Developing MiramoPDF templates
To publish DITA content in PDF format, you can define stylesheets using (sometimes quite complex) page layout code, such as XSL-FO or CSS. This takes time and requires in-depth knowledge.
MiramoPDF solves this problem: it is a handy tool for designing your PDF templates. It consists of the following components:
- Miramo Designer, the graphic environment in which you design PDF templates for DITA and XML files
- Miramo Composer, the “composition engine” that converts XML files to PDF
- The Miramo DITA-OT plugin, with which you publish to PDF via the DITA-OT
Time:
Designing MiramoPDF templates in Miramo Designer: 2 days.
Developing a MiramoPDF plug-in for the DITA Open Toolkit: 0.5 day.
Practical information
Language:
Dutch, English
Focus:
Technology
Topic:
Dita XML
Software:
OxygenXML, MiramoPDF
Modality:
Flow office, In-house, Online
What will you learn
create new templates with Miramo Designer
link DITA elements to formatting definitions in a MiramoPDF template
define page layouts, paragraph styles, table formatting, and headers and footers for common DITA elements
generate PDFs from DITA source files
troubleshoot formatting issues
adapt templates to your corporate style and share them with colleagues
Who is this coaching for?
Perfect for you if you...
create DITA content
want to publish high-quality PDFs
want to apply your corporate branding consistently
Maybe think again if...
you use PDFs only for reviews
you use PDFs for internal purposes only
Who delivers this course?
Pieterjan is a technical content and documentation technology expert, DITA specialist, and trainer with extensive experience in content strategy, component content management systems (CCMS) implementations, documentation automation, and technical writer assistance. He has coached documentation teams and supported content transformation initiatives for international organizations including NMBS/Ypto, Vandewiele, Picanol, Wolters Kluwer, Wärtsilä, Kongsberg, DAF/Paccar, IBA, Heraeus, Robojob, and NKT.
His expertise spans DITA, XML, content management systems, docs-as-code environments, workflow automation, and publishing pipelines. In his training sessions, Pieterjan combines deep technical knowledge with practical examples from both small and large-scale documentation projects.
Pieterjan
