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Default Fonts (PDF)

For PDF outputs, you can define the settings for the "base" fonts. These are the fonts that are used by default unless they are specifically overridden by other font settings.

Note

When you set the default fonts, you can choose the fonts from lists. The lists contain the fonts that are available on your Paligo instance. If you want to use a different font, contact customer support and provide the font files and the license for the font. We will then upload the fonts to your Paligo instance.

To choose your own default fonts:

  1. Select Layout in the top menu.

    Paligo editor. The Layout option in the header menu is highlighted.

    Paligo displays a list of Layouts. The list is empty if there are no custom Layouts in your Paligo instance.

  2. Select the Layout you want to update or Create a Layout.

    Tip

    You can copy the URL of the Layout Editor and paste it into a new tab in your browser. This can be useful if you frequently switch between your Paligo content and the Layout settings.

  3. Select General in the sidebar. New_Layout.jpg

    Select_General_PDF_small.jpg

  4. Select Fonts in the sidebar.

  5. Set the default fonts for titles:

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    1. Choose a Default font family for titles from the list.

      Your chosen font will be the default for content inside title elements.

    2. Set the Fallback font families for titles. Fallback fonts are the fonts Paligo will use if your preferred font is unavailable.

      Enter the names of each fallback font in order of preference. Use commas to separate them. Paligo will use the fonts in the order you enter them, for example, if the fallback fonts are:

      DejaVuSans, ArialUnicodeMS

      Paligo will use DejaVuSans as the first fallback font. If that is unavailable, it will use ArialUnicodeMS.

  6. Set the default fonts for the document body text.

    Document body text is content that is below the top title element in the main body of a topic.

    Default_Font_Document_body_Layout_small.jpg

    1. Choose a Default font family for document body.

    2. Set the Fallback font families for document body. These are the fallback fonts for content in the body of the document. As before, use commas to separate them and add the font names in order of preference.

    3. Set the Default font weight for document body. The weight is the thickness of the font and there are various options to choose from, including thin, medium, bold, extra bold.

    4. Set the Default font size for body text. Enter the value only, not the units of measurement. (This field is hard-coded to use points as the measurement).

    5. Set the Line height for body text. This is the amount of space between lines in the same content block, such as a paragraph. Enter the value only, not the units of measurement. The spacing is relative to the font size.

      A paragraph consisting of 4 lines. There is a large amount of spacing between each of the lines. Double-ended arrow lines point at the spacing.

    Note

    The "body text" settings are defaults that will apply unless they are overridden by font settings elsewhere. For example, the Admonitions settings have font options that will take precedence over the "body text" font settings.

  7. Set the default spacing for "normal paragraphs". A "normal paragraph" is a para element that is not inside a complex structure such as a table, a list, or a procedure.

    In both cases, enter the value only (for example 1.0). Do not include a unit of measurement as Paligo calculates the spacing in relation to the font size.

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    • Use Space-before (optimum) for normal paragraphs to define the ideal amount of space you would like above the para element.

    • Use Space-after (optimum) for normal paragraphs to define the ideal amount of space you would like below the para element.

  8. Set the default Document font color. This applies to all content in the document, unless it is overwritten by a color setting elsewhere.

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  9. Clear the Use default color checkbox to select a color of your own choice.

  10. Set the color either by:

    • Entering an RGBA code for the color you want (1).

    • Selecting the Color square to display the color selector (2).

      1. Choose the color with the spectrum bar (3).

      2. Control the transparency with the opacity bar (4).

      3. Choose the color shade with the main color panel (5).

      Color selector. There is a field for entering an rgba value. It is labelled 1. There is a black square labelled 2. There is a popup dialog that contains three sections. The sections are labelled with numbers. Label 3 points to a narrow bar that shows the colors of the spectrum. Label 4 points towards an opacity bar ranging from black to transparent. Label 5 points to a color selector with various shades of a single color.

  11. Select Save.

When you publish with this layout, Paligo will produce a PDF that applies your chosen settings.