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Details about transformation scenarios and customizing various types of output
DITA to PDF Output Customization
CSS-based PDF Customization

Introduction
Welcome to the User Manual of Oxygen XML Author 26.1
Getting Started
Information and resources to help you get started using Oxygen XML Author as quickly as possible
Installation
The requirements and installation instructions for each platform
Configuration
Description of all of the options that allow you to configure Oxygen XML Author
Perspectives
The Editor and Database perspectives
Editing Modes
The Text, Grid, and Author editing modes
Working With Documents
General information about features available when working with documents
Editing Supported Document Types
Details about the various types of supported documents and their unique editing features
Built-in Frameworks (Document Types)
The editing frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Author
Additional XML Editing Frameworks (Document Types)
The custom frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Author
Publishing
Details about transformation scenarios and customizing various types of output
- Transformation Scenarios
- WebHelp Output Customization
- DITA to PDF Output Customization
  - CSS-based PDF Customization
    - Overview
      A basic overview, technical details, and additional resources to help you get started
    - Generating PDF Output
      Information about generating PDF output using a command line tool or integration server
    - Publishing Templates
      Explains how to use Oxygen Publishing Templates to define the layout and style of the output
    - Customizing PDF Output Using CSS
      Numerous topics that provide instructions for how to customize your PDF output
    - Controlling the Publication Content
      Explains how using a bookmap offers more control over the output
    - XSLT Extensions for PDF Transformations
      Information about using XSLT extensions to customize PDF output
    - DITA-OT Extension Points
      Information about expanding the functionality through DITA-OT Extensions
    - Localization
      Information about configuring the language for PDF output
    - Security
      Details about how to set security permissions to protect PDF files
    - Troubleshooting
      Information about fixing publishing issues
  - XSL-FO to PDF Customization
- DocBook to PDF Output Customization
Working with XPath Expressions
Information about using XPath Expressions in Oxygen XML Author
Working with Archives
Describes how to use the Archive Browser to work with various type of archives
Databases and SharePoint
Connecting to supported databases and integrating Oxygen XML Author with SharePoint
Importing Data
Information about how to import data from external sources into XML documents
Framework and Author Mode Customization
Tutorials and details about customizing frameworks and the visual Author editing mode
Extending Oxygen With the SDK
Information about extending Oxygen XML Author using the SDK
Add-ons
Information about extending Oxygen XML Author with add-ons
Tools
Specifics about the various tools that are included in Oxygen XML Author
Troubleshooting
A compilation of common problems and their solutions
DITA Authoring
A guide to help content authors who create and publish DITA content
Scripting Oxygen
Details about the scripting possibilities that are available with Oxygen XML Author
Glossary
Copyright
Legal information

CSS-based DITA to PDF Customization

Oxygen XML Author comes bundled with a DITA-OT CSS-based PDF Publishing Plugin for transforming DITA maps or single topics to PDF, while styling the resulting output using CSS. It is the base of two types of transformation scenarios:

DITA Map Transformation Type (DITA Map PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS)

This transformation type converts DITA maps to PDF using a CSS-based processing engine and HTML5 as an intermediate format. For this transformation, the pdf-css-html5 transtype is used. Because the structure of the HTML5 intermediate format resembles the one used in WebHelp output, it is possible to reuse parts of your CSS file you developed for a WebHelp customization.

Single Topic Transformation Type (DITA PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS)

This transformation type converts a single DITA topic to PDF using a CSS-based processing engine and HTML5 as an intermediate format. For this transformation, the pdf-css-html5-single-topic transtype is used. This transformation is derived from the DITA Map PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS transformation type but applies on a single topic.