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XML
Last updated 6/15/2014
Rearrange structured elements
You can change the order and hierarchical rank of elements in the Structure pane. However, observe these rules:
• An XML document is required to have a single root element at the top of the structure. The root element contains
and is the parent to all other elements. Only the DTD (appearing as a DOCTYPE element), comments, and
processing instructions may appear above the root element in the Structure pane.
• Changes to the XML hierarchy structure may affect the appearance of tagged items on InCopy pages. For example,
making a text element the child of an element elsewhere in the structure also moves the text in the layout.
Icon Name Use
Root element Each document includes one root element at
the top, which can be renamed but cannot be
moved or deleted.
Story element Represents tagged stories (one or more linked
frames).
Text element Represents tagged text within a frame.
Graphic element Represents a tagged frame that includes a
placed image. Each graphic element includes
an href attribute that defines the path or URL
to the linked file.
Unplaced text element Unplaced text element not yet associated
with a page item.
Unplaced graphic element Unplaced graphic element not yet associated
with a page item.
Table element Represents a table.
Header cell element Represents a cell in the header row of a table.
Body cell element Represents a cell within the body of a table.
Footer cell element Represents a cell in the footer row of a table.
Empty element An empty frame is associated with this
element.
Attribute Includes metadata, such as keywords or
location of a linked image (HREF attribute).
Comment Includes comments that appear in the XML
file, but not the InDesign document.
Processing instruction Includes an instruction that triggers an action
in applications that can read processing
instructions.
DOCTYPE element Tells InDesign which DTD file to use when
validating the XML file.