What’s this? You want to get your content out of InDesign and use it for some other stuff – you want to repurpose it for the web? Stick it in a database? Your clients want content in a handy open-standard widely readable semantic markup language? You’ve come to the right place.

And you, you want to automate layout so lengthy catalogs and directories get done at the speed o’ greased lightning? You wanna flow content from a handy open-standard widely readable semantic markup language right through an InDesign layout?

Blimey. But I think we can help. Andrew’s InDesign and XML course will teach you everything you could need to know about XML and an InDesign workflow.

No previous knowledge of XML required!

Basic knowledge of InDesign a must!

About XML

• What it is
• Where it comes from
• How to make it
• Making sure it’s works

Discovering InDesign XML features

• The structure and tags panel
• Viewing and editing tagged frames and content
• Using Story Editor

Exporting XML from an InDesign document

• Tagging content
• Automatic tagging and styles
• Exporting XML
• Transforming XML with XSLT

Automating document creation with imported XML

• Creating a placeholder layout
• Understanding XML import options
• Dealing with problems
• Automating layout!