Templates#

Templates are pre-made books. They are a great way to start a new project — rather than starting with a blank page, you can start with a dummy text, images, structure, and more.

Documatt comes with a few pre-made templates to help you get started. More templates are planned soon.

Template ≠ theme#

Templates are very different from themes. In a nutshell:

  • A template is a collection of files (Markdown or reStructuredText documents, images, etc.) used as an example or a showcase.

  • A theme is a style (appearance) independent of any book and usable across many books.

When authoring a book using a markup like Markdown or reStructuredText, you don’t care about the styles. They come “later” when you are about to publish a book.

However, similar to templates, there are a few pre-made themes to choose from.

Create a book from a template#

The Templates view is a starting point if you want to create a new book from a template. It’s a three-step wizard asking you

  • template to start with

  • theme (an appearance) you like

  • details of a new book, like the book ID

Choose a template#

The first step is to choose a template.

  • from a list 1 choose a template

  • each template is available in two markup flavours - in Markdown or reStructuredText 2

  • click on a file to preview it 3

  • if ready, continue to the next step 4

Choose a theme#

On the second step, choose a theme you like from a list 1 and continue to the next step 2.

Note

You can change it later in Change book settings.

Tell a setting#

In the last step, before creating a book in your space, you need to complete just a few details.

See also

Every option is described in Change book settings section.