A custom table model can be configured by identifying elements that should be displayed and edited as a table. The elements can be output as a table or styled in another format.

Custom tables are configured in the document type configuration file (.dcf) or in an Arbortext Styler stylesheet (.style). See Defining custom tables for more information on defining a custom table in the .dcf file. For information on configuring a custom table with Arbortext Styler, see the Guide to Arbortext Styler.

Custom tables consist of rows of cells; the concept of a column does not exist in a custom table. There are two variations of content models in a document type that can be configured into a custom table: a loose content model and a tight content model.