Versioning History
This page lists major changes to this guide with each marked with a 0.01 increase in the version number. Because new information is continuously added to this guide, content updates do not appear on this page. Instead, a “Last update” textbox is posted at the top of each chapter. Additional files (e.g., PDF, ePUB) are provided upon request made to open@bccampus.ca.
Version | Date | Change |
1.0 | March 29, 2016 | Open creation of this guide is added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection |
1.01 | September 11, 2018 | Completion of guide. Updates and changes log [Word file] |
1.02 | September 27, 2018 | Updated Pressbooks for B.C. and the Yukon page with account information for B.C. private post-secondary institutions. |
1.03 | October 9, 2018 | Updated the following Pressbooks webinar recordings: Introduction and Intermediate 3. |
1.04 | October 17, 2018 | Updated info about discontinuation of Pressbooks webinars and upcoming Pressbooks Tutorial videos.
Added info about new features as part of Oct 18 upgrade: media attributions and cover generator. |
1.05 | November 15, 2018 | Corrected Hyperlink Material chapter. |
1.06 | December 21, 2018 | Updates to the Guide based on a December 21 Pressbooks Update |
1.07 | January 17, 2019 | Embedded 34 tutorial videos and added more info about the Dec 21 update. |
1.08 | March 29, 2019 | Updated BCcampus contact info |
1.09 | April 11, 2019 | Added section called “When should LaTeX be used” to “LaTeX for Formulas” chapter. |
1.10 | June 5, 2019 | Updated email domains for self-serve account creation to “Pressbooks for B.C. and the Yukon” chapter |
1.11 | June 6, 2019 | Search and Import feature description removed from Import Options chapter. “Search and Import” chapter deleted. Book theme changed from Open Textbook to Clarke. |
1.12 | July 2, 2019 | Guide converted to an ongoing resource with “Last update” boxes added to each chapter. Exported files available by request only. |
1.13 | August 20, 2019 | Appendix B: Pressbooks Catalogues added. |
1.14 | October 8, 2019 | Appendix C: OpenStax Textbooks in Pressbooks added. |
1.15 | November 13, 2019 | Appendix D: Other Pressbooks Resources added. |
2.0 | February 28, 2020 | The entire Pressbooks Guide was reviewed and updated. This was promoted by a major upgrade to the BCcampus Pressbooks instances on January 23, 2020. |
2.01 | April 16, 2020 | The Pressbooks User Guide was reviewed to ensure that relevant content was referenced (and, when missing, added) to this Pressbooks Guide. |
2.02 | March 17, 2021 | New section added: LaTeX Questions Answered |
2.03 | November 2, 2021 | Added a section on how to add captions to videos in Videos, Audio, and Interactive Media. |
2.04 | November 17, 2021 | Revised Provide Access to Others as Administrators can now create new Pressbooks accounts for people as long as they are using an institutional email address. |
2.05 | November 19, 2021 | Rewrote Hyperlink Material to address new ways to insert internal links and to add content on linking to files and external sites, which is no longer covered in the Pressbooks User Guide. |
2.06 | April 19, 2022 | Deleted the “Links by Chapter” section in the back matter since it is no longer necessary. |
2.07 | January 17, 2023 | Added a new chapter: How do I create a long division equation in LaTeX? |
2.08 | October 31, 2023 | Updated cover image. |