What is ALD?
Overview of ALD
The ALD Toolbox
What Makes ALD Different?
The Main Ways of Working with ALD
Automated Page Makeup, Document Composition, and Publication
Manual Page Manipulation
The ALD User Interface
Customizing the Interface
ALD's Operating Modes
Document Mode
Page/Frame Mode
Text Mode
Graphics Mode
WYSIWYG View
Yellow Text Edit Bar
Blue Bar
ALD's Toolbars
Macro Bar
Keyboard and Mouse
Keyboard
Mouse
ALD Workspaces
Introduction to Workspaces
Saving a Workspace
Loading and Unloading Workspaces
Workspace Files
JavaScript FOM Workspace Objects
Workspaces and Layout Editor
ALD Objects
Documents and Templates
Pages and Layers
Blocks
Frames
Graphics
Text
Tags
Variables
How ALD Applies Style to Text
Overview of the ALD Formatting Process
Text Properties
Tests
A Quick Look at Automating APP
What are Macros?
Scripting
Dialog Boxes
Additional Information
Further Reading
ALD's Add-on Libraries
ALD Namespaces
Examples and References
Text Version of a Basic .3d Document File
Text Version of a Basic .3f Template File
Basic Dialog Box Script Example
Syntax of ALD Global Variables
What is PTC ALD?
Syntax of PTC ALD Global Variables
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