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User Guide
Converting InCopy stories to XML
When you export an InCopy story to XML, all formatting and layout information is excluded, leaving just the tagged
content. Converting an InCopy story to XML requires four main steps:
• Create or load a set of tags.
• Apply tags to page items.
• Use the Structure pane to revise the levels of hierarchy as needed.
• Use the Export command to export the structure and content of the InCopy document.
See also
“To export an InCopy file to XML” on page 267
“About the Structure pane” on page 274
“Creating and importing XML tags” on page 270
“Tagging page items for XML” on page 271
Creating and importing XML tags
Before you can tag content with XML tags, you need a list of tags in the Tags palette. You can create XML tags from
scratch or you can import them from another source, such as an InDesign document, an InCopy file, or an XML file.
In most XML workflows, a team member determines the set of tags you’ll use—make sure you and your team
members use tags consistently.
The Tags palette displays a list of available tags.
See also
“To open an XML file” on page 267
To create XML tags
1 Choose Window > Tags to open the Tags palette.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose New Tag from the Tags palette menu.
• Click the New Tag button at the bottom of the Tags palette.
3 Type a name for the tag. InCopy checks to make sure that the XML tag name conforms to XML standards. If you
include a space or an illegal character in the tag name, an alert message appears when you click OK.