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Introduction to DITA and XMetaL

Web-based: $749, 4 half-days

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During this class, you will get an overview of the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) and get hands-on experience with XMetaL Author DITA Edition.

Syllabus

DITA overview
	What is DITA?		DITA features
	Business case for DITA		Topic-based content
	Reducing content modeling requirements		Reusing topics with DITA maps
	Making content portable		Reusing content with conref attributes
	Tools support		Conditional content
	Generating output		Creating output with the Open Toolkit
			Abstracting links with relationship tables
			Implement DITA or custom architecture?
Introduction to XMetaL Author Edition
	Application overview		Attributes
	File editing		Tables
	Developing topics		Images and multimedia
	Developing concepts		Developing references
	Prolog elements		Sections and examples
	Publishing		Developing tasks
	Paragraphs and notes		Validation
	Lists		Linking in topics
	Working with domains		Reusing content
	Footnotes		Maps
	Indexes		Relationship tables