TEI Text Encoding: A FairCopy User Guide for COVEMain MenuGetting StartedDownload, Setup, and LoginNavigating the FairCopy InterfaceLocal/Remote Screens and Checking Out ResourcesImporting Text to FairCopyImport MethodsStart Encoding TextText Encoding IndexMonica Wolfe258808f5fb9e497e04f66e6176400bcc2422e128
D4 Div Element Successfully Added
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Your first step in the encoding process should always be to add a div element inside the body element. Div elements mark the different sections of a text. A short text like a poem may have only one div, while a novel will have a div for each chapter and a long essay with section headers will have a div for each section.
1. To add a div element, open the Element Palette by clicking the palette icon in the top toolbar.
2. In the Element Palette, find the div element, which you’ll find under the Sections menu.
3. Click and hold the div element and drag it to its place to the right of the main body element. The interface shows a green line where the element will be inserted. When the green line appears to the right of the body element, release the div to insert it.
Dividing Text into Sections with Div Elements
For longer texts that include chapters or sections with headings, you need to create a new div element for each section.
1. Split your main div element by placing your cursor before the section/chapter heading and hitting CTRL + Enter on your keyboard.
Now you can navigate through your document by clicking the div elements shown in the Table of Contents panel on the left side of your screen.
2. Continue to split the div element to create a separate div for each section of your text.
