topic

Node type: Block element (can contain only other elements)

Whitespace: Not protected

Definition

Contains content that is supportive of or subordinate to a theme or topic. An optional title element, which is usually displayed as a subhead, sets forth the topic or theme supported by the content within the topic element.

Code Sample

<topic>

<title paraID="2">Purpose</title>

<para paraID="3">The purpose of the three-year-old class is to help children develop an understanding of and love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, be involved in positive experiences in Primary, and grow in feelings of self-worth.</para>

</topic>

Display Sample

Purpose

The purpose of the three-year-old class is to help children develop an understanding of and love for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, be involved in positive experiences in Primary, and grow in feelings of self-worth.

Notes

Book chapters and magazine articles frequently consist of a group of topics, each one instantiated by a title.

Marking in Microsoft Word

Use the following paragraph styles:

  • TOPIC-1_title
  • TOPIC-1_para
  • TOPIC-2_title
  • TOPIC-2_para
  • TOPIC-3_title
  • TOPIC-3_para

Run-in titles are styled in this same way. In Word the title must be on its own line. Include a DESIGNER note to tell Graphics Production to run it in to the paragraph that follows.

Note: The paragraph style of all lines within a group of topics (adjacent or embedded) should begin with “TOPI”, and the style for each line within each individual topic should have the same prefix; for example, “TOPIC-1_” or TOPIC-2_.

If this isn’t practical, use the xmlPara paragraph style to enter beginning and ending <topic> tags to the topic, any topics that contain the topic, and any topics those topics contain.

Use tags in xmlPara to mark the beginning and end of topics without titles. When this occurs, you must also use xmlPara tags for all topics that contain the topic and all topics those topics contain.