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Components of Documents and Templates
The building blocks of PTC Arbortext Layout Developer documents and templates are combined within Arbortext Styler to produce output. This relationship is fundamental to understanding the integration of PTC Arbortext Layout Developer within Arbortext Styler.
The components of PTC Arbortext Layout Developer documents and templates can be grouped into six main categories:
• PTC Arbortext Layout Developer 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 PTC Arbortext Layout Developer Formatting Object Model (FOM) API. Stylesheet extensions and template code written in PTC Arbortext Layout Developer’s proprietary syntax can also be included. An introduction to the JavaScript support in the PTC Arbortext Layout Developer integration in Arbortext Styler is provided in this guide.