Chapter 4. Structure Basics

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In this chapter you will learn how to:

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Create/import XML tags

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Create a structured layout

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Import XML

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Flow XML into a structured layout

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Work with InDesign’s Structure pane

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This chapter introduces you to InDesign’s XML tools and capabilities. We have chosen a simple, real-world project on which to cut your XML teeth, because the best way to learn how to do something is to actually do it. As the ABCs are often the first thing we learn as children, designing business cards is basic to the vocabulary of the average designer.

By its description a business card ...

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