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Components of Documents and Templates
The building blocks of Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher documents and templates are combined within Arbortext Styler to produce output. This relationship is fundamental to understanding the integration of Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher within Arbortext Styler.
The components of Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher documents and templates can be grouped into six main categories:
• Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher tags
Refer to Tags for information.
• Page components from frames through layers to layer groups
Refer to Page Layout Overview for information.
• Content types
Refer to Content Types for information.
• Style components and text formatting
Refer to Style Components for information.
• Variables
Refer to Variables for information.
• Tools to create content during formatting, such as running headers, indexes, and footnotes.
Refer to Content Creation Tools for information.
Most of the examples provided in this guide are based on JavaScript code. Extensions to Arbortext Styler stylesheets are typically written in JavaScript, via the Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher Formatting Object Model (FOM) API. Stylesheet extensions and template code written in Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher’s proprietary syntax can also be included. An introduction to the JavaScript support in the Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher integration in Arbortext Styler is provided in this guide.