How to Find Elements in Your Book
The Elements tab in the sidebar lists every element of a kind in your book: every image, subheading, footnote or ornamental break, section by section. Click one to go straight to it.
How to find elements
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Click Elements at the top of the sidebar, or press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+L⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+LCtrl+Shift+L.
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Click Select Element Types and tick the kinds you want.
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Click a result. The editor and your preview go straight to that element.
Results are grouped by section, in book order, and each section shows its count. Tick as many kinds as you like; Clear starts over.
What you can find
| Choose | Each result reads |
|---|---|
| Subheadings | Subheading H2, with its level. |
| Header Images | Header Image: a section with its own heading image. |
| Background Images | Background Image: a section with a picture behind its printed pages. |
| Tables | Table |
| Blockquotes | Blockquote, or Handwriting. |
| Text Conversations | Text Conversation |
| Callout Boxes | Callout Box |
| Grids | Grid |
| Columns | Columns |
| Bullet Lists | Bullet List |
| Ordered Lists | Ordered List |
| Footnotes/Endnotes | Footnote or Endnote, one for each note number in your text. |
| Images | Image |
| Ornamental Breaks | Ornamental Break |
| Line Rows | Line Rows |
| Page Breaks | Page Break |
| Links | Text Link or Image Link. |
| Device Specific Blocks | Ebook-Only Block or Print-Only Block. |
| Custom Presets | The element’s name (Paragraph, Subheading H2, or Section for a section’s own presets), marked PRESET. |
| Letter Spacing | Paragraph, marked LETTER SPACING: paragraphs with their own letter spacing. |
How to find pictures missing alt text
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Choose Images. A red warning marks each picture without alt text.
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Click one to go to it, and add its alt text.
The image gallery lists them too, under Missing alt text.
How to spot elements that use a preset
A result marked PRESET uses a preset other than the Default one. The mark shows whatever kind you searched for.
To list only those, choose Custom Presets.
What the marks on a result mean
| Mark | Means |
|---|---|
| Red warning | The picture has no alt text. |
| Phone | It is inside an e-book only device-specific block. |
| Open book | It is inside a print only device-specific block. |
| PRESET | It uses a preset other than the Default one. Shows whatever you searched for. |
| LETTER SPACING | It has its own letter spacing. Shows while Letter Spacing is ticked. |
Hover a mark to see what it means.
Questions
Can I search by presets?
Yes. Choose Custom Presets: it lists every element and section using a preset other than the Default one, each marked PRESET.
How do I find handwriting?
Choose Blockquotes. Handwriting results read Handwriting.