Learning DITA introduces new DITA users to the DITA standard and basic authoring practices in DITA

This course introduces the DITA standard to new users.

DITA concept topics provide information about a particular subject.

Concept topics help someone understand an idea or the purpose of an instruction. A concept topic might give background or conceptual information about the subject in addition to essential information.

A typical concept topic mostly contains paragraphs and lists. However, you can use images, tables, and many other elements in a concept. You can also break a concept into sections for additional clarity.

This course shows how to create a new concept topic and how to add commonly used elements. With the exception of the <conbody> element, the elements presented in this lesson and throughout the rest of the course are not specific to concepts and can also be used in the other types of DITA topics (task and reference).

In this course, trainees will learn how to create maps and bookmaps, and how to use maps to organize topics into deliverables.