Quark to InDesignCS3 Conversion Guide - InDesign User Group

how does InDesign support XmL?
InDesign CS3 offers extensive XML
support. You can import, create,
style, edit, and export XML files
using an integrated toolset that
includes a Structure pane for viewing
and managing tagged content, a Tags
panel (Window > Tags) for creating
and applying XML tags to content,
easy controls for mapping XML styles
to text styles (and vice versa), and
optional use of Document Type
Definition (DTD) files for defining
and validating XML structure.
With this support, you can:
• Apply Extensible Stylesheet
Language Transformation (XSLT)
style sheets when importing or
exporting XML content to make it
easier to flow XML into InDesign
page templates or export it to a
database or website.
• Bring existing content more easily
into Adobe InDesign CS3 by
importing tables tagged with the
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XML Workflows
To maximize profitability, publishers must find the most efficient ways to extract and store
content in a format that can be reused. For many publishers, the leading choice is XML and XMLbased
workflow automation. InDesign supports these workflows with powerful XML import and
export capabilities, extensive scripting support, and innovative approaches to other cross-media
workflows. InDesign uses tools, processes, and metaphors you’re already familiar with, plus a few
new ones, to help you create, manage, and deliver XML.
CALS standard and converting
them into InDesign tables.
• Use scripting to create XML rules
to automatically generate and format
InDesign pages or documents
based on imported XML.
• Import and interactively place
XML content, or automatically
flow XML files into tagged templates.
Versatile import options
in InDesign CS3 give you control
over the import process. For
example, you can import only
elements that match the existing
tagged structure in the InDesign
layout. Anything that doesn’t
match is omitted automatically
on import.
• Create a link to an XML file on
import, so that you can easily
update your placed XML content
whenever the source XML content
is updated.
• Automatically format XML on
import by mapping XML tags to
paragraph and character styles in
your document. Or you can more
easily reuse existing content by
automatically mapping text styles
to XML tags and then exporting
the XML content.
• Apply XML tags to InDesign tables
and table content, and then import
XML content into those tables or
export content from them.
• Set up XML templates using DTD
files, and then validate and correct
imported XML content.
what else should I know about XmL
workflows?
In general, XML-based workflows
involve teams of people—writers,
editors, designers, and IT professionals—who
define the process
and build the templates, scripts, and
other support needed. However,
even publishers with more limited