Choosing an output format

Each output might generate differently depending on the elements and formatting that are used in a template.

About this task

Table 1. Selecting an output type based on the template contents.

If your template includes these elements or items, consider using these selected output types.

Template element/consideration Microsoft Word HTML PDF XSL-FO
Master pages Yes No Yes No
Style sheets Yes Yes No No
Footnotes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comments Yes Yes No Yes
Paragraph borders Yes Yes Yes* Yes
Table with unrestricted width No Yes No Yes
Table cells combined by span element Yes Yes Yes Yes
Table cells containing bookmarks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Table borders Yes Yes Yes* Yes
Cell spacing in tables Yes Yes No Yes
Ordered lists with character spacing Yes Yes No Yes
Ordered lists with lowercase letters or Roman numerals Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ordered lists with capitalized letters Yes Yes No Yes
Table of Contents/Table of Tables/Table of Figures Yes Yes Yes Yes
Large images Yes Yes Yes* Yes
Generates a document with more than 4000 pages Yes Yes No Yes
Note: *For these output types, you must specify values for the output to render correctly.

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