Version 5.9.3

# Manual

The speedata Publisher creates high-quality PDF documents from XML data — product catalogs, price lists, data sheets and much more. This manual guides you from first steps to advanced topics and serves as a reference at the same time.

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## Getting Started

Introduction
What the speedata Publisher is and what it can do
Hello, world!
Create your first document step by step
Getting Started
Installation, XML editor, schema validation

## Core Topics

Basics
Data structure, programming, grid, page types
Text
Text formatting, fonts, hyphenation
Images & Graphics
Including images, rotation, wrapping, MetaPost
Tables
Creating tables with the HTML-like table model
Colors
Defining and using colors

## Layout & Directories

Page Layout
Groups, virtual pages, crop marks, thumb index
Directories & Lists
Markers, TOC, index

## Web Formats & Integration

Web Formats
HTML, CSS and Markdown in the Publisher
Integration
Lua filters, server mode, SaaS API, accessibility

## More

Quality & Debugging
Quality assurance, troubleshooting, performance
Compatibility
Older versions and other software
speedata Pro
Additional features in the Pro package
Reference
Commands, XPath and functions, command line, configuration, glossary, appendix

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