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Course Outline

Getting Started

• Creating an Initial Element Definition Document (EDD)
• Opening a DTD as a Text File
• Opening a DTD as an EDD
• Exporting an EDD from a Structured Template
• Creating a New EDD from Scratch
• Document Analysis
• Analyzing Your Document Type
• Basic Types of Elements You Can Define
• Hardcopy Sample for Structure Diagram

Specifying Element Tag, Comments, Type, and

• ValidHighestLevel Elements
• Element Tag
• Typing the Element Tag
• Comments
• Commenting the Element Definition
• Element Type
• Identifying the Element as a Container
• ValidHighestLevel
• Specifying ValidHighestLevel

GeneralRule?ÛÓContainer, Footnote

• Overview
• Syntax
• Default GeneralRule
• Writing the GeneralRule
• Writing a GeneralRule Using Occurrence Indicators and Connectors
• Writing a GeneralRule with Content Symbol <TEXT>
• Defining Another Container of Child Elements
• Defining More Descendant Container Elements
• Importing and Testing
• Importing the EDD
• Testing the EDD
• Adding to the EDD, Reimporting and Testing
• Referencing an Element Using Parentheses in a GeneralRule
• Referencing a Group Within a Group
• Reimporting and Retesting
• Referencing an Element Within Itself
• Referencing and Defining a Footnote Element

General Rule?ÛÓTable, Table Parts

• Overview
• Syntax
• GeneralRule Restrictions
• Default GeneralRule
• Referencing and Defining the Table Element
• Referencing a Table Element in a GeneralRule
• Defining a Table Element
• Defining Table Part Elements
• Defining a TableTitle Element
• Defining a TableHeading Element
• Defining a TableBody Element
• Defining a TableFooting Element
• Defining a TableRow Element
• Defining TableCell Elements
• Reimport and Testing
• Reimporting and Testing the Table
• Testing the Parts of the Table

Tables InitialStructurePattern and

• InitialTableFormat
• InitialStructurePattern Overview
• Specifying the InitialStructurePattern
• Specifying the InitialStructurePattern for a TableRow Element
• InitialTableFormat Overview
• Specifying the InitialTableFormat
• Specifying the InitialTableFormat With an AllContextsRule
• Reimporting and Testing
• Reimporting and Testing InitialStructurePattern and InitialTableFormat

Inclusions, Exclusions and Autoinsertions

• Inclusions
• Specifying Inclusions
• Exclusions
• Specifying Exclusions
• Reimporting and Testing
• Reimporting and Testing Inclusions and Exclusions
• Autoinsertions
• Specifying Autoinserted Child Elements
• Specifying Autoinserted Title Element
• Specifying Autoinserted Head Element
• Reimporting and Testing Autoinserted Child Elements
• Specifying Autoinserted Child and Nested Child Elements
• Specifying Autoinserted Item and Nested Para Elements
• Reimporting and Testing
• Reimporting and Testing Autoinserted Nested Child Elements

Objects InitialObjectFormat and

• SystemVariableFormatRule
• InitialObjectFormat Overview
• CrossReference Elements
• Defining a CrossReference and Specifying Its InitialObjectFormat
• Reimporting and Testing the CrossReference Element
• Equation Elements
• Defining an Equation and Specifying Its InitialObjectFormat
• Reimporting and Testing the Equation Element
• Graphic Elements
• Defining a Graphic and Specifying Its InitialObjectFormat
• Reimporting and Testing the Graphic Element
• Marker Elements
• Defining a Marker and Specifying Its InitialObjectFormat
• Reimporting and Testing the Marker Element
• SystemVariableFormatRule
• Defining a System Variable and Specifying Its Format Rule
• Reimporting and Testing the System Variable Element

Attribute List

• Overview
• Basic Types of Attributes and Their Parts
• Defining Attributes for General Descriptions
• Defining a Required String Attribute
• Defining an Optional Real Attribute with a Range and Default
• Reimporting and Testing Attributes
• Defining Attributes for Prefixes and Formatting
• Defining an Optional Choice Attribute to Provide a Prefix
• Defining an Optional Choice Attribute to Provide Formatting
• Defining an Optional Choice Attribute to Provide InitialObjectFormat
• Defining Attributes for CrossReferencing
• Defining an Optional, ReadOnly UniqueID Attribute for a Source
• Defining a Required, ReadOnly IDReference Attribute for XRef

Text Format Rules

• Overview
• Parts to Overall TextFormatRules
• Specifying the ElementPgfFormatTag
• Specifying a Base Tag for the Entire Flow
• Writing an AllContextsRule
• Specifying an AllContextsRule Referring to Basic Properties
• Specifying an AllContextsRule Referring to Many Properties
• Specifying an AllContextsRule Referring to a FormatChangeList
• Defining a FormatChangeList
• Specifying a Second AllContextsRule
• Specifying an AllContextsRule Referring to TextRange Properties
• Formatting Captions with Two Rules
• Formatting TableTitle Text
• Writing a ContextRule
• ContextRule Naming Ancestors
• Specifying a ContextRule with One Clause Naming a Parent
• Indenting Lists
• Specifying a ContextRule with Two Clauses Naming a Parent
• ContextRule Naming Siblings and Naming Attribute Values
• Formatting Paras Using Attribute Values and Sibling Indicators
• Formatting Figures Using Attribute Values
• Writing a LevelRule
• Numbering Headings Using LevelRules
• Using Context Labels
• Providing ContextLabels for Headings
• Optional Exercises
• Numbering Figures and Tables Off Chapter Number
• Writing a SubRule for Paras in Items in Lists

First/LastParagraphRules

• PrefixRules and SuffixRules
• Overview
• Specifying First/LastParagraphRules
• Specifying Individual Formatting Properties with First/Last Rules
• PrefixRules and SuffixRules
• Specifying PrefixRules and SuffixRules
• Specifying Prefix Based on Attribute Value
• Specifying Quotation Marks Around a TextRange Element

Elements for Structuring Books

• Overview
• Defining and Testing Book Elements
• Defining an Element for the Entire Book
• Defining Elements for the Generated Files
• Reimporting and Retesting

Structuring Unstructured Data

• Overview
• Rule Syntax Character Restrictions
• Two Ways to Produce Conversion Table
• Generating Initial Conversion Table
• Typing the Conversion Rules
• Writing Rules for Text Ranges
• Writing Rules for Paragraphs
• Writing Rules for Footnotes
• Writing Rules for CrossReferences
• Writing Rules for Equations
• Writing Rules for Graphics
• Writing Rules for Markers
• Writing Rules for Tables and Table Parts
• Wrapping Captions and Graphics in Figures
• Wrapping Paras in Items in Lists
• Wrapping Heads and Their Siblings in Sections
• Wrapping the HighestLevel Element
• Completed Conversion Table
• Structuring Unstructured Documents
• Structuring Current Unstructured Document

Classroom Locations

eLearning Live

Newport Beach

San Francisco

Los Angeles

San Jose