CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Overview - How DECdocument Works 1.1 Goals of this Manual 1.2 Main Elements 1.2.1 The SDML File 1.2.2 Doctypes 1.2.3 Destinations 1.3 DOCUMENT Command 2 Tags and Examples 2.1 Types of Tags 2.2 Examples in This Manual 2.3 Using DECdocument 3 Using the DECdocument Tags 3.1 Paragraph <P> Tag 3.2 Emphasizing Text with the <EMPHASIS> Tag 3.3 Underlining Text with the <UNDERLINE> Tag 3.4 List Items Using the <LIST> Tags 3.4.1 Unnumbered and Simple Lists 3.4.2 Nested Lists 3.5 Create Tables with the <TABLE> Tags 3.5.1 Table with column headings 3.6 Indenting Text with the <SAMPLE_TEXT> Tag 3.7 Using the <LINE> Tag 3.8 Use the <CODE_EXAMPLE> Tags for Unformatted Text 3.9 Adding Notes with the <NOTE> Tag 3.10 Putting Comments in the SDML file 3.11 Putting Text into Sections Using the <HEAD> Tag 3.11.1 Numbered Headings 3.12 Start a Chapter with the <CHAPTER> Tag 4 Sample Chapter - Dogs 4.1 Dog Groups and Breeds 4.1.1 Selecting a Dog 5 More DECdocument Tags 5.1 Use the <LITERAL> Tag for Angle Brackets 5.2 Use the <BACKSLASH> Tag for Special Purposes 5.3 Keep Text Together with the <KEEP> Tag 5.4 The <DATE> Tag 5.5 The Parenthesis <OPAREN> , <CPAREN> Tags 5.6 Enclosing a Character in Parentheses using the <PARENDCHAR> Tag 5.7 Uppercase Text with the <UPPERCASE> Tag 5.8 Lowercase Text with the <LOWERCASE> Tag 5.9 Using the <DOCTYPE> Tag 5.10 New Terms can be Identified with the <NEWTERM> Tag 5.11 A Special Word can be Identified with the <KEYWORD> Tag 5.12 Using the <BOX> Tag 5.13 Using the <TAG> Tag 5.14 Using the <PAGE> Tag 5.15 Using the <FINAL_CLEANUP> Tag 5.16 Formalizing Tables with a Name 5.17 Formalizing Examples with the <EXAMPLE> Tag 5.18 Reference Other Text with the <REFERENCE> Tag 5.19 Creating Symbols with the <DEFINE_SYMBOL> Tag 5.20 Creating Footnotes with the <FOOTNOTE> Tag 6 Tags that Center Text 6.1 Center a Heading with the <CHEAD> Tag 6.2 Center Text with the <CENTER_LINE> Tag 6.3 Example of Centering Text 7 Creating a Manual 7.1 Parts of a manual 7.2 Front Matter 7.2.1 Title Page 7.2.2 Copyright Page 7.2.3 Table of Contents 7.2.4 Preface 7.2.5 Comments 7.3 Body of the Manual 7.4 Appendix 7.5 Index 7.5.1 Creating Index Entries 7.5.2 Index Entries in the Sample Manual 7.5.3 Creating the Sample Manual 8 Creating Letters 8.1 Sender Address <FROM_ADDRESS> Tag 8.2 Letter Date <DATE> and <MEMO_DATE> Tags 8.3 To Address <TO_ADDRESS> Tag 8.4 Salutation <SALUTATION> Tag 8.5 Body of the Letter 8.6 Closing Text <CLOSING> Tag 8.7 Copy To <CC> Tag 8.8 Letter Command and Output 9 Creating an Article 9.1 The Title Section 9.2 Running Titles and Running Feet 9.3 Author Information 9.4 Article Abstract 9.5 Reference Notes 9.6 Acknowledgments 9.7 Background of the Author 9.8 Reference Notes in the Text 9.9 Article Command and Output 10 Creating a Report 10.1 The Front Matter 10.2 Title Page Tags 10.3 Running Titles and Running Feet 10.4 Report Abstract 10.5 Author Information 10.6 Signature Lines 10.7 Report Date 10.8 Body of the Report 10.9 Creating an Outline 10.10 End of Report 10.11 Report Commands and Output 11 Other DECdocument Features 11.1 Online Help is Available 11.2 Book Elements and Profile SDML Files 11.3 Including Files 11.4 Other DOCUMENT Command Qualifiers 11.4.1 /LIST Qualifier 11.4.2 /OUTPUT Qualifier 11.4.3 /CONDITION Qualifier 11.4.4 /SYMBOLS Qualifier 11.4.5 One Use for the /DEVICE Qualifier 11.5 Creating a Glossary A Locating and Correcting Tag Errors A.1 How Errors are Reported A.2 Creating a LIS File A.2.1 Errors in the LIS file A.3 Other Types of Errors and Messages A.4 Common Errors B Tags and Doctypes - Other Manuals B.1 Reference Manuals B.2 Graphics Glossary