7. Document Downloads, File Exports & Printing Guidelines

Shikshak offers multiple export formats so you can take your generated materials directly into the classroom or school administrative office.

1. Universal Download Menu (<DownloadMenu />)

All primary, secondary, and institutional tools feature a standardized Universal Download Menu located directly at the top right of the generated document view:

• Supported Tools: Daily Lesson Plan (/app/lesson-plan), Question Paper (/app/question-paper), Student Worksheet (/app/worksheet), Low-Cost TLM Guide (/app/tlm-guide), Homework Planner (/app/homework-planner), Remedial Teaching Plan (/app/remedial-plan), Unit Teaching Plan (/app/chapter-plan), Student Grade Ledger (/app/grade-ledger), Continuous Assessment CAS Rubric (/app/cas-rubric), Teacher Period Substitution (/app/teacher-substitution), Master Class Routine (/app/routine), CDC Academic Calendar (/app/academic-calendar), SMC Meeting Minutes (/app/smc-minutes), Official School Notice / Letter (/app/admin-letter), Exam Duty Roster (/app/exam-duty), Classroom Dynamics (/app/classroom-dynamics), ECA Planner (/app/eca-planner), Course Notes Full Booklet (/dashboard/study-notes), and Verified Syllabus Outline (/dashboard/study-notes).
• Unified Actions Available:

• Mobile Ergonomic Floating Action Bar: On smartphones, a floating bottom action pill remains accessible as you scroll through multi-page documents, providing 1-tap Print/PDF, Edit, and Link Copy without having to scroll all the way back to the top.

2. Exporting to Microsoft Word (.docx)

Every generated plan, question paper, TLM guide, homework plan, and remedial plan can be downloaded as an editable Word document:

Benefits:

• Fully editable text, headings, bullet points, and tables.
• You can add your school's custom header, adjust marks, or insert school stamps.

OpenXML Reliability & Clean Formatting:

All Word exports are generated using strict OpenXML standards with automatic newline sanitization, ensuring documents open seamlessly without "unreadable content" errors across Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and LibreOffice.

Font Recommendations for Nepali Devanagari:

All Word documents exported from Shikshak (individual generators and All-in-One Chapter Kit ZIP archives) use modern Devanagari Unicode with explicit OpenXML Complex Script (w:cs) font mapping:

• Kalimati (कालिमाटी): Nepal Government's official standard Unicode font mapped for all Devanagari text runs, preventing box/tofu rendering across Microsoft Word and LibreOffice.
• Noto Sans Devanagari: Google's universal Devanagari font (crystal clear on all screens and prints).
• Mangal (मंगल): Standard font pre-installed on all Windows systems.
• Important Note on Preeti: Do not convert the text back to traditional legacy fonts like Preeti. Legacy fonts break searchability, cause question numbers to misalign, and cannot be read on mobile phones. Unicode works seamlessly across all devices and printers.

3. Direct PDF Export, Browser Printing & Class Notes Optimization

For instant printing without opening word processors:

• Web headers, navigation bars, sidebars, and AI assistants are automatically hidden.
• Browser footer URL links (e.g. https://...) are suppressed so they do not clutter document margins.
• Page breaks are intelligently controlled: section cards, comparison tables, worked examples, and diagrams stay together (break-inside: avoid), preventing cards from being split or severed across page boundaries.
• Tables feature crisp borders, full-width responsiveness, and zero column text crunching.
• Symmetrical left and right page padding ensures clean margins on physical paper and exported PDF sheets.
• Board & curriculum badges dynamically identify CDC 2081 BS for school levels (Grades 1–10), NEB Nepal for Grades 11–12, and University / CTEVT Syllabus for Bachelor and Diploma courses.

• Set Paper Size to A4.
• Set Margins to Default or Minimum (approx. 0.5 inch / 12.7 mm).
• Click Save as PDF or send straight to your connected school printer.

Question Paper Action Bar & Multi-Set Bundle:

• Segmented View Tabs: Easily toggle between Student Question Paper, Marking Scheme / Answer Key, and Specification Grid (TOS).
• Contextual Printing: The print action dynamically adapts to print only the currently viewed tab (e.g. print only student question papers without exposing answer keys).
• All Sets ZIP Archive: For multi-set examinations (Sets A, B, C), download all individual paper sets in a single, neatly organized .ZIP archive containing formatted Word (.docx) documents for each set.
• Print All Sets: Print all generated sets in one seamless sequence with automatic page breaks between sets.
• Header & Letterhead Customization: Direct one-click access to adjust school name, address, examination title, and crest logo before downloading or printing.

4. Exporting Presentation Slides (.pptx) & Landscape A4 Printing

When using the Presentation Slides tool (/app/presentation-slides):

• Click "Download PPTX" or select PowerPoint from the unified Download Menu.
• The resulting file can be opened directly in Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or LibreOffice Impress.
• Each slide keeps its own layout (quiz, steps diagram, myth vs fact, and so on), its icon, your selected theme (Navy, Emerald, Chalkboard, Minimal), and any pictures you added, plus your teacher notes and discussion prompts in the presenter notes.
• Everything stays editable in PowerPoint. The quiz answer is in the presenter notes, so the class doesn't see it on the slide.
• Nepali text uses the Nirmala UI font, which comes with Windows 8 and later. On an older computer, install a Unicode Devanagari font if Nepali text looks wrong.
• Print all slides: Click the prominent "Print all slides / सबै स्लाइड प्रिन्ट गर्नुहोस्" button in the top action bar or select Print in the Download Menu. This directly opens the browser's print dialog formatted for A4 Landscape, outputting 1 slide per landscape page with full teacher facilitation notes beneath.

5. Saving & Organizing in "My Plans" (/my) & Dashboard Library

All your generated documents remain permanently accessible under your My Plans dashboard (/my) and Teacher Dashboard Library (/dashboard/library):

• Document Type Badges: Every document card and library row features a distinct, color-coded document type badge (e.g. blue for Lesson Plan / पाठ योजना, indigo for Question Paper / प्रश्नपत्र, amber for Presentation Slides / प्रस्तुति स्लाइड, emerald for Study Notes / कक्षा नोट, teal for Worksheet / कार्यपत्र, orange for TLM Guide, rose for Remedial Plan, etc.) allowing educators to instantly distinguish between generated materials at a glance.
• Top Cloud Storage Quota Bar: A clean, executive cloud storage status card is positioned prominently at the top of your library showing live capacity metrics (MB used out of your tier limit: 1 MB Free, 10 MB Plus, 25 MB Pro, 100 MB Ultra), active percentage usage, and proactive visual warnings when reaching capacity.
• Unobstructed Standardized Pagination: Navigation controls across your library and documents feature an accessible, centered pagination bar with Devanagari numerals and built-in safe-area spacing that never collides with or hides behind the floating Ask Shikshak AI / My Assistant launcher.
• Direct Card Downloads: Every generated document card features an instant direct Download PDF button with touch targets optimized for mobile smartphones (>=44px), so you can download or print without having to open the document first.
• Academic Study Notes Print & PDF: Study notes print previews and PDF exports automatically adapt to standardized academic sizing (16pt title, 12.5pt section headings, 9.5pt body text with 1.45 line-height) so notes fit comfortably on standard A4 paper without oversized desktop fonts or wasted paper.
• Theme-Isolated Vector Diagrams: Vector infographics in study notes render cleanly in crisp light mode on paper and PDF even if your device operating system has dark mode enabled.
• Search & Filter: Search by keywords (e.g. topic or chapter name like "बल र चाल"), filter by material type (Lesson Plan, Question Paper, Worksheet, etc.), grade, subject, or date range (All Time, Past 7 Days, Past 30 Days, Past 90 Days) with a live result counter.
• Zero Table Cut-Off: All tables (rubrics, schedules, specification grids) automatically wrap text and adapt to page boundaries during browser printing and PDF generation to prevent clipping.
• Permanent Access: No extra credits are ever charged to re-download, view, or print documents you have already created.
• Delete Drafts: Delete outdated documents permanently or remove them from local device storage.