Add front covers and back covers

Use front cover and back cover sections to create dedicated cover pages within a Tangelo document. Unlike regular chapters or sections, front covers and back covers are special section types that can be added directly to the document structure.

These section types are commonly used together with page inserts to combine a professionally designed background page with dynamic content managed in Tangelo. This allows designers to maintain the visual design, while editors remain in control of titles and other publication-specific content.

Summary

After completing these steps, a front cover or back cover is added to the document and can display dynamic content on top of a designed background page.

Steps

Add a Front Cover

1. Open the document to view the document structure.
2. Add a Front Cover section.
3. Open the front cover in the editor.
4. Add a page insert to use as the background design.
5. Open the Properties panel for the front cover.
6. Configure the Show Title property.
   • Show the document title on the cover.
   • Hide the document title if it is already included in the cover design.
7. Optionally add additional content elements.
   • Subtitle
   • Reporting period
   • Publication date
   • Year
   • Custom footer text
   • Other configured text elements
8. Generate a preview to validate the final cover layout.

Add a Back Cover

1. Add a Back Cover section to the document structure.
2. Open the back cover in the editor.
3. Add a page insert to use as the background design.
4. Add any required content elements.

Common examples include:

• Company address details
• Contact information
• Colophon information
• Legal notices
• Website information
• Other publication details

5. Generate a preview to validate the final layout.

Expected Result

The document contains a front cover and/or back cover with a designed background page and dynamic content managed within Tangelo.

Remarks

• Front covers and back covers are dedicated section types within the document structure.
• A page insert is typically used to provide the visual background for the cover page.
• The Show Title property determines whether the document title is displayed on the front cover.
• Additional text elements can be added to keep publication-specific information editable within Tangelo.
• Back covers often contain address details, contact information, or colophon content that may change between reporting periods.
• Separating the visual design from the text content allows background artwork to be updated independently from the content.
• Additional front cover and back cover options may be available depending on the document configuration.
• These options can typically be accessed through the context menu opened by right-clicking the front cover or back cover section in the editor.

Walkthrough

A visual step-by-step walkthrough is included below to guide you through creating and configuring front covers and back covers.