Using Styles to Determine the Look of a List of Elements

If using the Simplified view:

1. In the local toolbar, make sure the first button displays (which means that the Simplified view is currently shown in the editor). If the button displays instead, then click it.
2. In the upper-left corner of the Stylesheet Editor, make sure the Show Styles field is set to Show All Styles.

3. In the Styles section of the editor, scroll down and select the style to be used for each generated item. This is the same style that you selected in the field labeled Stylesheet class for each generated entry in the List-Of Proxy dialog (when you inserted the list-of proxy).

   Note: The page numbers in the generated list inherit their style settings from the list items before them. However, if you want the page numbers to look differently, you can modify the MadCap|xref.ListOfPageNumber style.

4. In the local toolbar of the editor, click . The Properties dialog opens.
5. Select the Leader tab.
6. Modify any of the fields on the tab:
   • Leader Select the format of the area between the item in the list and the page number (None, Dot, Dash, Underline).
   • Page Number Select the alignment (Left, Center, Right) of the page number.
   • Page Number Width To change the width of page numbers in the list, click the upper-right arrow and select Length. Then enter a number and unit of measurement.

   Additional changes can be made in the Advanced view.

If using the Advanced view:

1. In the local toolbar, make sure the first button displays (which means that the Advanced view is currently shown in the editor). If the button displays instead, then click it.
2. In the upper-left corner of the Stylesheet Editor, make sure the Show Styles field is set to Show All Styles.

3. In the Styles section of the editor, scroll down and select the style to be used for each generated item. This is the same style that you selected in the field labeled Stylesheet class for each generated entry in the List-Of Proxy dialog (when you inserted the list-of proxy).

   Note: The page numbers in the generated list inherit their style settings from the list items before them. However, if you want the page numbers to look differently, you can modify the MadCap|xref.ListOfPageNumber style.

4. From the Show Properties drop-down list on the upper-right side of the editor, select Show: Property Groups.

5. In the Properties section to the right, click the plus button next to a property group (e.g., Font, Block, Box) to see the actual properties within it.
6. Locate the specific property that you want to change. The property name is shown in the left column. Use the right column to select and enter values for the property. Depending on the type of property, you can either type the value, select it from a drop-down list, or complete the value entries in a popup box. Here are some of the more common properties that you might change:
   • Font family To change the font family (e.g., Arial, Verdana), click the plus button next to the Font property group. Click in the right column next to font-family, set the font family in the Font Family Picker dialog, and click OK.
   • Font size To change the font size (e.g., 10 pt, 11 pt), click the plus button next to the Font property group. Then click in the right column next to font-size, set the font size in the small drop-down window, and click OK.
   • Space in front To change the distance from the left page margin to the beginning of the item in the list, click the plus button next to the Box property group. Then click in the right column next to margin-left, set the margin value in the small drop-down window, and click OK.
   • Space above To change the amount of space above the item in the list, click the plus button next to the Box property group. Then click in the right column next to margin-top and set the margin value in the small drop-down window. When you are finished, click OK.
   • Space below To change the amount of space below the item in the list, click the plus button next to the Box property group. Then click in the right column next to margin-bottom and set the margin value in the small drop-down window. When you are finished, click OK.
   • Space after To change the distance from the end of the page number to the right page margin, click the plus button next to the Unclassified property group. Then click in the right column next to mc-leader-offset, set the margin value in the small drop-down window, and click OK.

   • Leader format To change the format of the area between the item in the list and the page number (i.e., the leader), click the plus button next to the Unclassified property group. Then click in the right column next to mc-leader-format and type the character to use. For example, if you want a series of dots, type a period. If you do not want to use a leader format, leave this field blank.

     Note: For Microsoft Word output, you can enter one character only (a period, hyphen, or underscore). For Adobe FrameMaker output, you can specify a combination of characters and spaces, which will repeat between the text and the page number.

   • List width (leaders) To change the width of the generated list, from the end of the leader (e.g., series of dots) to the page number, do the following:
     1. Click the plus button next to the Unclassified property group.
     2. Click in the right column next to mc-leader-offset, set the margin value in the small drop-down window, and click OK.
     3. If you want the page numbers to be aligned next to the end of the leader, you can use the alignment feature described in the next bullet and set the alignment to left. By using this combination of steps, you can effectively reduce or increase the width of the entire generated list.
   • Alignment of page number To change the alignment (left, right, center) of the page number, click the plus button next to the Unclassified property group. Then click in the right column next to mc-leader-align and select the type of alignment.

Note: For more information about the components and properties in the editor, as well as the tasks that you can perform in it, see About Styles and Style Sheets, Editing Styles, and Stylesheet Editor.

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