After completing XML: Entities the user should be able to:

	Identify entities and use them within an XML document
	Create and manage internal entities
	Create and manage external entities
	Create and manage parameter entities
	Explain how multiple entities are resolved within a document
	Manage character sets and entity encoding

Introduction to Entities

	Defining entities
	Using predefined entities
	Using character entities
	Using parameter entities

Internal Entities

	Declaring internal text entities
	Avoiding the dangers of using entities
	Creating synchronous structures

External Entities

	Using system identifiers
	Using public identifiers
	Using external binary entities
	Defining notations

Entity Resolution and Placement

	Resolving entities
	Getting the most out of entities

Character Encoding and Entities

	Using character sets
	Applying entity encoding
	Referencing character entities

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice the skills needed to build XML documents
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

Familiarity with HTML

	XML: Viewing and Understanding XML (XMLC01)
	XML: Creating a Basic Document (XMLC02)
	XML: Building DTDs & Checking Documents (XMLC03)

	XML: The Document Object Model (XMLC05)
	XML: CSS and XSL Style Sheets (XMLC06)

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