Enabling Collapsible Subsections<\/h1>\nIf you are using the McLuhan, Clarke, Asimov, or Jacobs themes, you can enable collapsible subsections by following these steps:\n\n1. Go to\u00a0Appearance > Theme Options > Web Options\u00a0<\/strong>from the left-hand menu of your book's dashboard\n\n![\"Click](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/pbuserguide\/files\/2014\/04\/collapse1.png\")
<\/a>\n\n2. Scroll down to\u00a0Collapse Sections\u00a0<\/strong>and click the box next to \"Collapse sections within front matter, chapters, and back matter\"\n\n![\"Click](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/pbuserguide\/files\/2014\/04\/collapse2.png\")
<\/a>\n\n3. Click\u00a0Save Changes\u00a0<\/strong>\n\nYou can now add subsections to your webbook using the method below.\nCreating Collapsible Subsections in Your Webbook<\/h1>\nNow that you've enabled the setting, you need to implement them in your chapters. To do this, follow these steps:\n\n1. Access your chapter from the\u00a0Organize\u00a0<\/strong>page\n\n2. Create the headings that you'd like to become your subsection titles, if they aren't already in the body of your text\n\n3. Highlight the heading and tag it with a\u00a0Heading 1\u00a0<\/strong>paragraph style from the visual editor toolbar\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/pbuserguide\/files\/2014\/04\/collapse3.png\")
<\/a>\n\n4. Repeat for each subsection in the chapter.\n\n5. Click\u00a0Save\u00a0<\/strong>on the chapter\n\nAfter, you can view your webbook to see the result. Readers can click the subsection heading or the plus mark next to it to open the subsection.\n\n\n![\"Click](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/pbuserguide\/files\/2014\/04\/collapse4.png\")
<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n \n\nEach subsection is independent of the other. If you expand one section, the other two will stay collapsed. Similarly, if you collapse a section, the rest will remain expanded.\n\n\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/pbuserguide\/files\/2014\/04\/collapse5.png\")
<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\nClick on the minus or plus icons at any time to collapse or expand the section.","rendered":"Collapsible subsections are useful for users whose books have long chapters with multiple smaller parts. Examples of works that this feature would be useful for include: textbooks, monographs, course syllabi, and more.<\/p>\n
Four themes on Pressbooks offer the option to have collapsible subsections within a webbook chapter:<\/p>\n
\n- McLuhan<\/li>\n
- Clarke<\/li>\n
- Asimov<\/li>\n
- Jacobs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These are the most recently updated Pressbooks themes. We are in the process of updating all book themes on Pressbooks.com. Soon, every theme should have access to this feature.<\/p>\n
Enabling Collapsible Subsections<\/h1>\n
If you are using the McLuhan, Clarke, Asimov, or Jacobs themes, you can enable collapsible subsections by following these steps:<\/p>\n
1. Go to\u00a0Appearance > Theme Options > Web Options\u00a0<\/strong>from the left-hand menu of your book’s dashboard<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n2. Scroll down to\u00a0Collapse Sections\u00a0<\/strong>and click the box next to “Collapse sections within front matter, chapters, and back matter”<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n3. Click\u00a0Save Changes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nYou can now add subsections to your webbook using the method below.<\/p>\n
Creating Collapsible Subsections in Your Webbook<\/h1>\n
Now that you’ve enabled the setting, you need to implement them in your chapters. To do this, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
1. Access your chapter from the\u00a0Organize\u00a0<\/strong>page<\/p>\n2. Create the headings that you’d like to become your subsection titles, if they aren’t already in the body of your text<\/p>\n
3. Highlight the heading and tag it with a\u00a0Heading 1\u00a0<\/strong>paragraph style from the visual editor toolbar<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n4. Repeat for each subsection in the chapter.<\/p>\n
5. Click\u00a0Save\u00a0<\/strong>on the chapter<\/p>\nAfter, you can view your webbook to see the result. Readers can click the subsection heading or the plus mark next to it to open the subsection.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pressbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/10270\/2018\/07\/collapse1.png\")
<\/a>\n\n4. Repeat for each subsection in the chapter.\n\n5. Click\u00a0Save\u00a0<\/strong>on the chapter\n\nAfter, you can view your webbook to see the result. Readers can click the subsection heading or the plus mark next to it to open the subsection.\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n \n\nEach subsection is independent of the other. If you expand one section, the other two will stay collapsed. Similarly, if you collapse a section, the rest will remain expanded.\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\nClick on the minus or plus icons at any time to collapse or expand the section.","rendered":"Collapsible subsections are useful for users whose books have long chapters with multiple smaller parts. Examples of works that this feature would be useful for include: textbooks, monographs, course syllabi, and more.<\/p>\n
Four themes on Pressbooks offer the option to have collapsible subsections within a webbook chapter:<\/p>\n
- \n
- McLuhan<\/li>\n
- Clarke<\/li>\n
- Asimov<\/li>\n
- Jacobs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These are the most recently updated Pressbooks themes. We are in the process of updating all book themes on Pressbooks.com. Soon, every theme should have access to this feature.<\/p>\n
Enabling Collapsible Subsections<\/h1>\n
If you are using the McLuhan, Clarke, Asimov, or Jacobs themes, you can enable collapsible subsections by following these steps:<\/p>\n
1. Go to\u00a0Appearance > Theme Options > Web Options\u00a0<\/strong>from the left-hand menu of your book’s dashboard<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n2. Scroll down to\u00a0Collapse Sections\u00a0<\/strong>and click the box next to “Collapse sections within front matter, chapters, and back matter”<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n3. Click\u00a0Save Changes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
You can now add subsections to your webbook using the method below.<\/p>\n
Creating Collapsible Subsections in Your Webbook<\/h1>\n
Now that you’ve enabled the setting, you need to implement them in your chapters. To do this, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
1. Access your chapter from the\u00a0Organize\u00a0<\/strong>page<\/p>\n
2. Create the headings that you’d like to become your subsection titles, if they aren’t already in the body of your text<\/p>\n
3. Highlight the heading and tag it with a\u00a0Heading 1\u00a0<\/strong>paragraph style from the visual editor toolbar<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n4. Repeat for each subsection in the chapter.<\/p>\n
5. Click\u00a0Save\u00a0<\/strong>on the chapter<\/p>\n
After, you can view your webbook to see the result. Readers can click the subsection heading or the plus mark next to it to open the subsection.<\/p>\n