FOM Reference > Formatting
  
Formatting
These objects control any access to PTC Arbortext Layout Developer whilst the template is being formatted, providing access to state information, allowing generated content to be output, or dynamically changing the current format styles. These objects are only available during formatting, although selected objects can be referred to by the Content objects (see Content) to set default styles and behavior. The contents of these objects will not be preserved when the template is saved.