EDDs and Conversion Tables

Who should attend the course?

This specialist course is aimed at personnel responsible for the development of structured templates using FrameMaker 7 and at personnel responsible for implementing a full SGML or XML system in the workplace. The course provides a thorough introduction to the process of defining structure in an Element Definition Document using FrameMaker 7.

How long is the course?

2 Days.

What are the benefits of attending?

The course will give you the skills necessary to produce structured templates based upon an EDD or SGML/XML DTD. Through a series of practical exercises, you will learn how to define elements and attributes, how to specify formatting for elements and attributes according to structural context and how to define book elements for the preparation of structured books comprising multiple documents and including a Table of Contents and an Index. You will also learn how to create a Conversion Table to automatically add structure to unstructured documents.

What are the prerequisites?

You need to attend the Design Workshop or have an in-depth working knowledge of FrameMaker design tools. In addition, you should attend the Working with Structured Documents course or have a sound working knowledge of working with structured documents using FrameMaker 7 (or using FrameMaker+SGML 5.5 or 6.0).
You need to be familiar with PCs and the Windows environment.

Full Course Outlines in PDF and HTML format:
PDFs	• Working with unstructured documents & books (48K)	• Template design workshop (49K)	• Working with structured documents and books (49K)	• Preparing EDDs (50K)
	• Importing and Exporting SGML and XML (48K)	• FrameMaker Developers Kit (FDK) (70K)	• Mekon AECMA S1000D Application (50K)
HTML	• Working with unstructured documents & books (48K)	• Template design workshop (49K)	• Working with structured documents and books (49K)	• Preparing EDDs (50K)
	• Importing and Exporting SGML and XML (48K)	• FrameMaker Developers Kit (FDK) (70K)	• Mekon AECMA S1000D Application (50K)

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