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The Insert tab is always on the ribbon. It holds everything you can add to a publication, from pages and pictures to links and page numbers. To open it from the keyboard, press Alt, then N.
- Pages: add a blank or duplicate page, or open the Catalog Merge pane. See Add, move, and delete pages and Mail merge and catalog merge.
- Tables: insert a table. See Work with tables.
- Illustrations: add pictures, online pictures, shapes, icons, picture placeholders, and barcodes. See Add and adjust pictures, Draw shapes and lines, and Icons, barcodes, and other objects.
- Building Blocks: add ready-made headings, calendars, borders, and ads. See Icons, barcodes, and other objects.
- Text: draw a text box, add business information, Text Art, a text file, a symbol, the date and time, or an object. See Add and format text boxes and Icons, barcodes, and other objects.
- Links: add a hyperlink or a bookmark. See Icons, barcodes, and other objects.
- References: add a table of contents, footnotes, and endnotes. See Contents, footnotes, and endnotes.
- Header & Footer: add a header, a footer, or page numbers. See Master pages, headers, and page numbers.
These pages are generated from JeffPub's built-in Help (resources/help/en in the repository) and are replaced on each update, so edits belong in the repository.
Getting started
- Welcome to JeffPub
- Find your way around the window
- Start a new publication
- Open and save publications
- Work with .pub files
- Get back unsaved work
Text
- Add and format text boxes
- Flow text between text boxes
- Format text
- Bullets, numbering, and tabs
- Use styles
- Add Text Art
- Add an equation
- Make and edit tables
- Contents, footnotes, and endnotes
- Spelling, thesaurus, research, and hyphenation
- Find and replace text
Pictures and objects
- Add and adjust pictures
- Graphics Manager
- Draw shapes and lines
- Add charts
- Icons, barcodes, and other objects
- Move, align, group, and layer objects
- Wrap text around objects
Pages
- Page size, margins, and layout
- Color and font schemes
- Change a publication's template
- Master pages, headers, and page numbers
- Add, move, and delete pages
- Rulers, guides, and snapping
Mailings
Print and share
Help and settings
- Use JeffPub with the keyboard
- Screen readers, high contrast, and alt text
- Check your design
- Comments
- Change JeffPub's settings
- Choose a language
- Get help and report problems
The ribbon's tabs
- File, Home, Insert, Page Design, Mailings, Review, View, and Help
- Tabs that appear when you select something: Text Box, Shape Format, Picture Format, Table Design and Table Layout, Text Art Format, and Master Page