XML and InDesign

Dates:

12 July & 13 December 2010 (a one-day course)

Price:

£365+VAT (a number of discounts are available)

Venue:

The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels)

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XML is a technology that can bring greater efficiency and speed to various publishing workflows and is well integrated into Adobe InDesign CS3+. With XML it is possible to transfer structured data into and out of InDesign files. This can be used for any number of reasons, including exporting data from print layouts for use on web pages, creating business cards from simple spreadsheet files and automating the production of catalogues and directories.

This course is designed to give you both an understanding of XML, its creation and manipulation, as well as hands-on experience of working with XML in Adobe InDesign. No experience of XML is required, although delegates should have practical experience of using Adobe InDesign.

Programme

Introduction to XML
- What is XML?
- Where does XML come from?
- What can XML do?
- Understanding XML terminology
- Well-Formed XML
- The What and Why of DTDs
- Creating a DTD
- Generating XML
- Troubleshooting XML
InDesign and XML
- InDesign and Document Structure
- Understanding the Structure Panel
- Tags and Content
- Importing and Exporting XML
- Transforming and Exporting XML with XLST
Developing an XML workflow

Who will benefit from this course?

Production editors and others already familiar with InDesign, but not yet using XML.

Your tutor

Andrew Moreton has worked in electronic publishing since 1989, initially as a graphic designer but also as a consultant and systems integrator. Later he became involved in multimedia design for CD-ROM and kiosk installations. Now, most of his work involves teaching and the web, but he still does some print based design. He's written a book – Building websites Using HTML and CSS in No Time – and develops training materials and delivers courses for a wide range of organisations, including the AA, The London Illustrated News Group, QVC, The Royal Navy, Pera Innovations Group and Yahoo. Andrew is an Adobe Certified Instructor.

Note that most of our open courses can also be run as in-company events.

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Dates: 12 July & 13 December 2010

Price: £365+VAT (a number of discounts are available).

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