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Common Questions: How do I reuse content stored in Windchill?

by Karie One of the many advantages of storing content in XML is the ability to reuse it. The best way to ensure proper reuse is to store XML content in a component content management system like Arbortext Content Manager…

Common Questions: Customization

This week’s topic: Customization Last year we discovered that something we think everyone knows about Arbortext is almost totally unknown. It was a weird thing to discover because, for most of us, this “thing” was a major influencer in our…

Common Questions: BOMs

This week’s topic: BOMs As organizations start to see returns from XML implementations in technical publications, training, and support, they start to see how it can benefit even more departments across the organizations. One of the places that organizations look…

Common Questions: Reviewing XML Content

This week’s topic: Reviewing XML Content in ArbortextThe question of reviewing content is a complex one. Every year, at the annual PTC user conference, this topic gets discussion. No one agrees on how the review process should work or what…

Common Questions: Arbortext Editor

This week’s topic: Arbortext Editor Something that a lot of people don't realize, but that Arbortext customers cherish, is that every part of the Arbortext Editor UIr—everything you can do in the Editor—is reachable through the extensive, well-documented, API. After the…

Common Questions: Publishing

This week’s topic: Publishing! When it comes to “publishing content” in Arbortext, you're talking about a big subject. There's Arbortext Publishing Engine (PE), which produces multi-channel output.  There's Arbortext Digital Media Publisher (DMP), a component of Publishing Engine which enables you to distribute content on multiple types…

Common Questions: Data Merge

This week’s topic: Data Merge Data Merge is an interesting way to jump start your documents.  It's also a great way to keep your content accurate and up-to-date while reducing the amount of work that you need to do to…

How can I learn Arbortext Editor?

If you're new and looking for some tutorials and ways to get better using the tool, try the Tutorial in the Help Center! The Help center is the application containing all the documentation. The Help Center comes standard with Arbortext…