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Java support in Arbortext as of January 1, 2019

In October of 2018, PTC announced that:Starting in January 2019, customers of these products will now need to obtain and install Java as a prerequisite for installing or re-installing their PTC products. As before, customers of these products will need…

Changing the default templates in Arbortext Editor

Arbortext Monster Garage, Season 3: Arbortext TC Dojo, Episodes 14 (Docbook) & 15 (DITA) Recorded: December 2017In this webinar, I'll show you how you can change the default templates in Arbortext Editor so they are more representative of the content…

Common Questions: Bursting

This week’s topic: Bursting We start talking about something we call “bursting” when we get questions like the following: Can a writer or translator work just on paragraph chunks while an editor can see entire sections? This question is nearly always…

Can I use Arbortext with the DITA OT?

We get a lot of questions about whether you can use Arbortext with the Open Toolkit. The answer is, “Yes, of course,” but any further details are difficult unless you know what the questioner means by that. “Arbortext” is a…

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…

Front Office: Creating Published Documents from Windchill

Arbortext Monster Garage, Season 2, Episode 19 Connecting Arbortext Content Manager (Windchill) to Publishing Engine can be tricky. Dmitry Tsarev gives you some tips and tricks about making it come together smoothly. About this session Skill Level: Intermediate Presenter: Dmitry…

Amping up the Ignition: Customizing your Startup sequence

Arbortext Monster Garage, Season 2, Episode 18 Author? Editor? Developer? Learn how you can customize the startup sequence of Arbortext editor and immediately improve your productivity! About this session Audience: Intermediate Presenter: Brandon Ibach, Single-Sourcing Solutions Watch the Video Recorded:…

A Trip to the XUI: Basic XUI Dialogs

Arbortext Monster Garage, Season 2, Episode 12 Jason Aiken shows the basics behind customizing your Arbortext Editor User Interface to simplify the environment for you or your users. Using XUI dialogs, Jason shows how to use the sample files provided…