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Working with DITA
This section provides information and instructions about how to author content using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
Working with DITA maps
Adding and positioning topics in a DITA map

CCMS Desktop User Guide
- Introduction
  IXIASOFT CCMS is a documentation solution that combines the mechanics of an extensible environment, a powerful Content Management System (CMS), and the elegant modularity of DITA.
- Overview of the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop
  This section provides a brief explanation of what DITA is and an overview of the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop interface.
- Getting Started
  This section provides a starting point for working with IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
- Working with DITA
  This section provides information and instructions about how to author content using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
  - Working with objects
    This set of topics describes the functions common to all objects.
  - Working with DITA maps
    - About DITA Map view and DITA Map Editor
      The DITA Map view and DITA Map Editor offer similar features for working with DITA maps. DITA Map view has additional features available from its menu.
    - Create a map
      This procedure shows you how to create various types of maps.
    - Open a map in the DITA Map view
      This procedure displays a map in the DITA Map view.
    - Open a map in a DITA map editor
      This procedure lets you open a map in one of the associated map editors.
    - Switch editors
      Use this procedure to change the editor that you're using on an open document.
    - Open a map from the map history list
      This procedure opens recently opened maps from a selection list.
    - Edit a map
      The Edit procedure locks and opens a map at the same time.
    - Remove a object from a map
      You can use this procedure to remove topics and maps from other maps.
    - Resolve all the topics in a map
      You can now resolve all the topics when opening a map.
    - Adding and positioning topics in a DITA map
      - Drag documents into a map
        You can add content to a map by dragging in topics and maps from other views.
      - Add a topic to a map from the XML editor
        You can now add a topic to the map displayed in the DITA Map view when you're working in the XML editor.
      - Move a document within a map using drag and drop
        You can move topics quickly and intuitively using the mouse.
      - Promote a document in a map
        You can easily move selected documents and branches to a higher level in a map's hierarchy.
      - Demote a document in a map
        You can easily move selected documents and branches to a lower level in a map's hierarchy.
      - Move a document up or down in a sub-tree
        You can easily move selected documents and sub-trees up or down within a specific sub-tree in a map.
      - Define a map drop point
        This procedure defines points in the map where topics and other maps may be easily inserted.
      - Add documents to a map using drop points
        You can use specified drop points to add topics and maps to another map.
    - Displaying topic titles in the DITA Map view
      The DITA Map view lists the topics that are included in a map.
    - Advanced DITA Map view features
    - View map statistics
      The map statistics feature displays a pie chart that shows the number of documents that have arrived at each status point.
    - Export map as TSV
      This procedure exports the contents of the DITA Map view as a TSV file.
    - Preview a map
      You can view the contents of a map using the Show Preview command.
    - Print a map
      You can print out the map's structure, complete with all its topics.
    - Create a published version of a map
      Publish creates an official copy of the document deliverable that can then be generated in any of the available formats.
    - Archive a published map
      You can archive published maps that you don't refer to frequently.
    - Rename a DITA 1.1 map
      This procedure renames a map created with a DITA 1.1 DTD.
    - Rename a DITA 1.0 map
      This procedure renames a map created with a DITA 1.0 DTD.
  - Working with topics
    Topics are the building blocks for document deliverables.
  - Working with images
    This section provides the procedures to manage images for different types of output.
  - Working with resources
    Resources are document objects that support a documentation project. For example, schedule charts could be added as a reference resource for a project with a long and complex timeline.
  - Creating links
    You can provide links to reference other topics in a variety of ways.
  - Applying conditions (profiling and conditional processing)
    Conditional attributes let you tailor the same document for different requirements.
  - Using conrefs and keyrefs
    IXIASOFT CCMS provides multiple features that allow you to easily reuse content.
- Using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop features
  This section provides information and instructions about how to use IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop functionality to perform other actions with the objects in the CMS.
- Localizing documents
  Localization is the process of translating content and adapting it for use in another language.
- Glossary
- Shortcut keys
  Shortcut keys let you perform many routine actions with just two or three keystrokes.
- Copyright notice
- Technical support
  IXIASOFT Customer Support staff are available to answer your questions. We welcome your comments.

Adding and positioning topics in a DITA map

The DITA Map view and DITA Map Editor both offer a variety of ways to add your topics and position them within the map hierarchy.

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