PDF tags (PTC ALD only)

Choose PDF tags for the selected element, context, condition, or property set, using the fields in this group.

Select (No tag) to specify that a PDF tag should not be generated for the item.

Select (Artifact) to generate an artifact instead of a PDF tag. Artifacts are generally meant to wrap content that should not be accessed by screen readers, for example, headers/footers.

This group is disabled if the print engine for your environment is not PTC ALD, or if the Generate tagged PDF option is not enabled in stylesheet properties (Print/PDF tab).

You can use this group to configure primary and secondary (nested) PDF tags to be generated for an element, context, condition, or property set. For example, a list item may require PDF tags to represent its constituent parts:

Use Arbortext Styler’s Validate Stylesheet feature to confirm that the PDF tags you have assigned are valid for the current element style.

Select the primary PDF tag to be assigned to the element.

Select the secondary PDF tag that will be output for any before-text generated text configured for the element.

Choose (No tag) if a PDF tag is not required for the element’s generated text.

This tag will be contained within the primary Element tag.

Select the secondary PDF tag that will be output for the element’s content.

Choose (No tag) if a separate PDF tag is not required for the element’s content.

This tag will be contained within the primary Element tag.

The attribute that will be assigned to the primary PDF tag in tagged PDF output. Select an attribute from the drop down list. You may also use RowSpan, ColSpan or Lang — you will need to enter these manually as values for these attributes are set automatically during publishing. The value you set for these attributes will override that automatically set.

Click Add or Edit to open the PDF Attribute Dialog Box. Here you can create or update any of the PDF attribute settings. Click Delete to remove a setting.

The attribute list will show explicitly set attributes and those derived from a property set. Explicit attributes are shown in bold, blue text. Only explicit attributes can be deleted.

This field will be disabled if the print engine for your environment is not PTC ALD, or if the Generate Tagged PDF option is not enabled in stylesheet properties.

An XPath expression corresponding to the setting made in the PDF Attribute dialog box to provide the value of the PDF attribute.

This field will be disabled if the print engine for your environment is not PTC ALD, or if the Generate Tagged PDF option is not enabled in stylesheet properties.