Components of Documents and Templates

PTC ALD in Arbortext Styler > Components of Documents and Templates

The building blocks of PTC Advanced Print Publisher documents and templates are combined within Arbortext Styler to produce output. This relationship is fundamental to understanding the integration of PTC Advanced Print Publisher within Arbortext Styler.

The components of PTC Advanced Print Publisher documents and templates can be grouped into six main categories:

• PTC Advanced Print Publisher 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 Advanced Print Publisher Formatting Object Model (FOM) API. Stylesheet extensions and template code written in PTC Advanced Print Publisher’s proprietary syntax can also be included. An introduction to the JavaScript support in the PTC Advanced Print Publisher integration in Arbortext Styler is provided in this guide.