Export and share
How to compile and export universal document file?
Users can either compile a single document or an entire folder containing multiple documents (or maybe call them chapters or scenes) into a single merged universal document file (TXT, MD, HTML, PDF, WORD DOCX). Please See the screenshots:
1. Locate your document or folder that you want to compile in the Home page.
2. Click the "more options" button to show the "document options" menu window.
3. Select Export in the document options menu.
4. You will be directed to the Export page where you can reorder your documents and adjust the compile settings to control how your documents should be compiled.
5. Select your preferred compile file format.
6. Click the Export button to start the compile and export process.
7. Select where to save the compiled document file.
Compile settings
Sometimes users may want to compile their documents with some adjustments, for example, compile with a bigger font size or add extra margins to the print pages, these settings can be configured in the Compile settings page.
After navigating to the compile page. You can click the gears icon at the top right corner to reach the compile settings page. See the screenshots.
The followings are brief explanations for each setting:
Include title: when enabled, WriterJournal will automatically include the title of your document during compilation process. (Effective for all file types)
Justify text: when enabled, WriterJournal will automatically justify text for all paragraphs during compilation process. (Not effective for txt or markdown file)
Drop cap first paragraph: when enabled, WriterJournal will detect the first non heading and non listing paragraph and apply drop cap effect to its first letter. (Only effective for HTML,PDF file compilation)
Drop cap font size: adjust the font size used for drop cap effect. (Only effective for HTML,PDF file compilation)
Paper size: choose from popular standard paper sizes when compiling PDF file. (Only effective for PDF file compilation)
Line spacing: adjust the line spacing parameter when compiling PDF or HTML file. The line spacing is the distance between two separate lines. (Only effective for HTML,PDF file compilation)
Page margins: adjust the paper margins for print ready PDF document compilation. (Only effective for PDF file compilation)
Font size: adjust the base font size. (Only effective for PDF and HTML file compilation)
Multiple documents or entire folder compilation settings
Include cover image when compile folder: when compile an entire folder to which a cover image is attached, WriterJournal will automatically treat the cover image as the book cover page. (Only effective for PDF file compilation)
Start each document on new page: when enabled, WriterJournal will start each document on a new page if there are multiple documents to be compiled. (Only effective for PDF and Microsoft Word Docx file compilation)
Insert chapter divider: when enabled, WriterJournal will automatically insert chapter divider graphic to the document ending section. (Only effective for PDF and HTML file compilation)
How to export WriterJournal natively supported document (WJDOC) and folder (WJFOLDER) files?
From WriterJournal 2.42 onwards. Export document refers to exporting lossless file formats, which are WjDoc for WriterJournal document and WjFolder for WriterJournal folder.
Please follow the following steps to learn how to export a lossless WriterJournal document file aka the WjDoc file.
What can I do with these WriterJournal self declared WjDoc and WjFolder files?
These file formats are standard lossless WriterJournal document (WjDoc) and folder (WjFolder) file formats which are natively supported by WriterJournal, they can be exported without any data loss and then imported back.
Please visit the Import Page for details on how to import these files.
Share
From WriterJournal 2.44 onwards, sharing document is exactly the same process as exporting document. The only difference is that the "Export" button is replaced with the "Share" button. See the screenshot.