Template Elements Sample Classic HTML Conversion Templates

5-10 Administrators Guide for Dynamic Converter Each source document that you plan to convert to a web page using Dynamic Converter contains individual formatting attributes. You may have prepared styles in your source documents and assigned those styles to a specific typeface or font. Or, you may have manually formatted the content inside each source document for example, headings in 14-point bold, sub-headings in 12-point italic, etc.. Classic HTML Conversion templates in Dynamic Converter can recognize both. Classic HTML Conversion templates and the Template Editor can recognize styles as well as manually formatted documents. Once an element is assigned to these individual parts of your source document, you can then begin modifying the appearance and functionality of those elements using the Template Editor. When source documents are converted into web pages, it is the elements stored in the template that ultimately control how the web page will appear. The Template Editor includes a very useful screentip Element, where you can place your cursor above a piece of text in the preview document and see the element that has been assigned to that text. Many of the settings in the Template Editor apply to a single element. The more you define each element, the more control you have exert over the converted web page; all without ever touching the source document.

5.3.1 Template Elements

Nearly every source document has a title, a heading, and body text. Each one will likely have a unique font size and weight. The Template Editor can be used to assign unique elements to each piece of text and save that information in the Classic HTML Conversion template. Figure 5–3 Elements in Template Editor Elements are created from ranks, styles, or patterns: ■ Rank: Used by the Template Editor to identify the structure of the content of a document based on the hierarchy of that content. Ranks can be used with patterns in Element Setup to prepare a template for editing. Note: The Template Editor comes with its own extensive help system, which can be called from the applications user interface. HTML Conversion Templates 5-11 ■ Style: A set of formatting characteristics with an assigned name that defines how text appears in a document. Styles can be assembled together to make up a style sheet or Cascading Style Sheet CSS. ■ Pattern: A set of text attributes in a source document that the Template Editor can identify and associate with an element. If a manually-formatted source document has headings in Arial, 18-point, bold, you can base a pattern on these attributes and associate this pattern with an element. You can then use this element to format the content associated with the pattern. You will find that styles in your source documents are the most useful and manageable for conversion purposes. As such, you should first try to implement styles in your source documents and perhaps distribute a style sheet to your content contributors. Dynamic Converter templates are designed to be interchangeable with other Content Server related products, such as Content Publisher. The features that apply to reference pages in a web publication do not apply and will not work in Dynamic Converter. An example of this would be adding a table of contents for multiple source documents.

5.3.2 Sample Classic HTML Conversion Templates

Dynamic Converter comes with a number of sample Classic HTML Conversion templates that you can check into Content Server and begin using with the Template Editor right away. ■ Academy ■ Acclaim CSS ■ Account ■ Adagio CSS ■ Administration ■ Analysis ■ Archive CSS ■ Blank ■ Business ■ Ceremonial ■ Courtesy ■ Executive ■ Introduction CSS ■ Lotus 1-2-3 ■ Lotus Freelance ■ MS Excel Note: The Template Editor includes a separate and comprehensive online Help system which is downloaded with the Template Editor. Each dialog box and property sheet in the Template Editor includes a Help button that describes that particular Element. To access these topics, click Help. 5-12 Administrators Guide for Dynamic Converter ■ MS PowerPoint ■ Purple Frost ■ Retrofied CSS

5.3.2.1 Academy

5.3.2.2 Acclaim CSS

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5.3.2.3 Account

5.3.2.4 Adagio CSS

5.3.2.5 Administration

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5.3.2.6 Analysis

5.3.2.7 Archive CSS

5.3.2.8 Blank

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5.3.2.9 Business

5.3.2.10 Ceremonial

Note: This is the default template. 5-16 Administrators Guide for Dynamic Converter

5.3.2.11 Courtesy

5.3.2.12 Executive

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5.3.2.13 Introduction CSS

5.3.2.14 Lotus 1-2-3

5.3.2.15 Lotus Freelance

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5.3.2.16 MS Excel

5.3.2.17 MS PowerPoint

5.3.2.18 Purple Frost

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5.3.2.19 Retrofied CSS

5.3.3 Migrating From Script Templates to Classic HTML Conversion Templates