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You have now created an outline, filled the outline items with content, built a suggested reading list, index, and a glossary. Now it is time to generate the final draft. Go to the "Compile" tab at the top. The settings under the "Compile" tab can be saved as a file. You can load a different settings file using the combo box. To save the current settings as a new file, click the button "Save Settings As...". When you are ready to generate the final draft, click the "Compile to RTF" button to generate the draft in RTF format which can be opened by any word processor.
| • | Convert temporary citations using the style: Check this box to let Biblioscape convert the temporary citations to formatted citations and generate a bibliography according to the output style selected. |
| • | Include suggested reading list using the style: Generate a suggested reading list according to the selected output style. Pick a sort order of the suggested reading list. |
| • | Include Outline as TOC: You can let Biblioscape create a Table of Contents (TOC) based on the outline. After the compiled RTF file is opened by Word, press Ctrl+A to select all, and press F9 to update the fields. If you have Word 2007, the generated TOC is displayed as field code by default. You need to click the right mouse button and select "Toggle Field Codes". |
| • | Include Index terms: Create an index at the end based on the keywords field of the notes included in the outline. After the compiled RTF file is opened by Word, press Ctrl+A to select all, and press F9 to update the fields. If you have Word 2007, the generated Index is displayed as field code by default. You need to click the right mouse button and select "Toggle Field Codes". |
| • | Include Glossary term: Let Biblioscape create a glossary using the categories added to the Glossary tab. |
| • | Use the following defined format except for notes marked with "Preserve Formatting": Check this box to make Biblioscape use pre-defined text format settings for each note included in the outline so that the generated draft will have a consistent text format. For example, if note A is formatted in font "Verdana" and note B is formatted in font "Tahoma", they will all be changed to the selected font in the generated draft. If you want to preserve the formatting of some notes in your outline, you can select a note and go to the "Inspector" tab and check the box "Keep Format". During compilation, Biblioscape will not apply the defined format setting to that note. |
| • | Notes to be compiled: You can chose to compile only part of the notes included in the outline. By default, all notes will be included for compilation. If you want to exclude a note from compilation, select the note and go to the "Inspector" tab. Check the box "Exclude Export". You can also chose to compile only the currently selected notes in the outline. |
| • | Notes fields to be included in the compiled draft: Biblioscape treats notes included in the outline differently according to its position in the outline. There are 4 types of notes in this scheme: First level notes, second level notes, Other parent notes, and Child notes. These are the 4 columns. You can select which fields to include for each type of notes. The fields you can include are: Title (a note's Title), Note (the note content), Abstract (a note's abstract field), Misc (a note's Misc field), Metadata (a note's fields including: Created by, Date created, Modified by, Date modified, Folder, Note type, Categories, Keywords, URL, Attachment, Mark, Status, etc.), and Link (all the links associated with a note). Among these fields, Title and Note are the most important ones. The other fields can be useful when you produce a report. Besides what data fields to include for the 4 types of notes, you can also specify how its title will be formatted. You can set its font and alignment properties. |
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