Template for Technical Manual / User's Guide using Memoir

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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.



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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.



enter image description here



The Cover Page, I don't know if it is fine to let it the way it looks
enter image description here



I would appreciate any other suggestions for an User's Guide either using packages or configuring the memoir class. Thanks





Edition



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    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













  • Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add also sections 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


















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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.



enter image description here



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.



enter image description here



The Cover Page, I don't know if it is fine to let it the way it looks
enter image description here



I would appreciate any other suggestions for an User's Guide either using packages or configuring the memoir class. Thanks





Edition



enter image description here



enter image description here



enter image description here










share|improve this question




















  • 2





    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













  • Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add also sections 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
















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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.



enter image description here



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.



enter image description here



The Cover Page, I don't know if it is fine to let it the way it looks
enter image description here



I would appreciate any other suggestions for an User's Guide either using packages or configuring the memoir class. Thanks





Edition



enter image description here



enter image description here



enter image description here










share|improve this question
















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.



enter image description here



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.



enter image description here



The Cover Page, I don't know if it is fine to let it the way it looks
enter image description here



I would appreciate any other suggestions for an User's Guide either using packages or configuring the memoir class. Thanks





Edition



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  • 2





    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













  • Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add also sections 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
















  • 2





    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













  • Well, for me that is correct and looks fine. If you add also sections 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










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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 sections 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 sections 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:



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):



enter image description here






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  • 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. 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













  • @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



















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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..






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  • If there isn't a 8pt 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:



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):



enter image description here






share|improve this answer


























  • 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. 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













  • @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
















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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:



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):



enter image description here






share|improve this answer


























  • 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. 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













  • @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














2












2








2







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:



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):



enter image description here






share|improve this answer















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:



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):



enter image description here







share|improve this answer














share|improve this answer



share|improve this answer








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. 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













  • @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



















  • 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. 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













  • @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

















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











1














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..






share|improve this answer
























  • If there isn't a 8pt class option. What size of the font was I using?

    – Delfin
    Feb 14 at 16:09
















1














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..






share|improve this answer
























  • If there isn't a 8pt class option. What size of the font was I using?

    – Delfin
    Feb 14 at 16:09














1












1








1







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..






share|improve this answer













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..







share|improve this answer












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  • 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

















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


















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