Inserting Scottish Bill and Act front and back covers

Introduction

When a new project is created, the Bill does not include front and back covers.  These can be inserted at any point when drafting the document in the Editor.  The front cover also contains the table of contents by default.

How to insert the front cover

In the Editor, from the toolbar select Insert>Insert front cover.

A front cover and table of contents will be inserted at the beginning of the document. Any existing cover and table of contents will be replaced.

The cover inserted will depend on whether the document is a Bill or an Act.

In an Act:

• The image of the crest will be rendered in the PDF but does not appear in the Editor.

How to insert the back cover

In the Editor, from the toolbar select Insert>Insert back cover.

A back cover will be inserted at the end of the document. Any existing cover will be replaced.

You can only insert a back cover for a Bill.

The contents of the cover are derived from other parts of the Bill and details entered into the Document Information panel:

• The Long Title is derived from the Long Title in the preface of the Bill and shouldn’t be edited directly on the cover.

• Some elements of the back cover will automatically update when you change them in the Document Information panel but for others you will need to reinsert the back cover before the changes will be visible.

Deleting the front or back cover

To delete the front or back cover, select it either from the breadcrumb or using the structure view and press Backspace as you would delete a normal provision in the document.