New user, XML Import

Hi
This question is about how to view contents of XML files I import into InDesign and whether that might help preserve features of original documents created in other programs (like OpenOffice or Microsoft Word).
When I place rtf copies of text / tables / graphics files which I created other programs (like Microsoft Word or Open Office) into InDesign, I am losing important features. For example, with the Table of Contents, fonts, tables, etc depart significantly from the original document.
I am wondering if I can do better by saving the original doc as an XML and using File > Import XML to bring it into InDesign. So far when I have tried it the "import" appears to run to completion, but the InDesign document appears empty. Do you know how to display what was imported? I have the feeling there is a simple solution, like I need to creat a text frame or something to view it.
Thanks,
-las_123456

las_123456 wrote:
Thank you for your posts. 2 of them requested more information about the features I am losing by saving an OpenOffice document in rtf or doc format and placing that into an InDesign document. With this approach th
First I need to point out that the OpenOffice document I want to convert to InDesign is more than 400 pages and consists of multiple chapters each with mostly text, tables, and a few figures. The whole thing has a table of contents and an index. Do you think I should be working with an InDesign "book" rather than a "document"?
Most of things that are not going into InDesign as they appear (function) in Open Office have to do with hierarchies and referencing:
(a)    Outline /bullet hierarchies
(b)    Tables (columns / rows may change shape)
(c)    Table of Contents and Indexing
I am wondering if XML import will help preserve functions related to the Table of Contents, Figure captions, Table numbers, etc.
Thank you for your help.
-Leigh (las_123456)
Jim Maivald's book has been praised on these InDesign forums:
A Designer's Guide to Adobe Indesign and XML: Harness the Power of XML to Automate Your Print and Web Workflows (ISBN: 0321503554)
Look it up at your local public library, read the description and reviews at Amazon.com, compare prices at allbookstores.com.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
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