Lynda.COM InDesign CS5: Dynamic Publishing Workflows in XML

Jim Maivald

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Understanding XML terminology
• Identifying XML elements, attributes, and comments
• Adding, moving, and deleting elements
• Tagging and styling
• Creating tables with XML
• Building frame and flow layouts
• Ordering with XSLT
• Using the Document Type Definition in an XML workflow

Introduction
Welcome           01:19
Using the exercise files           00:56
10:05 1. Introduction to XML
Introduction to XML technology           01:28
XML terms and rules           06:23
Comparing XML with HTML           02:14
22:58 2. Creating XML
XML creation basics           03:16
Creating XML in Microsoft Office           13:25
Creating XML in Adobe Dreamweaver           03:40
Creating XML in XML editors           02:37
14:52 3. Creating and Editing Project-Based XML
XML editing basics           05:23
Creating new elements and structures           02:57
Using Find and Replace to modify XML           06:32
02:04 4. InDesign's XML Features
Revealing the Structure pane           00:56
Revealing the Tags panel           00:24
Revealing tag markers and tag frames           00:44
24:38 5. The Structure Pane
Importing XML using the Structure pane           02:04
Revealing XML content           01:14
Identifying XML elements, attributes, and comments           01:50
Adding, moving, and deleting new XML elements           01:39
Untagging elements           01:12
Mapping tags to styles           02:37
Mapping styles to tags           06:01
Adding untagged items           02:31
Understanding and modifying tagging preset options           00:57
Exporting XML           04:33
25:05 6. The Tags Panel
Working with the Tags panel           02:27
Tagging, retagging, and untagging text           06:12
Tagging and untagging text/graphic frames           03:52
Creating a parent and child (nesting) element structure           06:01
Mapping tags to styles and vice versa           02:53
Specifying tagging preset options           03:40
15:43 7. Importing XML
Importing XML into InDesign           03:16
Moving elements into a layout           02:22
Importing XML into tables           04:32
Creating tables with XML           03:29
Importing CALS tables as InDesign tables           02:04
51:48 8. Creating an XML Layout
Overview of XML-based layout strategies: Frame vs. Flow           04:39
Identifying structure from imported XML           03:58
Building Frame layouts with imported XML           05:17
Building Frame layouts from scratch           03:55
Building multipart Frame layouts from scratch           04:19
Understanding the Flow layout method           08:49
Building Flow layouts with imported XML           10:05
Building Flow layouts from scratch           07:22
Building multipart Flow layouts from scratch           03:24
08:20 9. Using XSLT in an XML Workflow
Applying an XSLT to change the order of XML elements on import           04:24
Applying an XSLT to change the order of XML elements on export           03:56
16:34 10. Document Type Definition (DTD)
Overview of DTD technology           03:29
DTD terminology           03:51
Overview of DTD syntax           03:30
Using a DTD in an XML workflow           05:44
12:49 11. Product Sheet Project
Sequencing product sheet data           04:33
Creating product sheet placeholders from imported XML           04:59
Importing XML into the completed product sheet           03:17
05:44 12. Books and Manuals Project
Setting up your file for XML           03:18
Importing a file into a completed layout           02:26
00:42 Conclusion
Goodbye           00:42