InDesign CS5 and XML

Delivery method
Classroom based, maximum 5 delegates

Course description
Understanding how XML can improve publishing workflow

• Using the tags panel
• Applying tags to graphics frames
• Applying tags to text frames
• Applying tags to blocks of text
• Using bracketed tags
• Creating your own set of tags

Setting up an InDesign document to import XML

• Setting up a document for importing XML tags
• Setting up your tagging structure
• Using the Import XML command
• Specifying whether imported elements should replace existing content or not
• Appending imported content to existing content

Preparing an existing InDesign document to export to XML

• XML tags vs tagged text
• Using the New Tags command
• Editing tags
• Importing and exporting graphics for XML
• Adding tags based on PDF structure tags
• Creating automatic layouts using the XML rules engine

Suitable for
An Adobe authorised course exploring InDesign CS5's powerful support for importing and exporting XML allowing you to publish InDesign content to almost any media.

Requirements
You should have attended the Advanced Adobe InDesign course at Media Training or have an equivalent working knowledge of InDesign.