\n\nYou may wish to include\u00a0followup materials\u00a0after the main body\u00a0of your book. Pressbooks makes it easy to\u00a0format these as back matter. They\u00a0will appear after\u00a0the main body of your book.\n\nThis chapter will explain:\n

How to create, edit, delete and change back matter items<\/li>\n \t
Types of\u00a0back\u00a0matter, and how to create them<\/li>\n \t
The order back matter will appear in your book<\/li>\n \t
How to create indexes, notes and glossaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
How Back\u00a0Matter Works in Pressbooks<\/h2>\nBack matter is the stuff at the end of your book, after the main sections of the book are finished. Some common items in Back matter include: Epilogue, Index, Bibliography.\n\nBack\u00a0matter items\u00a0are essentially chapters within a part, with one additional option to customize.\n\nThe Back Matter Types menu lets you indicate an item's type.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_595\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"348\"] $\"Back$ <\/a> Back matter menu in Pressbooks[\/caption]\n\nThe process to\u00a0create, edit, delete, rename or reorder back matter items is the same way as that for\u00a0Chapters<\/a>, with one\u00a0additional option.\n
Types of Back\u00a0Matter, and How to Create Them<\/h2>\nPressbooks lets you specify 24 types of back\u00a0matter, including Miscellaneous.\n\nThese types are:\n
- Suggested Reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo designate\u00a0back\u00a0matter type:\n
  - On the right of your edit screen,\u00a0select the correct dropdown in the Back Matter Types menu that applies to the desired type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPublish by using the Update button.\n
    Back Matter Order<\/h2>\nAs with front matter, Pressbooks will order your back matter in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style rules. These mandate the following order:\n
    Acknowledgements (if not in front matter)\nAppendix (or first, if more than one)\nSecond and subsequent appendixes\nChronology (if not in front matter)\nAbbreviations (if not in front matter)\nNotes\nGlossary\nBibliography or References\n(List of) Contributors\nIllustration Credits (if not in captions or elsewhere)\nIndex(es)<\/div>\n
    Indexes, Notes and Glossaries<\/h2>\nCurrently, Pressbooks is not able to automatically create these pages with links to the corresponding locations in the body of your book. However, it is possible to create these manually using anchor links. To do so:\n
    \n \t
    Create your back matter section and add your content<\/li>\n \t
    Create an anchor link next to each term\/entry\/endnote by clicking the \"Anchor\" button on the toolbar and entering a\u00a0unique identifier<\/li>\n \t
    Go to the corresponding chapter and find the term you wish to link to the back matter<\/li>\n \t
    EITHER:\n
    \n \t
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    Insert a number marker using the supercript button on the toolbar (like this^{1<\/sup>), highlight the number and create a link as above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThis will create a link\u00a0to<\/em> the back matter section, but to also link back to the body text, repeat the same process in reverse, placing the anchor in the body text and the link in the back matter section.\n\nFor more on adding end-of-book endnotes, click here<\/a>. For more on internal links and anchors, see our guide chapter on hyperlinks<\/a>.\n\n ","rendered":"\nYou may wish to include\u00a0followup materials\u00a0after the main body\u00a0of your book. Pressbooks makes it easy to\u00a0format these as back matter. They\u00a0will appear after\u00a0the main body of your book.<\/p>\n
    This chapter will explain:<\/p>\n\nHow to create, edit, delete and change back matter items<\/li>\n
    Types of\u00a0back\u00a0matter, and how to create them<\/li>\n
    The order back matter will appear in your book<\/li>\nHow to create indexes, notes and glossaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\nHow Back\u00a0Matter Works in Pressbooks<\/h2>\nBack matter is the stuff at the end of your book, after the main sections of the book are finished. Some common items in Back matter include: Epilogue, Index, Bibliography.<\/p>\n
    Back\u00a0matter items\u00a0are essentially chapters within a part, with one additional option to customize.<\/p>\n
    The Back Matter Types menu lets you indicate an item’s type.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBack matter menu in Pressbooks<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe process to\u00a0create, edit, delete, rename or reorder back matter items is the same way as that for\u00a0Chapters<\/a>, with one\u00a0additional option.<\/p>\n
    Types of Back\u00a0Matter, and How to Create Them<\/h2>\nPressbooks lets you specify 24 types of back\u00a0matter, including Miscellaneous.<\/p>\n
    These types are:<\/p>\n\nAbout the Author<\/li>\n
    About the Publisher<\/li>\n
    Acknowledgements<\/li>\n
    Afterword<\/li>\n
    Appendix<\/li>\n
    Author’s Note<\/li>\n
    Back of Book Ad<\/li>\n
    Bibliography<\/li>\n
    Biographical Note<\/li>\n
    Colophon<\/li>\n
    Conclusion<\/li>\n
    Credits<\/li>\n
    Dedication<\/li>\n
    Epilogue<\/li>\n
    Glossary<\/li>\n
    Index<\/li>\n
    Miscellaneous<\/li>\n
    Notes<\/li>\n
    Other Books by Author<\/li>\n
    Permissions<\/li>\n
    Reading Group Guide<\/li>\n
    Resources<\/li>\n
    Sources<\/li>\nSuggested Reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo designate\u00a0back\u00a0matter type:<\/p>\n\nGo to the Pressbooks dashboard. Click on Text, then go to Organize.<\/li>\n
    Press the\u00a0Edit button adjacent to your desired back matter element.<\/li>\nOn the right of your edit screen,\u00a0select the correct dropdown in the Back Matter Types menu that applies to the desired type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPublish by using the Update button.<\/p>\nBack Matter Order<\/h2>\nAs with front matter, Pressbooks will order your back matter in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style rules. These mandate the following order:<\/p>\nAcknowledgements (if not in front matter)
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    \nChronology (if not in front matter)
    \nAbbreviations (if not in front matter)
    \nNotes
    \nGlossary
    \nBibliography or References
    \n(List of) Contributors
    \nIllustration Credits (if not in captions or elsewhere)
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    Create an anchor link next to each term\/entry\/endnote by clicking the “Anchor” button on the toolbar and entering a\u00a0unique identifier<\/li>\n
    Go to the corresponding chapter and find the term you wish to link to the back matter<\/li>\n
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Back Matter Order<\/h2>\nAs with front matter, Pressbooks will order your back matter in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style rules. These mandate the following order:<\/p>\n

Indexes, Notes and Glossaries<\/h2>\nCurrently, Pressbooks is not able to automatically create these pages with links to the corresponding locations in the body of your book. However, it is possible to create these manually using anchor links. To do so:<\/p>\n