Styling Modules

Style the document elements not related or loosely related with DITA, including the table of contents, headers, and footers.

Table 1. Styling Modules Reference
Module Description Enabled by default Recommended for screen-reading Recommended for printing Requires
Typography Set typography for specific parts of the document and add basic formatting capabilities. yes yes yes n/a
Table of Contents Style the Table of Contents (TOC). yes yes yes n/a
Header and Footer Add running headers and footers to the Table of Contents (TOC) and the document body. yes yes yes Page Orientation, Size, Margins
Table of Contents Page Numbering Add numbering to the footer of the Table of Contents (TOC). yes n/a n/a Header and Footer
Header Footer Alternate Add alternating running headers and footers to the Table of Contents (TOC) and the document body. yes yes yes Page Orientation, Size, Margins
Table of Contents Numbering Alternate Add numbering to the alternating footers of the Table of Contents (TOC). yes no no Header Footer Alternate
Chapter Numbering Add chapter numbering to the Table of Contents (TOC) and the document body. no no yes n/a
Figure no Numbering Remove the figure numbering. yes yes no n/a
Table no Numbering Remove the table numbering. yes yes no n/a
Image Borders Add borders to images. yes n/a n/a n/a
Image Shadows Add shadows to images. no n/a n/a n/a
Link Page Number Add page number information after local links. no no yes n/a
Hide Empty Elements Hide any element that doesn't contain content. yes yes yes n/a
Formatting Extend DITA content formatting capabilities. yes n/a n/a n/a