### 7.4 Understanding how to define output formats

You define new formats, and override the definitions of default formats, in local or document-specific format configuration files; see §7.2.1 Understanding where to define output formats.

In this section:

§7.4.1 Naming output formats

§7.4.2 Assigning values to format properties

§7.4.3 Documenting output formats

§7.4.4 Understanding the basis of format properties

§7.4.5 Basing format properties on other formats

§7.4.6 Modifying DITA2Go default output formats

§7.4.7 Applying CSS and RTF code to output formats

§7.4.8 Assigning content-adding properties to formats

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Parent Topic: 7. Configuring output formats

Sibling Topics:

7.1 Understanding the purpose of output formats

7.2 Working with format configuration files

7.3 Creating aliases to existing format names

7.5 Understanding text output formats

7.6 Configuring text output formats

7.7 Configuring table output formats

7.8 Configuring page layouts for RTF output

7.9 Inserting line, column, and page breaks in output