How To Overcome Resistance To XML Authoring And Convert Reluctant XML Authors Into Great Ones

From the Arbortext XML Publishing Network

Since its inception in 1997, XML�s usage has grown at a stunning pace. Virtually every software product has an XML aspect, whether it�s the foundation of the product or just an import/export format.

The XML revolution started in data-intensive applications such as the exchange of financial information over the Web, but today even software such as word processors and desktop publishing systems offer some degree of XML support.

However, authoring in XML differs from traditional authoring in important ways, even if the author uses the same tool. To produce XML content effectively, authors must break out of their old thinking and habits.

This article outlines the differences that XML brings to the authoring process, and also advises how to help authors become more productive than they ever dreamed possible.

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