Recorded on June 8, 2023 

 

 

In this webinar, you will learn about the two recognized international standards available to address the fully automated formatting of pages and publications for PDF and print: CSS and XSL-FO.  We will explore the two standards and address:

  • When you should use automated document formatting versus desktop publishing
  • The motivations for and benefits of automated document formatting
  • The challenges
  • Where CSS and XSL-FO fit within solutions for the overall delivery of formatted pages and publications

We will also discuss some of the resources available and show a range of familiar publications produced using CSS and XSL-FO.

Presented by Michael Miller

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Michael Miller is Vice President of Antenna House, Inc., a company that has developed one of the leading standards‐based (XSL‐FO and CSS) document formatting software products on the market today. Michael has a degree in Printing Engineering and Management and has been involved in high‐end composition, document formatting, and document management for over 40 years. He has an extensive background with structured data, including SGML, XML, S1000D, and DITA. During his career, he has worked in Europe and North America and has been involved in the implementations of some of the largest fully automated publishing and document formatting projects.