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Adobe InDesign - Extending with XML

Course Outline

Course Aim:
This course gives you an introduction to XML and how it can be used with InDesign to automate layout tasks and repurpose content into different formats. Originally created to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing, XML is playing an increasingly important role in the exchange of a wide variety of data on the Web and elsewhere. Because XML is an open standard, it can be understood by a large number of applications. In this course you will learn how to import XML data from a database into an InDesign document and have it automatically formatted. You will also take the content of an InDesign page and export it to XML for use in a website or another publication.

Course Prerequisites:
The prerequisite for this course is that you have completed the InDesign Level 1 and Level 2 courses or equivalent knowledge. You must also be familiar with HTML or a similar markup language.

Course Duration: One day; 9:00am - 4:30pm

Classroom courses include:

* Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
* Alpha prepared comprehensive coursenotes with exercises & tutorials
   (updated frequently to reflect industry trends)
* Certificates
* After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email,
     to reinforce the learning)     helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
* Training guarantee
* FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on
      same version), see terms & conditions
* Very competitive course costs $CALL.

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Course Topics:
During this course you will learn about:


Topic 1 Introduction to XML
Topic Objectives What is XML? What XML isn’t Main differences between XML and HTML XML Does not DO Anything XML is Free and Extensible	XML is a complement to HTML The future of XML How is XML used? Topic Summary Topic Review

Topic 2 Overview of XML Syntax Rules
Topic Objectives What is Syntax? All XML elements must have closing tags XML tags are case sensitive XML elements must be properly nested XML documents must have a root element	In XML, white space is preserved XML attribute values must be in quotes Comments in XML Writing and editing XML Topic Summary Topic Review

Topic 3 XML Elements
Topic Objectives XML Elements XML elements have relationships Elements have Content	Rules for naming Elements Topic Summary Topic Review

Topic 4 XML Attributes
Topic Objectives XML Attributes Quote Styles Use of Elements vs. Attributes Three ways to present the same information	Should I avoid using attributes? An example where attributes are useful Topic Summary Topic Review

Topic 5 XML Validation
Topic Objectives XML Attributes Quote Styles Use of Elements vs. Attributes Three ways to present the same information	Should I avoid using attributes? An example where attributes are useful Topic Summary Topic Review

Topic 6 Planning an XML and InDesign workflow
Topic Objectives Benefits of using XML in a publishing workflow Ways to work with XML and InDesign Layout automation	Repurposing content from InDesign Topic Summary Topic Review

Topic 7 Preparing an InDesign document for an XML Workflow
Topic Objectives The Structure pane Structure pane icons Using the Structure pane Rearranging elements Adding an element to the Structure Creating attributes Editing href attributes Adding comments or processing instructions Creating and loading XML tags Exporting InDesign content to XML Tagging documents for XML Mapping styles to tags	Tagging frames Tagging text inside a text frame Retagging items Tagging text in tables Automatically tagging text frames and tables Renaming a tag Specifying default tags Showing or hiding tagged frames or tag markers Deleting tags or elements Topic Summary Topic Review

Topic 8 Importing and validating XML files in InDesign
Topic Objectives Laying out imported XML Appending vs merging XML Importing XML for manual layout Laying out XML manually Mapping tags to styles Automated layout using placeholder frames Creating placeholder text Importing repeating content into placeholder text	Creating a placeholder table DTD files Importing a DTD file Viewing a DTD file in InDesign Deleting a DTD file Validating XML structure using a DTD Topic Summary Topic Review

Topic 9 Exporting XML files from InDesign
Topic Objectives Exporting an InDesign document to XML Optimized image options Saving tags only as XML9	Editing an XML file Topic Summary Topic Review

Topic 10 Advanced Topics
Topic Objectives Formatting text using embedded style names Table attributes	Entity processing Anchored objects Topic Summary Topic Review

Appendix A: Index

Adobe InDesign - Extending with XML

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