Creating DITA Documents

DITA 1.0 and DITA 1.1 documents can easily be created in Serna by means of ready-made document templates.

To create a DITA document, take the following steps:

  1. Call up the New Document Dialog.

    To call up the New Document Dialog, choose Document > New Document , or click the New Document button on the toolbar, or press Ctrl-N.

  2. Select a document category.

    From the Category list, select DITA 1.0 or DITA 1.1.

    Figure 1. DITA 1.1 Category selected in the New Document Dialog.



  3. Select a document template.

    From the Template list, select one of the document templates:

    Figure 2. DITA 1.1 Task Template selected in the New Document Dialog.



  4. Specify the filename and location.

    In the File Name field, enter the filename. You can use the Browse button to specify the file location.

    Note:

    Maps and Bookmaps must have the *.ditamap extension to be published best.

  5. Click OK.

A document of the selected type will be created. It will have some pre-defined content including the root element.

Related tasks
Opening DITA Documents
Publishing DITA Documents