The Macmillan Word template contains a variety of VBA macros for use in working with manuscripts. When installed on a PC, the user gets a custom "Macmillan Tools" tab on the ribbon with buttons to launch the macros; when installed on a Mac, the user gets a custom floating toolbar.
- PC: Tested and supported for 2007 - 2013.
- Mac: Tested and supported for 2011 only.
We haven't tested anything on Office 2016 yet, but we're working on it!
Download the Word-template.dotm file and double click the icon to open a new file. This will launch the installation macro.
The Macmillan template uses the excellent VBA-JSON and VBA-Dictionary projects.
global_config.json contains data the template needs to manage file downloads and updates. The files key contains info for each file the template needs.
The values for the global_config.json file itself are also stored in the template's CustomDocumentProperties.
Files will be downloaded from the commit tagged with the value in the latest_release key, unless there is a branch key present in which case the file will be downloaded from the HEAD of that branch. If neither is present, the latest file on the master branch used.
Users are prompted to select their region; data in the region config files takes precedence over data in the global config. This is where you should specify which release that region should be on.
The user's region is stored in a local config file. If the local config file also contains a files key, those values take precedence over the global and region config files.
The current version number should be stored in the template's CustomDocumentProperties with the key Version. The version number itself should be prefixed with a v followed immediately by the version number: v2.9.5
When a new version is ready for release, the latest_version should be updated in global_config.json (and any relevant region config files). Once merged with the master branch, open a new Release in GitHub using the same version number string as the tag. You do not need to attach any additional binary files to the Release.
Documentation for using the Macmillan template (and styles more generally) is available here.