Save the previewed document as an PTC ALD file or template. Clicking the option will invoke a Save As dialog box, from which you can select a location to which to save the document, its filename, and the format in which it should be saved.

The PTC ALD format options in the dialog are:

You may then open the saved document in a standalone PTC Arbortext Layout Developer installation if required. Note that you will not be able to edit the .3d document’s content from within PTC Arbortext Layout Developer, although you can achieve other touch-up tasks.

CTRL+S

Close the preview window

CTRL+F4

Invoke the Find dialog, in which you can enter criteria for a text search

CTRL+F

Repeat the specified text search from the current location

F3

Repeat the specified text search in reverse direction from the current location

SHIFT+F3

Toggle the toolbar on or off, depending on the current setting

None

Display the first page in the document

HOME

Display the previous page in the document to that currently displayed

PAGE UP

Display the next page in the document to that currently displayed

PAGE DOWN

Display the last page in the document

END

Invoke the Go To Page dialog, in which you can specify a page in the document to which you wish to navigate

CTRL+G

Change the document zoom level to view the document in its original size

None

Change the document zoom level so the page height fits the current window

None

Change the document zoom level so the page width fits the current window

None

Change the document zoom level so the whole page fits into the current window

None

Percentage from 25% to 500%

Select a defined percentage of the document's size at which to display the document

None

Change the document view to display a single page at a time

None

Change the document view to display two facing pages simultaneously

None

Toggle the vertical ruler on or off, depending on the current setting

The ruler is marked in divisions based on the default measurement unit set for the rulers in the Tools > Options > Measurement Units menu option:

As a default in an Arbortext Editor installation, rulers are set to use millimeters (mm) as their default measurement unit

You can move the ruler in the PTC ALD Preview window — the position will be remembered until you close the Preview window.

None

Toggle the horizontal ruler on or off, depending on the current setting

The ruler is marked in divisions based on the default measurement unit set for the rulers in the Tools > Options > Measurement Units menu option:

As a default in an Arbortext Editor installation, rulers are set to use millimeters (mm) as their default measurement unit

You can move the ruler in the PTC ALD Preview window — the position will be remembered until you close the Preview window.

None

Toggle frame guides on or off, depending on the current setting

Frame guides give an indication of the header, footer, and main content frames included on the page, with each displaying labels that contain information about the frame, such as its name and the content stream it contains.

None

Toggle block guides on or off, depending on the current setting

Block guides give an indication of the blocks, columns with blocks, tables, and table cells included on the page

None

Toggle the page grid on or off, depending on the current setting

The page grid displays behind the page and is marked in divisions based on the default measurement unit set for the rulers in the Tools > Options > Measurement Units menu option:

As a default in an Arbortext Editor installation the grid is set to use mm as its default measurement unit

None

Refresh the displayed page

F5

Switches the cursor to a standard pointer.

ESC

Switch the cursor to a zoom cursor — this allows you to zoom in/out of a particular area of a document by clicking on it or to draw a rectangular region upon which to zoom.

ALT+Z

Switch the cursor to a scroll cursor — this allows you pan up, down or across the document.

ALT+S

Sets the default units for rulers. The options are:

None

Access help for the PTC ALD Preview window

F1