1. Structured Documents - XML and FrameMaker 7 Asit Pant

2. Content Purpose of the presentation XML basics XML syntax Understanding DTDs Structured documents in FrameMaker 7

3. XML Basics What is XML –EXtensible Markup Language: Consists of user-defined tags –Separates content from presentation: Provides a description of data and not of how it should appear –Useful for data transfer and manipulation: addresses the big issue of data format incompatibility

4. XML Syntax An example XML document –Elements, attributes, and sub-elements –Attributes –Single root element –Sub-elements nested in pairs –Opening AND closing tags –Case-sensitivity –Using attributes judiciously

5. Understanding DTDs DTD: Document Type Definition Why use a DTD? Internal and external DTDs: samples Well formed XML documents Valid XML documents

6. Structured Documents in FrameMaker 7 Introduction Element Definitions Document (EDD) Creating content for a structured document Saving as XML Converting legacy documents to structured format XML cookbook

7. Why Use Structured FrameMaker? Familiar authoring environment for creating XML documents Usual Features of FrameMaker: tables, equations, cross-references, and so on Large documents are easy to create Structured content with or without XML Multiple delivery formats supported

8. Q&A Session