Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction

• 1.1 About Templates
• 1.2 About the Classic HTML Conversion Editor
  • 1.2.1 Template Editing Options
• 1.3 About the HTML Conversion Editor
  • 1.3.1 Template Editing Options

2 Element Setup

• 2.1 About Element Setup
• 2.2 About Elements
• 2.3 Elements
  • 2.3.1 Changing Element Assignments
  • 2.3.2 Changing Element Properties
  • 2.3.3 The Elements List
  • 2.3.4 Changing the Name of an Element
  • 2.3.5 Creating a New Element
  • 2.3.6 Element Properties
  • 2.3.7 Elements Tab Dialog
  • 2.3.8 Handling an Event for an Element
  • 2.3.9 Placing an Element in a Meta Tag
  • 2.3.10 Placing an Element in your Web Pages
  • 2.3.11 Removing an Element from a Template
  • 2.3.12 Changing the Association Between a Rank, Style, or Pattern and an Element
  • 2.3.13 Special Elements
  • 2.3.14 Splitting a Source Document Into Several Web Pages
  • 2.3.15 Using Hard Page Breaks to Create Multiple Output Pages
• 2.4 Ranks
  • 2.4.1 About Ranks
  • 2.4.2 Removing a Rank From a Template
  • 2.4.3 Ranks Tab Dialog
  • 2.4.4 Rank Rules
  • 2.4.5 Rank Properties
  • 2.4.6 Rank Order
  • 2.4.7 Changing the Alignment Property of a Rank
  • 2.4.8 Changing the Association Between a Rank and an Element
  • 2.4.9 Changing the Font Property of a Rank
  • 2.4.10 Changing the Color Property of a Rank
  • 2.4.11 Changing the Properties of a Rank
  • 2.4.12 Changing the Rank Rules
  • 2.4.13 Creating a New Rank
  • 2.4.14 Hierarchy and Frequency of Ranks
• 2.5 Styles
  • 2.5.1 About Styles
  • 2.5.2 Styles Tab Dialog
  • 2.5.3 Style Properties
  • 2.5.4 Removing a Style From a Template
  • 2.5.5 Creating a New Style
  • 2.5.6 Changing the Association Between a Style and an Element
  • 2.5.7 Changing the Properties of a Style
• 2.6 Patterns
  • 2.6.1 About Patterns
  • 2.6.2 Changing Pattern Properties
  • 2.6.3 Changing the Association Between a Pattern and an Element
  • 2.6.4 Changing the Name of a Pattern
  • 2.6.5 Character Patterns
  • 2.6.6 Creating a New Pattern
  • 2.6.7 Creating a Paragraph Pattern for Figure Numbers
  • 2.6.8 Creating a Paragraph Pattern for Graphics in a Source Document
  • 2.6.9 Creating a Paragraph Pattern for Numbered Lists
  • 2.6.10 Creating a Paragraph Pattern for Bulleted Lists
  • 2.6.11 Creating a Paragraph Pattern for Tables
  • 2.6.12 Examples of Pattern Matching
  • 2.6.13 Font Properties of a Pattern
  • 2.6.14 Paragraph Properties of a Pattern
  • 2.6.15 Pattern Properties
  • 2.6.16 Patterns Tab Dialog
  • 2.6.17 Previewing Patterns
  • 2.6.18 Removing a Pattern From a Template
  • 2.6.19 Text Expression Properties of a Pattern
• 2.7 Metadata
  • 2.7.1 About Metadata
  • 2.7.2 Types of Metadata
  • 2.7.3 Uses of Metadata
  • 2.7.4 Creating New Metadata
  • 2.7.5 List of Standard Metadata
  • 2.7.6 Metadata Options
  • 2.7.7 Making a Metadata Element-Based
  • 2.7.8 Using Custom Tags for New Metadata
  • 2.7.9 Changing the Association Between a Metadata and an Element
  • 2.7.10 Standard and Custom Metadata
  • 2.7.11 Changing the Properties of Metadata
  • 2.7.12 Metadata Tab Dialog
  • 2.7.13 Ordering Metadata
  • 2.7.14 Removing Metadata from a Template
• 2.8 Elements and HTML tags
  • 2.8.1 About HTML Tags
  • 2.8.2 Changing the HTML Tag Assigned to an Element
  • 2.8.3 Adding Custom Tags Before and After an Element

3 Formatting

• 3.1 About Formatting
• 3.2 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• 3.3 Paragraphs
  • 3.3.1 Adding Padding to Paragraphs
  • 3.3.2 Setting Advanced Options for Paragraphs
  • 3.3.3 Setting Paragraph Borders
  • 3.3.4 Formatting Paragraphs With CSS
  • 3.3.5 Formatting Paragraphs Without CSS
  • 3.3.6 Indents, Margins, Borders, and Padding
  • 3.3.7 Setting First-Line Indentation
  • 3.3.8 Setting Paragraph Margins
  • 3.3.9 Setting Line Height
  • 3.3.10 Setting Paragraph Width
• 3.4 Characters
  • 3.4.1 Formatting Characters With CSS
  • 3.4.2 Formatting Characters Without CSS
• 3.5 Tables
  • 3.5.1 Formatting Characters in Tables
  • 3.5.2 Formatting the Appearance of Tables
  • 3.5.3 Setting Colors in Tables
  • 3.5.4 Formatting Paragraphs in Tables
  • 3.5.5 Setting Up Styles to Format the Appearance of Tables
  • 3.5.6 Setting Table Borders and Size
  • 3.5.7 Setting Table Alignment
  • 3.5.8 Formatting Headings in Tables
  • 3.5.9 Creating Alternative Text From a Caption
• 3.6 Lists
  • 3.6.1 Applying the <LI> Tag as a Custom Tag
  • 3.6.2 Choosing Bullets for Lists
  • 3.6.3 Formatting Bulleted Lists
  • 3.6.4 Formatting Lists
  • 3.6.5 Formatting Numbered Lists
  • 3.6.6 Stripping Non-List Items
• 3.7 Converting Graphics in Source Documents
• 3.8 Associating HTML or Scripting Code With an Element
• 3.9 Text Effects
  • 3.9.1 About Text Effects
  • 3.9.2 Changing Text Effects
  • 3.9.3 Using the Color Dialog Box
• 3.10 Visual Aids
  • 3.10.1 Setting the Order of Navigation and Visual Aids
  • 3.10.2 Inserting Icons
  • 3.10.3 Inserting Rules
  • 3.10.4 Inserting Separators
  • 3.10.5 Setting a Background Image
  • 3.10.6 Setting a Background Color
  • 3.10.7 Associating Alternative Text With a Graphic From Source

4 Navigation

• 4.1 About Navigation
• 4.2 Link Properties
• 4.3 Navigating to Another Website
• 4.4 Link to Source Link
  • 4.4.1 Adding a Link to Source Link to a Page Button Bar
  • 4.4.2 Adding a Link to Source Link to an Element Button Bar
• 4.5 Navigation Bars
  • 4.5.1 Adding a Specific Page Link to a Page Button Bar
  • 4.5.2 Adding a Specific Page Link to an Element Button Bar
  • 4.5.3 Formatting a Text Bar With CSS
  • 4.5.4 Navigating With a Page Button Bar
  • 4.5.5 Navigating With a Page Text Bar
  • 4.5.6 Navigating With an Element Button Bar
  • 4.5.7 Navigating With an Element Text Bar
• 4.6 Graphics Gallery
  • 4.6.1 Graphics Gallery
  • 4.6.2 Graphics Sets
  • 4.6.3 Templates and Associated Graphics Sets
  • 4.6.4 Changing the Properties of Graphics Sets
    • 4.6.4.1 Creating a New Graphics Set
    • 4.6.4.2 Editing a Graphics Set
    • 4.6.4.3 Formatting a Rule for a Graphics Set
    • 4.6.4.4 Renaming a Graphics Set
    • 4.6.4.5 Deleting a Graphics Set
  • 4.6.5 Changing the Properties of Groups of Graphics
    • 4.6.5.1 Creating a New Group of Graphics
    • 4.6.5.2 Editing a Group of Graphics

5 Globals

• 5.1 About Globals
• 5.2 Adding Rules to a Web Page
• 5.3 Adding Separators to a Web Page
• 5.4 HTML and Scripting
  • 5.4.1 Including HTML or Scripting Code at the Top of an HTML File
  • 5.4.2 Handling an Event Within a Body Page
  • 5.4.3 Including HTML or Scripting Code in a Web Page
  • 5.4.4 Including HTML or Scripting Code in the Head of a Web Page
  • 5.4.5 Including HTML or Scripting Code Inside the HTML Tag
  • 5.4.6 Including Scripting Variables in Output
  • 5.4.7 Compliance With HTML 4.0
  • 5.4.8 Generating XML-Compliant Output
• 5.5 Suppressing Cross-References in a Web Page
• 5.6 Specifying a Target for External Hyperlinks
• 5.7 Graphical Elements
  • 5.7.1 Setting Colors for a Web Page
  • 5.7.2 Selecting a Graphics Set for a Web Page
  • 5.7.3 Selecting a Background Graphic for a Web Page
• 5.8 Other Web Page Settings
  • 5.8.1 Adding an Address to your Web Page
  • 5.8.2 Adding an E-Mail Address to Your Web Page
  • 5.8.3 Adding Titles to a Web Page
  • 5.8.4 Displaying Headers and Footers in a Web Page
  • 5.8.5 Including Revision Information From Source Documents
  • 5.8.6 Setting the Order of Navigation and Visual Aids in a Web Page
  • 5.8.7 Skipping Single Hard Carriage Returns
  • 5.8.8 Suppressing Footnotes and Endnotes in a Web Page
  • 5.8.9 Adding Options to a Web Page
  • 5.8.10 Suppressing Tables in a Web Page

6 Document Formatting

• 6.1 About Document Formatting
• 6.2 Formatting a Text/Word Processing File
  • 6.2.1 Creating a Layout
  • 6.2.2 Handling Embedded Graphics
  • 6.2.3 Setting Pagination Options
• 6.3 Formatting a Spreadsheet File
  • 6.3.1 Creating a Layout
  • 6.3.2 Formatting Tables
  • 6.3.3 Handling Embedded Graphics
• 6.4 Formatting a Presentation File
  • 6.4.1 Creating a Layout
  • 6.4.2 Sizing Slides
• 6.5 Formatting an Image File
  • 6.5.1 Creating a Layout
  • 6.5.2 Sizing Images
• 6.6 Formatting an Archive File
  • 6.6.1 Creating a Layout
  • 6.6.2 Setting Display Method
• 6.7 Formatting a Database File
  • 6.7.1 Creating a Layout
  • 6.7.2 Setting Pagination Options

7 Document Properties

• 7.1 About Document Properties
• 7.2 Defining Document Properties

8 Generated Content

• 8.1 About Generated Content
• 8.2 Adding a Text Element
• 8.3 Adding a Navigation Element
  • 8.3.1 Adding Document Navigation
  • 8.3.2 Adding Page Navigation
  • 8.3.3 Adding Section Navigation

9 Output Pages

• 9.1 About Output Pages
• 9.2 Configuring HTML Settings
• 9.3 Configuring Output Markup Items
• 9.4 Configuring Output Text Formats
• 9.5 Setting Format Mapping Rules
• 9.6 Configuring Output Page Layouts

A Classic HTML Conversion Editor User Interface

• A.1 Classic HTML Conversion Editor Main Dialog
• A.2 Select a Document Dialog
• A.3 Select Preview Document Dialog
• A.4 Element Setup Dialog
  • A.4.1 Elements Tab
  • A.4.2 New Element Dialog
  • A.4.3 Element Properties: General Tab
  • A.4.4 Element Properties: Split Tab
  • A.4.5 Element Properties: HTML Tag Tab
  • A.4.6 Element Properties: Meta Tag Tab
  • A.4.7 Element Properties: Events Tab
  • A.4.8 Ranks Tab
  • A.4.9 New Rank Dialog
  • A.4.10 Rank Defaults Dialog
  • A.4.11 Rank Properties Dialog
  • A.4.12 Rank Rules Dialog
  • A.4.13 Styles Tab
  • A.4.14 New Style Dialog
  • A.4.15 Style Properties Dialog
  • A.4.16 Change Style Associations Dialog
  • A.4.17 Patterns Tab
  • A.4.18 New Pattern Dialog
  • A.4.19 Change Pattern Association Dialog
  • A.4.20 Pattern Property: General Tab
  • A.4.21 Element Setup - Pattern Property: Font Tab
  • A.4.22 Pattern Property: Paragraph Tab
  • A.4.23 Pattern Property: Text Expression Tab
  • A.4.24 Metadata Tab
  • A.4.25 New Metadata Dialog
  • A.4.26 Change Metadata Associations Dialog
  • A.4.27 Metadata Properties Dialog
• A.5 Formatting Dialog
  • A.5.1 Formatting Character Dialog
  • A.5.2 Text Effects Dialog
  • A.5.3 Change Text Effects Dialog
  • A.5.4 Table Override Dialog
  • A.5.5 Formatting Paragraph Dialog
  • A.5.6 Margins Dialog
  • A.5.7 Advanced Settings Dialog: General Tab
  • A.5.8 Advanced Settings Dialog: Borders Tab
  • A.5.9 Advanced Settings Dialog: Padding Dialog
  • A.5.10 Advanced Settings Dialog: Width Tab
  • A.5.11 Formatting Separators Dialog
  • A.5.12 Formatting Rules Dialog
  • A.5.13 Formatting Icons Dialog
  • A.5.14 Formatting Lists Dialog
  • A.5.15 List Bullets Dialog
  • A.5.16 Formatting Tables Dialog
  • A.5.17 Borders and Sizing Tab
  • A.5.18 Alignment Tab
  • A.5.19 Colors Tab
  • A.5.20 Formatting Graphics Dialog
  • A.5.21 Main Image Size Dialog
  • A.5.22 Formatting HTML Dialog
  • A.5.23 Formatting Layout Dialog
• A.6 Navigation Dialog
  • A.6.1 Page Button Bar Tab
  • A.6.2 Navigation Element Button Bar Tab
  • A.6.3 Navigation Element Button Bar Link Properties
  • A.6.4 Navigation Page Text Bar Tab
  • A.6.5 Navigation Element Text Bar Tab
• A.7 Globals Dialog
  • A.7.1 Global Colors Tab
  • A.7.2 Titles Tab
  • A.7.3 Address Tab
  • A.7.4 Head Tab
  • A.7.5 Tags Tab
  • A.7.6 Options Tab
  • A.7.7 XML Options Dialog
  • A.7.8 Separators Tab
  • A.7.9 Rules Tab
  • A.7.10 HTML Tab
  • A.7.11 Set Tab
  • A.7.12 Layout Tab
• A.8 Captions Dialog
• A.9 Link Properties Dialog
• A.10 Change Associations Dialog
• A.11 Gallery Dialog
  • A.11.1 Gallery Example Dialog
  • A.11.2 Gallery Groups Dialog
  • A.11.3 Gallery Groups Example Dialog
  • A.11.4 Gallery HTML Code
  • A.11.5 Gallery Set Dialog

B HTML Conversion Editor User Interface

• B.1 Document Formatting
  • B.1.1 Text/Word Processing Tab
  • B.1.2 Spreadsheets Tab
  • B.1.3 Presentations Tab
  • B.1.4 Images Tab
  • B.1.5 Archives Tab
  • B.1.6 Database Tab
• B.2 Document Properties
  • B.2.1 Add Document Property
  • B.2.2 Document Property
• B.3 Generated Content
  • B.3.1 Add Text Elements
  • B.3.2 Text Elements
  • B.3.3 Add Navigation Elements
  • B.3.4 Document Navigation
    • B.3.4.1 Link Set Markup Tab
    • B.3.4.2 Link Formatting Tab
    • B.3.4.3 Link Markup Tab
    • B.3.4.4 Add Link Mapping Rules
    • B.3.4.5 Link Mapping Rules
  • B.3.5 Page Navigation
    • B.3.5.1 Custom Markup Tab
    • B.3.5.2 Navigation Formatting Tab
    • B.3.5.3 Navigation Markup Tab
    • B.3.5.4 Add Page Links
    • B.3.5.5 Page Links
  • B.3.6 Section Navigation
    • B.3.6.1 Custom Markup Tab
    • B.3.6.2 Navigation Formatting Tab
    • B.3.6.3 Navigation Markup Tab
• B.4 Output Pages
  • B.4.1 Output Pages
  • B.4.2 Add Output Markup Items
  • B.4.3 Output Markup Items
  • B.4.4 Add Output Text Formats
  • B.4.5 Output Text Formats
    • B.4.5.1 Output Text Format - Markup Tab
    • B.4.5.2 Output Text Format - Formatting Tab
  • B.4.6 Add Format Mapping Rules
  • B.4.7 Format Mapping Rules
  • B.4.8 Add Output Page Layouts
  • B.4.9 Output Page Layouts
  • B.4.10 Title Source
  • B.4.11 Navigation Layout
  • B.4.12 Page Layout
• B.5 Previewing and Saving your Template
  • B.5.1 Previewing the Template XML Structure
  • B.5.2 Previewing a Converted Document
  • B.5.3 Saving your Template

Glossary

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