All print materials and course samples are provided to attendees.
Follow up support on topics covered is available for 60 days.
Please contact us for a list of available dates.
This course is 5 days in duration.
FrameMaker DITA Development
Course-at-a-glance: This five–day course is developed for people who need to create and manage templates and the Element Definition Document (EDD) for use with DITA based content. The course includes the topics from the FrameMaker Template Development and the FrameMaker EDD Development courses.
Prerequisite: You must have a solid working familiarity with Adobe FrameMaker as a structured author and template developer.
Objectives: Upon successful completion attendees will be able to:
- Understand the Element Definition Document (EDD) and its relation to structure and FrameMaker
- Identify the differences between the FrameMaker EDD and the DITA DTD or Schema
- Develop, modify, and delete elements from an EDD
- Build a relationship between a variety of elements and custom templates
- Specify element frequency as required, optional or repeatable
- Specify element order
- Develop, modify and delete attributes from an EDD
- Specify attribute values
- Apply formatting using predefined document formats based on elements, attributes and values
- Format content using EDD settings, template content and Format Change Lists
Develop structural rules related to books, generate files, chapters, appendices
Delivery: The following delivery is available:
- Self study using our training materials and online tutorials
- Instructor–led, group–paced, online–delivery learning model with structured hands–on activities and assignments
- Customized classroom training at your location
Fees: Course pricing is as follows:
- Self study materials and video tutorials: $095/copy (multiple copy rates available)
- Instructor–led, online–delivery: $1995/participant (group rates available)
- Customized classroom training at your location: $1500/day for up to 8 participants plus travel expenses