![]() When you are basing the development of the InDesign run-in template on a sample document you’ve created, you can automatically add the Story element to the Tags panel and tag the Text Frame – instead of first adding a new Tag to the Tags panel, then adding this element to the Structure.įigure 2. The Story element itself will be the parent of all other elements. In the Structure panel that is indicated by the indentation. This tag is a child tag, which means it is nested within the root tag. The default tag for a Text Frame or series of threaded text frames (a story) in case of a multi page or listing, is… you guessed it… the Story tag. ![]() One thing to keep in mind is that the XML list of car-dealers, when imported, will end up as text in a Text Frame. To view the Tags panel, select Window > Tags. The new name automatically updates the Root element name in the Structure panel. If preferred, select the original Root tag in the Tag panel and rename it to your preferred name. With the design element finished, you’re ready to get started with the build of the Structure and template. If you are going to Map Tags to Styles as part of your template design, it is probably a good idea to create matching Tag and Style names in the template, as it makes adding the Tags to the panel a much easier task. For example a rule could be that a Dealer may must have nested elements for brand name, description, office details, phone listed in a fixed order. DTD’s also enable you to validate the XML structure you create, or that is imported during XML import, against rules set in the DTD. Consider using a DTD – Document Type Definition, to quickly insert all of the possible tags into the Tags panel without making any typos. Give your data meaningful names, in the Tags panel you’d add new tags for each of the XML elements. Building an InDesign XML run-in template for repeating elements. Reviewing the structure of a design and assigning tags to content. I put together some notes at the time, and I recently rediscovered them and thought it was time to share them with the rest of the world □ I’m posting them un-edited, so if you spot any glaring errors feel free to send me an email or leave a comment, and I’ll update the posts accordingly.įigure 1. Some years ago I ran a series of seminars on working with XML and InDesign using an ‘out-of-the-box’ approach.
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