1  Book Options

A collection of notes on Quarto book options.

• Link to list of book options

• How do you add a cover image? Look at r4ds.

  • cover-image: cover.jpg

• How do you add last date rendered to the _quarto.yml file? “r Sys.Date()” doesn’t seem to work.

  • Use the keyword today

• Can I add links to GitHub and/or social media?

  • Still need an answer here.

• Can I add links to the GitHub repo containing the books files?

  • Yes. See https://quarto.org/docs/books/book-output.html#sidebar-tools

• How do I add a favicon?

  • favicon: cover.jpg

• How do I add Google analytics?

  • Still need an answer here.

• Can I add a Google analytics badge to my GitHub README?

  • Still need an answer here.

• How do I preview the book in my web browser instead of RStudio’s Viewer pane?

  • Just click the little gear icon next to the Render button in RStudio. Select Preview in Window.