Syntext Serna 3.7 User's Guide

• Getting Started
  • Serna User Interface
    • Parts of Serna User Interface
      • Editing Window
        • Content Rendering
          • Benefits of Dynamic XSLT Processing
          • XSLT Parameter Sets
            • Switching XSLT Parameter Sets
            • Docbook XSLT Parameter Sets
            • DITA XSLT Parameter Sets
              • DITA Topics XSLT Parameter Sets
              • DITA Maps XSLT Parameter Sets
          • Whitespace Handling
        • Context Hints
        • Paginated and Normal Document Views
          • Specifying Default Document View
      • ContentMap
      • Menus
      • Toolbars
      • Document Tabs
      • Status Bar
    • Authoring Modes
      • WYSIWYG Mode
        • Markup in Editing Window
      • Text Mode
    • Internationalization (i18n)
  • Document in Serna
    • Document Type
    • Metadata
      • XML Metadata
        • XSL Stylesheet
          • Default Stylesheet
          • Docbook Stylesheet
          • Localization in Stylesheets
        • DTD
        • XML Schema
          • Validation Modes
        • XML Catalogs
      • Other Metadata
    • Serna Document Template
      • Serna Document Template Matching Rules
    • Viewing Document Properties
  • Quick Start
• Authoring
  • Working with Documents
    • Creating a New Document
      • Creating a New Document with a Template
        • Creating a New Document with the Default Template
      • Creating a New Document without a Template
      • Specifying the Root Element for a New Document
      • New Document Dialog
      • Enter Root Element Dialog
    • Opening an Existing Document
      • Opening a Document with Manually Specified Parameters
        • Open Document with Template and Document Templates Dialog
      • Opening a Recent Document
      • Large Document Support
        • Collapsing and Expanding Elements
  • Basic Operations
    • Navigation
      • Navigation in Editing Window
      • Navigation in ContentMap
    • Selection
      • Selection in Editing Window
      • Selection in ContentMap
    • Copy/Cut/Paste
    • Drag&Drop
    • Find&Replace Dialog
      • XSLT Match Pattern Examples
  • Operations with Elements and Attributes
    • Inserting Element
      • Insert Element Dialog (Tag Region Dialog)
    • Splitting and Joining Elements
    • Renaming Element
      • Rename Element Dialog
    • Wrapping in Element
      • Insert Element Dialog (Tag Region Dialog)
    • Attributes Editing
      • Element Attributes Dialog
    • Untagging Element
    • Deleting Element
    • Using Element Help
  • Effective Authoring
    • Working with XInclude
      • How to XInclude a Document?
      • How to Make a Part of My Document Xincluded?
      • How to Find out Why My XInclude Failed?
      • How to Find out the Location of My XInclude?
    • Entities
      • Convert to Internal Entity Dialog
      • Insert Internal Entity Dialog
      • Insert Symbol Dialog
      • Convert to External Entity Dialog
      • Insert External Entity Dialog
      • Entity Declarations Dialog
    • Redlining
      • How to Redline Document
      • How to Revise Redlining
    • Insert/Edit Comment Dialog
  • Advanced Operations
    • How to Edit Document XML Source
    • Insert/Edit PI Dialog
  • Working with WebDAV
    • How to Open a Document on WebDAV Server?
    • How to Save Document to a WebDAV Server
    • WebDAV Properties
• Publishing
  • Publish Dialog
  • Getting FOP to Publish PDF from Serna
  • Getting XEP to Publish PDF from Serna
  • Getting Antenna House XSL Formatter to Publish PDF from Serna
  • Publish PDF with Antenna House XSL Formatter Dialog
  • Printing Draft
• Customizing Serna
  • Making Customizations
    • Specifying Preferences
      • Preferences Dialog Tabs
      • Specifying Document-Related Preferences
        • Specifying Document Opening Preferences
          • Specifying File Types For Opening In Serna
          • Specifying XML Files Search Path
          • Specifying XML Catalogs
          • Specifying DTDs Locations
        • Specifying Content Rendering Preferences
          • Specifying Context Hints Settings
          • Specifying Large Document Folding Rules
          • Specifying Tag Style
            • Specifying Font of Tags
            • Specifying Color of Tags
            • Specifying Indent Size of Blocks
            • Specifying Colors of Interlacing Blocks
          • Specifying Document Background Color
          • Specifying NBSP Rendering
        • Specifying Document Editing Preferences
          • Specifying Default Spelling Dictionary
          • Specifying Undo/Redo Stack Depth
        • Specifying Document Saving Preferences
          • Specifying Default Location for New Documents
          • Specifying Autosave Settings
          • Specifying Line Breaks Style
        • Specifying Viewers for Published Documents
      • Specifying General Serna Preferences
        • Specifying System Font
        • Specifying GUI Language
        • Making Dockable Dialogs Close on Esc
      • Specifying Plugin-Related Preferences
        • Enabling/Disabling Installed Plugins
        • Specifying Path to Additional Plugins Directory
      • Resetting Preferences to Factory Default Settings
      • Preferences Dialog
    • Serna View Customization
      • View Activation Priority
      • Changing Serna View
        • Serna GUI Layout Customization
          • GUI Layout Concept
            • GUI Layout
            • GUI Icons
            • Shortcut Keys Dialog
            • "Liquid" Dialog Boxes and Dialog Docking
          • How to Customize GUI Layout
            • Interface Customizer Dialog
          • How to Override Icon
            • Interface Customizer Dialog
          • How to Change Hot Key
            • Interface Customizer Dialog
        • XSLT Parameter Sets Customization
          • Modifying an Existing Parameter Set
          • Creating a New Parameter Set
        • Custom Content Customization
          • How to Create Custom Content
            • Custom Content Dialog
            • Templates for Custom Content
            • Context Sensitivity and Insertion Position of Custom Content
            • Exact Positioning of Custom Content
          • Edit Custom Content Dialog
      • Saving Customized Serna View
        • How to Save View
          • Save View Message Box
      • Restoring Original Serna View
        • How to Restore View
          • Restore View Message Box
        • How to Delete View Saved for Template
        • How to Delete View Saved as No-Template
  • Sharing Customizations
    • Serna Enterprise Configuration Settings (ECS)
    • Applying Enterprise Configuration Settings
      • Applying Enterprise Configuration Settings on Installation
      • Applying Enterprise Configuration Settings after Installation
        • Applying Enterprise Configuration Settings after Installation from GUI
        • Applying Enterprise Configuration Settings after Installation from Command Line
  • Migrating Customizations from One Serna Version to Another
• DITA Support in Serna
  • Types of DITA Documents
    • DITA Topics
      • Topic
      • Concept
      • Task
      • Reference
      • Glossary
      • Composite
    • DITA Maps
      • Map
      • Bookmap
    • DITA Specialization
  • Operations with DITA Documents
    • Creating DITA Documents
      • Creating DITA Documents and Simultaneously Inserting References to the Newly-Created Documents
    • Opening DITA Documents
      • Opening DITA 1.0 Documents
    • Publishing DITA Documents
      • Installing Java on Windows
      • Installing Java on Linux
      • Publishing DITA Documents to PDF with Antenna House XSL Formatter
  • Authoring DITA Documents
    • References in DITA Documents
      • Xref
        • Inserting Local Xref
        • Inserting External Xref
          • Inserting External Xref to Existing Document
          • Inserting External Xref to Newly-Created Document
        • Changing Local Xref
          • Changing the Target of Local Xref
          • Changing Local Xref into External Xref
            • Changing Local Xref into External Xref to Existing Document
            • Changing Local Xref into External Xref to Newly-Created Document
        • Changing External Xref
          • Changing the Attributes of External Xref
          • Changing the Target of External Xref
            • Changing External Xref into External Xref to Existing Document
            • Changing External Xref into External Xref to Newly-Created Document
          • Changing External Xref into Local Xref
      • Related Link
        • Inserting Local Related Link
        • Inserting External Related Link
          • Inserting External Related Link to Existing Document
          • Inserting External Related Link to Newly-Created Document
        • Changing Local Related Link
          • Changing the Target of Local Related Link
          • Changing Local Related Link into External Related Link
            • Changing Local Related Link into External Related Link to Existing Document
            • Changing Local Related Link into External Related Link to Newly-Created Document
        • Changing External Related Link
          • Changing the Attributes of External Related Link
          • Changing the Target of External Related Link
            • Changing External Related Link into External Related Link to Existing Document
            • Changing External Related Link into External Related Link to Newly-Created Document
          • Changing External Related Link into Local Related Link
      • Conref
        • Inserting Local Conref
        • Inserting External Conref
          • Inserting External Conref to Existing Document
          • Inserting External Conref to Newly-Created Document
        • Changing Local Conref
          • Changing the Target of Local Conref
          • Changing Local Conref into External Conref
            • Changing Local Conref into External Conref to Existing Document
            • Changing Local Conref into External Conref to Newly-Created Document
        • Changing External Conref
          • Changing the Target of External Conref
            • Changing External Conref into External Conref to Existing Document
            • Changing External Conref into External Conref to Newly-Created Document
          • Changing External Conref into Local Conref
      • Topicref
        • Inserting Topicref to Existing Topic in DITA Map
        • Inserting Reference to Newly-Created Document in DITA Map
        • Changing Topicref in DITA Map
          • Changing the Attributes of Topicref in DITA Map
          • Changing the Target of Topicref in DITA Map
      • Operations with References in DITA Documents
      • Reference Validation in DITA Documents
      • Reference Navigation in DITA Documents
    • DITA Custom Content
    • Images in DITA Documents
    • Prohibited Content in DITA Documents