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Learning DITA On Your Own
Christina Mayr • April 19, 2019
Speedcon @ NCSU
Have you ever tried to learn DITA on your own?
What do I need?
1. A learning objective
2. A basic understanding of
XML/DITA
3. A text editor
4. Sample content
5. DITA Open Toolkit
(for publishing)
Why do you want to learn DITA?
Just curious Get a job working in
DITA
Be more marketable
Dita 101 in 5 minutes
Semantic tags create topics
<topic>
<body>
<p>
<ul>
<li>
<note>
Topics are organized into maps
<map>
<topic>
<topic>
<topic>
<topic>
<topic>
Maps are published
Why DITA?
● Content reuse
● Multiple output publishing
● Easier translation
● Increased productivity
● Enforceable style and design
Take Some Classes (Recommended!)
www.learningdita.com (FREE!)
www.udemy.com/technical-writing-
how-to-write-using-dita-xml/ ($25)
cherryleaf.teachable.com/p/advanced
-technical-communication ($36/mo)
Prefer to Read?
Online Tutorials
www.xmlmind.com/tutorials/DITA/index.html
www.publishingsmarter.com/resources/books-
and-articles/dita-primer-learn-dita
Books →
Get a Text Editor
Get Sample Content
● oXygen & easyDITA include sample content
with free trial
● https://techwhirl.com/dita-starter-kit-
everything-need-jump-dita/ (bottom of page)
● https://wiki.oasis-open.org/dita-
adoption/ditaSourceSets
Download the Open Toolkit
www.dita-ot.org/
Recommend Steps for Getting STarted
Use easyDITA free trial
to get comfortable.
Edit sample content and
create a few new
topics.
Publish!
Open your content in
oXygen and keep adding
topics until you have
~10 pages.
Publish using DITA OT.
Content for DITA Practice
How-to guides inspired by your everyday life:
● How to use the NCSU parking permit reservation
system (and other confusing university websites)
● How to load a dishwasher
● How to watch TV without cable
● How to optimize your LinkedIn profile for the most
views
● How to cook healthy meals without a stove
Want to Get More Advanced?
1. Investigate reuse:
a. Conref
b. Keyref
c. Conkeyref
2. Use filtering (ditaval) to
create two outputs from a
single source.
3. Create a custom plugin.
(HTML is easier.)
@christinaemayr
christinaemayr@gmail.com

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Learning DITA on your Own

  • 1. Learning DITA On Your Own Christina Mayr • April 19, 2019 Speedcon @ NCSU
  • 2. Have you ever tried to learn DITA on your own?
  • 3. What do I need? 1. A learning objective 2. A basic understanding of XML/DITA 3. A text editor 4. Sample content 5. DITA Open Toolkit (for publishing)
  • 4. Why do you want to learn DITA? Just curious Get a job working in DITA Be more marketable
  • 5. Dita 101 in 5 minutes Semantic tags create topics <topic> <body> <p> <ul> <li> <note> Topics are organized into maps <map> <topic> <topic> <topic> <topic> <topic> Maps are published Why DITA? ● Content reuse ● Multiple output publishing ● Easier translation ● Increased productivity ● Enforceable style and design
  • 6. Take Some Classes (Recommended!) www.learningdita.com (FREE!) www.udemy.com/technical-writing- how-to-write-using-dita-xml/ ($25) cherryleaf.teachable.com/p/advanced -technical-communication ($36/mo)
  • 7. Prefer to Read? Online Tutorials www.xmlmind.com/tutorials/DITA/index.html www.publishingsmarter.com/resources/books- and-articles/dita-primer-learn-dita Books →
  • 8. Get a Text Editor
  • 9. Get Sample Content ● oXygen & easyDITA include sample content with free trial ● https://techwhirl.com/dita-starter-kit- everything-need-jump-dita/ (bottom of page) ● https://wiki.oasis-open.org/dita- adoption/ditaSourceSets
  • 10. Download the Open Toolkit www.dita-ot.org/
  • 11. Recommend Steps for Getting STarted Use easyDITA free trial to get comfortable. Edit sample content and create a few new topics. Publish! Open your content in oXygen and keep adding topics until you have ~10 pages. Publish using DITA OT.
  • 12. Content for DITA Practice How-to guides inspired by your everyday life: ● How to use the NCSU parking permit reservation system (and other confusing university websites) ● How to load a dishwasher ● How to watch TV without cable ● How to optimize your LinkedIn profile for the most views ● How to cook healthy meals without a stove
  • 13. Want to Get More Advanced? 1. Investigate reuse: a. Conref b. Keyref c. Conkeyref 2. Use filtering (ditaval) to create two outputs from a single source. 3. Create a custom plugin. (HTML is easier.)