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(They’re called “quoted structures” because <quotedStructure> is the name of the element used in Akoma Ntoso to hold structured content that is being quoted in some way from another document. They are similar to what, in the existing SI template, were called “long quotes”)
How to insert a quoted structure
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When you insert a quoted structure you can set various properties of the the quoted structure. Some of these can be updated after the quoted structure is inserted by right-clicking within the quoted structure and selecting Update quoted structure properties (You can also do the same using the Insert menu in the toolbar.)
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Document type
(Can’t be changed after quoted structure is inserted.)
Select the
Starting
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element
(Can’t be changed after quoted structure is inserted.)
Indent level
The main purpose of indent levels in the quoted structure properties, is to increase the indent of the overall quoted structure for occasions when you are inserting a textual amendment which is itself already within a quoted structure in the target document. The indent level will be applied globally to that quoted structure so that all provisions inserted within it will have the indent level applied. This indent level is in addition to the single, global indent applied to quoted structures which is represented by the ‘none’ option in the Indent level option.
Start quote and end quote
If a quoted structure is to be surrounded by quote marks, you should select them here.
By default, a quoted structure will be set to have double inverted commas “ and “ except in the case of a Scottish Parliament amendment which uses < and >.
In the Editor, the quote marks will be shown outside the box around the quoted structure content but in the PDF they will be displayed correctly.
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Avoid setting the quote marks to none and then inserting the quote marks directly within the content of the quoted structure. That can cause problems with numbering and formatting elsewhere. |
Following text
Enter here any text that you want to appear directly after the closing quote mark
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Following text
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. This will usually be punctuation and/or a conjunction, e.g. “;” or “, and”.
It is easier to enter it here rather than trying to add this text in the Editor. Doing so will also guarantee that the text is placed in the correct element will display correctly in the PDF.
Inserting a quoted structure immediately after another quoted structure
With your cursor placed in the quoted structure you want the adjacent quoted structure to appear after:
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Continue drafting your quoted structure
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Nested quoted structures
With your cursor in the provision introducing the nested quoted structure, It is possible to insert a nested quoted structure by following ‘insert quoted structure’ step 1
The system will insert a nested quoted structure, within your existing quoted structure
Updating quoted structure properties
With your cursor in the quoted structure you want to update, either:
right-click in Editor view and Structure view and select ‘Update quoted structure properties’
from the upper toolbar, select ‘Insert > update quoted structure properties’
In the ‘insert quoted structure’ modal you can change:
The indent level
The starting and ending quotation mark
The following text
And click ‘OK’ to save your changes
The system will update the quoted structure according to your changeswithin an existing quoted structure. Just place your cursor within the existing quoted structure and follow the instructions above to insert a new quoted structure.
See also
Screencast - Inserting quoted structures in SI/SSIs
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