).
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 18:21
|
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I have some answers for you but you have asked too many questions in your comments. Here is something you may work with:
documentclass[%
% 8pt % no 8pt option try 9pt
9pt,
a5paper,
article, % chapters set as sections and so on
]{memoir}
usepackage{graphicx}
setulmarginsandblock{1in}{2in}{*} % change the layout, see the manual
checkandfixthelayout
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
begin{titlingpage} % the title page
{hugebfseries{Apparatus User's Guide}}
begin{center}
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image-b}
end{center}
end{titlingpage}
renewcommand{cftchapterdotsep}{cftdotsep} % put dots in chapter ToC entries
newfixedcaption{figcaption}{figure} % for a non-float figure caption
tableofcontents*
listoffigures
chapter{First major heading}
section{A minor heading}
lipsum[1]
begin{center}
includegraphics{example-image-duck}
figcaption{A duck} % figure caption but not in a float
end{center}
lipsum[2]
chapter{Second major heading}
section{Minor heading}
(1) lipsum[1]
end{document}
Please read the relevant portions of the manual (> texdoc memoir
); I know it is large but it covers a lot of ground.
There is no 8pt
class option, the nearest is 9pt
which I have difficulty in reading.
Use the article
class option to get the result looking like an article
. The downside is that you have to use chapter
instead of section
for the main divisions. The upside is that if you later think you should have used the report
or book
class all you have to do is remove the article
option.
I suggest you do not use the [H] option for floats, which turns them into fixed items (see HEINEOUS ). memoir
has its own way of dealing with this.
If you are changing the layout then memoir
provides a comprehensive means of doing this. You should never need to change the values of hoffset
and voffset
which are down in the nitty-gritty of TeX..
If there isn't a8pt
class option. What size of the font was I using?
– Delfin
Feb 14 at 16:09
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To get rid of your issues you need to change the code a little bit. Please note, that memoir
does not support to change the line for a chapter in TOC (to add dotted line).
The code changings I marked with <======
in the following MWE:
documentclass[%
8pt,
a5paper,
article % <===========================================================
]{memoir}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{float}
usepackage{microtype}
hoffset = -20pt
voffset = -20pt
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
pagenumbering{gobble}% Remove page numbers (and reset to 1)
clearpage
thispagestyle{empty}
begin{huge}
textbf{Apparatus User's Guide}
end{huge}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image}
end{figure}
newpage
pagenumbering{Roman}
begin{normalsize}
tableofcontents* % <===================================================
end{normalsize}
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
pagenumbering{arabic}
chapter{Introduction} % <==============================================
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth, height=0.4textwidth]{example-image-a}
caption{Plasma Globe}
end{figure}
lipsum
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
chapter{Components}
textbf{Mechanics}
lipsum
textbf{Electronics}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Assembling}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Turn it on}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Calibration}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{TroubleShooting}
lipsum
end{document}
It results then for example in the following TOC:
You can open the manual of memoir
on your computer by typing in your console/terminal: texdoc memoir
.
As you can see the pdf file is in A5 format (the german "Seiengröße" means page size in english):
How can I make a little bit larger the word Content?. And how can I make the body of the document larger too, because the page numbering appears too high. I uploaded a photo
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:07
@Delfin Well, I guess it is a chapter heading, so check the manual please how to change the fontsize. Sorry, I do not know memoir very well, I have to look into the manual too.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:11
@Delfin The page number appears only to be to hight. Addusepackage{showframe}
to your preamble (beforebegin{document}
to visualize the typing area and margins. Then you should see that a a5 paper is shown on A4.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:16
I think partially solved it by changing footskip = 50pt and textheight = 400pt ... But now what got me worry is why a a5 paper appears on an a4 paper. Shouldn't appear in an a5 paper?
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:35
@Delfin I checked on my computer. The page size is A5, the layout of top margin and bottom margin is done bymemoir
and considered to be good typography. Do not changefootskip
andtextheight
by your own, you disturb the mechanismn ofmemoir
making good typography. Why did you also usevoffset = -20pt
andhoffset = -20pt
? If you want to get another layout check the manual for options or command to change that or choose another class, for examplescrartcl
(KOMA-Script) or others. Cosider to use packagegeometry
for defining layout of the page (see documentation!).
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 18:21
|
show 2 more comments
To get rid of your issues you need to change the code a little bit. Please note, that memoir
does not support to change the line for a chapter in TOC (to add dotted line).
The code changings I marked with <======
in the following MWE:
documentclass[%
8pt,
a5paper,
article % <===========================================================
]{memoir}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{float}
usepackage{microtype}
hoffset = -20pt
voffset = -20pt
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
pagenumbering{gobble}% Remove page numbers (and reset to 1)
clearpage
thispagestyle{empty}
begin{huge}
textbf{Apparatus User's Guide}
end{huge}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image}
end{figure}
newpage
pagenumbering{Roman}
begin{normalsize}
tableofcontents* % <===================================================
end{normalsize}
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
pagenumbering{arabic}
chapter{Introduction} % <==============================================
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth, height=0.4textwidth]{example-image-a}
caption{Plasma Globe}
end{figure}
lipsum
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
chapter{Components}
textbf{Mechanics}
lipsum
textbf{Electronics}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Assembling}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Turn it on}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Calibration}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{TroubleShooting}
lipsum
end{document}
It results then for example in the following TOC:
You can open the manual of memoir
on your computer by typing in your console/terminal: texdoc memoir
.
As you can see the pdf file is in A5 format (the german "Seiengröße" means page size in english):
How can I make a little bit larger the word Content?. And how can I make the body of the document larger too, because the page numbering appears too high. I uploaded a photo
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:07
@Delfin Well, I guess it is a chapter heading, so check the manual please how to change the fontsize. Sorry, I do not know memoir very well, I have to look into the manual too.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:11
@Delfin The page number appears only to be to hight. Addusepackage{showframe}
to your preamble (beforebegin{document}
to visualize the typing area and margins. Then you should see that a a5 paper is shown on A4.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:16
I think partially solved it by changing footskip = 50pt and textheight = 400pt ... But now what got me worry is why a a5 paper appears on an a4 paper. Shouldn't appear in an a5 paper?
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:35
@Delfin I checked on my computer. The page size is A5, the layout of top margin and bottom margin is done bymemoir
and considered to be good typography. Do not changefootskip
andtextheight
by your own, you disturb the mechanismn ofmemoir
making good typography. Why did you also usevoffset = -20pt
andhoffset = -20pt
? If you want to get another layout check the manual for options or command to change that or choose another class, for examplescrartcl
(KOMA-Script) or others. Cosider to use packagegeometry
for defining layout of the page (see documentation!).
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 18:21
|
show 2 more comments
To get rid of your issues you need to change the code a little bit. Please note, that memoir
does not support to change the line for a chapter in TOC (to add dotted line).
The code changings I marked with <======
in the following MWE:
documentclass[%
8pt,
a5paper,
article % <===========================================================
]{memoir}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{float}
usepackage{microtype}
hoffset = -20pt
voffset = -20pt
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
pagenumbering{gobble}% Remove page numbers (and reset to 1)
clearpage
thispagestyle{empty}
begin{huge}
textbf{Apparatus User's Guide}
end{huge}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image}
end{figure}
newpage
pagenumbering{Roman}
begin{normalsize}
tableofcontents* % <===================================================
end{normalsize}
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
pagenumbering{arabic}
chapter{Introduction} % <==============================================
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth, height=0.4textwidth]{example-image-a}
caption{Plasma Globe}
end{figure}
lipsum
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
chapter{Components}
textbf{Mechanics}
lipsum
textbf{Electronics}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Assembling}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Turn it on}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Calibration}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{TroubleShooting}
lipsum
end{document}
It results then for example in the following TOC:
You can open the manual of memoir
on your computer by typing in your console/terminal: texdoc memoir
.
As you can see the pdf file is in A5 format (the german "Seiengröße" means page size in english):
To get rid of your issues you need to change the code a little bit. Please note, that memoir
does not support to change the line for a chapter in TOC (to add dotted line).
The code changings I marked with <======
in the following MWE:
documentclass[%
8pt,
a5paper,
article % <===========================================================
]{memoir}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage[english]{babel}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{float}
usepackage{microtype}
hoffset = -20pt
voffset = -20pt
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
pagenumbering{gobble}% Remove page numbers (and reset to 1)
clearpage
thispagestyle{empty}
begin{huge}
textbf{Apparatus User's Guide}
end{huge}
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image}
end{figure}
newpage
pagenumbering{Roman}
begin{normalsize}
tableofcontents* % <===================================================
end{normalsize}
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
pagenumbering{arabic}
chapter{Introduction} % <==============================================
begin{figure}[H]
centering
includegraphics[width=0.4textwidth, height=0.4textwidth]{example-image-a}
caption{Plasma Globe}
end{figure}
lipsum
newpage
thispagestyle{plain}
chapter{Components}
textbf{Mechanics}
lipsum
textbf{Electronics}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Assembling}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Turn it on}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{Calibration}
lipsum
newpage
chapter{TroubleShooting}
lipsum
end{document}
It results then for example in the following TOC:
You can open the manual of memoir
on your computer by typing in your console/terminal: texdoc memoir
.
As you can see the pdf file is in A5 format (the german "Seiengröße" means page size in english):
edited Feb 11 at 23:34
answered Feb 11 at 4:34
KurtKurt
37.9k847162
37.9k847162
How can I make a little bit larger the word Content?. And how can I make the body of the document larger too, because the page numbering appears too high. I uploaded a photo
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:07
@Delfin Well, I guess it is a chapter heading, so check the manual please how to change the fontsize. Sorry, I do not know memoir very well, I have to look into the manual too.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:11
@Delfin The page number appears only to be to hight. Addusepackage{showframe}
to your preamble (beforebegin{document}
to visualize the typing area and margins. Then you should see that a a5 paper is shown on A4.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:16
I think partially solved it by changing footskip = 50pt and textheight = 400pt ... But now what got me worry is why a a5 paper appears on an a4 paper. Shouldn't appear in an a5 paper?
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:35
@Delfin I checked on my computer. The page size is A5, the layout of top margin and bottom margin is done bymemoir
and considered to be good typography. Do not changefootskip
andtextheight
by your own, you disturb the mechanismn ofmemoir
making good typography. Why did you also usevoffset = -20pt
andhoffset = -20pt
? If you want to get another layout check the manual for options or command to change that or choose another class, for examplescrartcl
(KOMA-Script) or others. Cosider to use packagegeometry
for defining layout of the page (see documentation!).
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 18:21
|
show 2 more comments
How can I make a little bit larger the word Content?. And how can I make the body of the document larger too, because the page numbering appears too high. I uploaded a photo
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:07
@Delfin Well, I guess it is a chapter heading, so check the manual please how to change the fontsize. Sorry, I do not know memoir very well, I have to look into the manual too.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:11
@Delfin The page number appears only to be to hight. Addusepackage{showframe}
to your preamble (beforebegin{document}
to visualize the typing area and margins. Then you should see that a a5 paper is shown on A4.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:16
I think partially solved it by changing footskip = 50pt and textheight = 400pt ... But now what got me worry is why a a5 paper appears on an a4 paper. Shouldn't appear in an a5 paper?
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:35
@Delfin I checked on my computer. The page size is A5, the layout of top margin and bottom margin is done bymemoir
and considered to be good typography. Do not changefootskip
andtextheight
by your own, you disturb the mechanismn ofmemoir
making good typography. Why did you also usevoffset = -20pt
andhoffset = -20pt
? If you want to get another layout check the manual for options or command to change that or choose another class, for examplescrartcl
(KOMA-Script) or others. Cosider to use packagegeometry
for defining layout of the page (see documentation!).
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 18:21
How can I make a little bit larger the word Content?. And how can I make the body of the document larger too, because the page numbering appears too high. I uploaded a photo
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:07
How can I make a little bit larger the word Content?. And how can I make the body of the document larger too, because the page numbering appears too high. I uploaded a photo
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:07
@Delfin Well, I guess it is a chapter heading, so check the manual please how to change the fontsize. Sorry, I do not know memoir very well, I have to look into the manual too.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:11
@Delfin Well, I guess it is a chapter heading, so check the manual please how to change the fontsize. Sorry, I do not know memoir very well, I have to look into the manual too.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:11
@Delfin The page number appears only to be to hight. Add
usepackage{showframe}
to your preamble (before begin{document}
to visualize the typing area and margins. Then you should see that a a5 paper is shown on A4.– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:16
@Delfin The page number appears only to be to hight. Add
usepackage{showframe}
to your preamble (before begin{document}
to visualize the typing area and margins. Then you should see that a a5 paper is shown on A4.– Kurt
Feb 11 at 17:16
I think partially solved it by changing footskip = 50pt and textheight = 400pt ... But now what got me worry is why a a5 paper appears on an a4 paper. Shouldn't appear in an a5 paper?
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:35
I think partially solved it by changing footskip = 50pt and textheight = 400pt ... But now what got me worry is why a a5 paper appears on an a4 paper. Shouldn't appear in an a5 paper?
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 17:35
@Delfin I checked on my computer. The page size is A5, the layout of top margin and bottom margin is done by
memoir
and considered to be good typography. Do not change footskip
and textheight
by your own, you disturb the mechanismn of memoir
making good typography. Why did you also use voffset = -20pt
and hoffset = -20pt
? If you want to get another layout check the manual for options or command to change that or choose another class, for example scrartcl
(KOMA-Script) or others. Cosider to use package geometry
for defining layout of the page (see documentation!).– Kurt
Feb 11 at 18:21
@Delfin I checked on my computer. The page size is A5, the layout of top margin and bottom margin is done by
memoir
and considered to be good typography. Do not change footskip
and textheight
by your own, you disturb the mechanismn of memoir
making good typography. Why did you also use voffset = -20pt
and hoffset = -20pt
? If you want to get another layout check the manual for options or command to change that or choose another class, for example scrartcl
(KOMA-Script) or others. Cosider to use package geometry
for defining layout of the page (see documentation!).– Kurt
Feb 11 at 18:21
|
show 2 more comments
I have some answers for you but you have asked too many questions in your comments. Here is something you may work with:
documentclass[%
% 8pt % no 8pt option try 9pt
9pt,
a5paper,
article, % chapters set as sections and so on
]{memoir}
usepackage{graphicx}
setulmarginsandblock{1in}{2in}{*} % change the layout, see the manual
checkandfixthelayout
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
begin{titlingpage} % the title page
{hugebfseries{Apparatus User's Guide}}
begin{center}
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image-b}
end{center}
end{titlingpage}
renewcommand{cftchapterdotsep}{cftdotsep} % put dots in chapter ToC entries
newfixedcaption{figcaption}{figure} % for a non-float figure caption
tableofcontents*
listoffigures
chapter{First major heading}
section{A minor heading}
lipsum[1]
begin{center}
includegraphics{example-image-duck}
figcaption{A duck} % figure caption but not in a float
end{center}
lipsum[2]
chapter{Second major heading}
section{Minor heading}
(1) lipsum[1]
end{document}
Please read the relevant portions of the manual (> texdoc memoir
); I know it is large but it covers a lot of ground.
There is no 8pt
class option, the nearest is 9pt
which I have difficulty in reading.
Use the article
class option to get the result looking like an article
. The downside is that you have to use chapter
instead of section
for the main divisions. The upside is that if you later think you should have used the report
or book
class all you have to do is remove the article
option.
I suggest you do not use the [H] option for floats, which turns them into fixed items (see HEINEOUS ). memoir
has its own way of dealing with this.
If you are changing the layout then memoir
provides a comprehensive means of doing this. You should never need to change the values of hoffset
and voffset
which are down in the nitty-gritty of TeX..
If there isn't a8pt
class option. What size of the font was I using?
– Delfin
Feb 14 at 16:09
add a comment |
I have some answers for you but you have asked too many questions in your comments. Here is something you may work with:
documentclass[%
% 8pt % no 8pt option try 9pt
9pt,
a5paper,
article, % chapters set as sections and so on
]{memoir}
usepackage{graphicx}
setulmarginsandblock{1in}{2in}{*} % change the layout, see the manual
checkandfixthelayout
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
begin{titlingpage} % the title page
{hugebfseries{Apparatus User's Guide}}
begin{center}
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image-b}
end{center}
end{titlingpage}
renewcommand{cftchapterdotsep}{cftdotsep} % put dots in chapter ToC entries
newfixedcaption{figcaption}{figure} % for a non-float figure caption
tableofcontents*
listoffigures
chapter{First major heading}
section{A minor heading}
lipsum[1]
begin{center}
includegraphics{example-image-duck}
figcaption{A duck} % figure caption but not in a float
end{center}
lipsum[2]
chapter{Second major heading}
section{Minor heading}
(1) lipsum[1]
end{document}
Please read the relevant portions of the manual (> texdoc memoir
); I know it is large but it covers a lot of ground.
There is no 8pt
class option, the nearest is 9pt
which I have difficulty in reading.
Use the article
class option to get the result looking like an article
. The downside is that you have to use chapter
instead of section
for the main divisions. The upside is that if you later think you should have used the report
or book
class all you have to do is remove the article
option.
I suggest you do not use the [H] option for floats, which turns them into fixed items (see HEINEOUS ). memoir
has its own way of dealing with this.
If you are changing the layout then memoir
provides a comprehensive means of doing this. You should never need to change the values of hoffset
and voffset
which are down in the nitty-gritty of TeX..
If there isn't a8pt
class option. What size of the font was I using?
– Delfin
Feb 14 at 16:09
add a comment |
I have some answers for you but you have asked too many questions in your comments. Here is something you may work with:
documentclass[%
% 8pt % no 8pt option try 9pt
9pt,
a5paper,
article, % chapters set as sections and so on
]{memoir}
usepackage{graphicx}
setulmarginsandblock{1in}{2in}{*} % change the layout, see the manual
checkandfixthelayout
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
begin{titlingpage} % the title page
{hugebfseries{Apparatus User's Guide}}
begin{center}
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image-b}
end{center}
end{titlingpage}
renewcommand{cftchapterdotsep}{cftdotsep} % put dots in chapter ToC entries
newfixedcaption{figcaption}{figure} % for a non-float figure caption
tableofcontents*
listoffigures
chapter{First major heading}
section{A minor heading}
lipsum[1]
begin{center}
includegraphics{example-image-duck}
figcaption{A duck} % figure caption but not in a float
end{center}
lipsum[2]
chapter{Second major heading}
section{Minor heading}
(1) lipsum[1]
end{document}
Please read the relevant portions of the manual (> texdoc memoir
); I know it is large but it covers a lot of ground.
There is no 8pt
class option, the nearest is 9pt
which I have difficulty in reading.
Use the article
class option to get the result looking like an article
. The downside is that you have to use chapter
instead of section
for the main divisions. The upside is that if you later think you should have used the report
or book
class all you have to do is remove the article
option.
I suggest you do not use the [H] option for floats, which turns them into fixed items (see HEINEOUS ). memoir
has its own way of dealing with this.
If you are changing the layout then memoir
provides a comprehensive means of doing this. You should never need to change the values of hoffset
and voffset
which are down in the nitty-gritty of TeX..
I have some answers for you but you have asked too many questions in your comments. Here is something you may work with:
documentclass[%
% 8pt % no 8pt option try 9pt
9pt,
a5paper,
article, % chapters set as sections and so on
]{memoir}
usepackage{graphicx}
setulmarginsandblock{1in}{2in}{*} % change the layout, see the manual
checkandfixthelayout
usepackage{lipsum}
begin{document}
begin{titlingpage} % the title page
{hugebfseries{Apparatus User's Guide}}
begin{center}
includegraphics[width=0.9textwidth, height=1textwidth]{example-image-b}
end{center}
end{titlingpage}
renewcommand{cftchapterdotsep}{cftdotsep} % put dots in chapter ToC entries
newfixedcaption{figcaption}{figure} % for a non-float figure caption
tableofcontents*
listoffigures
chapter{First major heading}
section{A minor heading}
lipsum[1]
begin{center}
includegraphics{example-image-duck}
figcaption{A duck} % figure caption but not in a float
end{center}
lipsum[2]
chapter{Second major heading}
section{Minor heading}
(1) lipsum[1]
end{document}
Please read the relevant portions of the manual (> texdoc memoir
); I know it is large but it covers a lot of ground.
There is no 8pt
class option, the nearest is 9pt
which I have difficulty in reading.
Use the article
class option to get the result looking like an article
. The downside is that you have to use chapter
instead of section
for the main divisions. The upside is that if you later think you should have used the report
or book
class all you have to do is remove the article
option.
I suggest you do not use the [H] option for floats, which turns them into fixed items (see HEINEOUS ). memoir
has its own way of dealing with this.
If you are changing the layout then memoir
provides a comprehensive means of doing this. You should never need to change the values of hoffset
and voffset
which are down in the nitty-gritty of TeX..
answered Feb 12 at 20:59
Peter WilsonPeter Wilson
8,42211433
8,42211433
If there isn't a8pt
class option. What size of the font was I using?
– Delfin
Feb 14 at 16:09
add a comment |
If there isn't a8pt
class option. What size of the font was I using?
– Delfin
Feb 14 at 16:09
If there isn't a
8pt
class option. What size of the font was I using?– Delfin
Feb 14 at 16:09
If there isn't a
8pt
class option. What size of the font was I using?– Delfin
Feb 14 at 16:09
add a comment |
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Use
chapter{}
insteadsection{}
. Then you get correct numbers ...– Kurt
Feb 11 at 0:43
But if I use chapter, now in the table of contents, the multiple dots don't appear
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 1:00
Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add also
section
s to your document the dotted line will apear. I do not know memoir, please have a look into the documentation how to configure the list of content ...– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:07
Yeah, but I don't think a user manual should have chapters. It looks strange for me. I uploaded a new photo of how it looks with Chapters, and it looks like a book, and is not. It is a Technical Manual
– Delfin
Feb 11 at 3:25
Well, then follow page 43 of manual, use class option
article
:article typesetting simulates the article class, but the chapter command is not disabled, basically chapter will behave as if it was section . Chapters do not start a new page and chapter headings are typeset like a section heading. The numbering of figures, etc., is continuous and not per chapter. However, a part command still puts its heading on a page by itself.
– Kurt
Feb 11 at 3:33