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 3 days in duration.

Testimonial

Bernard provided hands-on training for our group at Ken Cook Co and his enthusiasm was infectious. Bernard cleverly introduced learning tasks and followed that with unique ways to apply the learned skill. Everyone was challenged but came away with new-found mastery of the product.

Mollye Barrett
Director, Content Management at Ken Cook Co.

FrameMaker EDD Development

Course-at-a-glance: This three–day course is developed for people who need to create and manage an Element Definition Document (EDD). This defines the rules for element frequency and element order as well as attributes and values. Build an EDD and drive the structure of elements in FrameMaker. Combine formatting and structure rules to develop structured templates. Gain the knowledge and skills required to create and manage the EDD and build sophisticated templates.

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 an EDD and a Document Type Definition (DTD)
Develop, modify, and delete elements from an EDD
Build a relationship between a variety of elements
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

Further Learning: DITA Tools and Technology

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: $595/copy (multiple copy rates available)
Instructor–led, online–delivery: $1195/participant (group rates available)
Customized classroom training at your location: $1500/day for up to 8 participants plus travel expenses