Presentation templates are used to define how a content item is formatted and displayed when it is published. When a content item is previewed or published, a presentation template is used to format the data for display. Presentation templates can include basic formatting, images, and standard boilerplate text as well as programming logic to display information based on the value of specific content item properties. For more information on tags, see the Publisher Templating Specification in the BEA AquaLogic User Interaction Development Center.
In contrast, a data entry template defines the properties that make up a structured content item and determines what types of data the users can enter.
To create a presentation template, use the Presentation Template Editor. Some of the tasks associated with presentation templates are:
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