Adobe FrameMaker 7.0 Classroom in a Book

Lesson 18. Exporting and Importing Structured Files

Valid Structured FrameMaker 7.0 documents are useful in multiple formats outside of the program. Because the data is treated separately from the formatted contents, it can be mined in searches or used for databases. Saved as an XML file, the document looks similar when viewed on a Web browser or when read back into Structured FrameMaker 7.0, a process called a round trip.

Once you have authored a valid Structured FrameMaker 7.0 file, you have the flexibility to output it in many ways. In the previous two lessons, you learned what a structured document looks like and built CIBColorDoc1.fm into ...