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  41 <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">XML File Formats</title>
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  46 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3154408"><bookmark_value>exporting; XML files</bookmark_value>
  47 <bookmark_value>XML file formats</bookmark_value>
  48 <bookmark_value>extensions; file formats</bookmark_value>
  49 <bookmark_value>suffixes in file formats</bookmark_value>
  50 <bookmark_value>document types in $[officename]</bookmark_value>
  51 <bookmark_value>file formats; changing $[officename] defaults</bookmark_value>
  52 <bookmark_value>defaults;file formats in $[officename]</bookmark_value>
  53 <bookmark_value>file formats;OpenDocument/XML</bookmark_value>
  54 <bookmark_value>OpenDocument file formats</bookmark_value>
  55 <bookmark_value>ODF file formats</bookmark_value>
  56 </bookmark><comment>mw changed "file formats;OpenDocument." entry and deleted "file formats;XML". MW made "document types;..." a one level entry</comment>
  57 <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/HID_DID_SAVE_PACKED_XML" id="bm_id3159242" localize="false"/>
  58 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154408" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="2"><variable id="xmlformat"><link href="text/shared/00/00000021.xhp" name="XML File Formats">XML File Formats</link>
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  60 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148919" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="3"><ahelp hid="HID_DID_SAVE_PACKED_XML">By default, $[officename] loads and saves files in the OpenDocument file format.</ahelp></paragraph>
  61 <paragraph role="note" id="par_idN10725" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The OpenDocument file format (ODF) is a standardized file format used by many software applications. You can find more information at the Wikipedia site: <link href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument">wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument</link>.</paragraph>
  62 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156324" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="4">OpenDocument file format names</paragraph>
  63 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154926" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="5">%PRODUCTNAME %PRODUCTVERSION uses the following file formats:</paragraph><comment>replaced OpenDocument by ODF in filter names, see http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/fileIO/FileFormatNames.sxw</comment>
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  65 <tablerow>
  66 <tablecell>
  67 <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3157898" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">Document format</paragraph>
  68 </tablecell>
  69 <tablecell>
  70 <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id3149549" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">File extension</paragraph>
  71 </tablecell>
  72 </tablerow>
  73 <tablerow>
  74 <tablecell>
  75 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10762" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Text </paragraph>
  76 </tablecell>
  77 <tablecell>
  78 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10767" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.odt</paragraph>
  79 </tablecell>
  80 </tablerow>
  81 <tablerow>
  82 <tablecell>
  83 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN1076D" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Text Template</paragraph>
  84 </tablecell>
  85 <tablecell>
  86 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10772" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.ott</paragraph>
  87 </tablecell>
  88 </tablerow>
  89 <tablerow>
  90 <tablecell>
  91 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10778" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF Master Document</paragraph>
  92 </tablecell>
  93 <tablecell>
  94 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN1077D" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.odm</paragraph>
  95 </tablecell>
  96 </tablerow>
  97 <tablerow>
  98 <tablecell>
  99 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10783" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">HTML Document</paragraph>
 100 </tablecell>
 101 <tablecell>
 102 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10788" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.html</paragraph>
 103 </tablecell>
 104 </tablerow>
 105 <tablerow>
 106 <tablecell>
 107 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN1078E" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">HTML Document Template</paragraph>
 108 </tablecell>
 109 <tablecell>
 110 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10793" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.oth</paragraph>
 111 </tablecell>
 112 </tablerow>
 113 <tablerow>
 114 <tablecell>
 115 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10799" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Spreadsheet</paragraph>
 116 </tablecell>
 117 <tablecell>
 118 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN1079E" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.ods</paragraph>
 119 </tablecell>
 120 </tablerow>
 121 <tablerow>
 122 <tablecell>
 123 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107A4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Spreadsheet Template</paragraph>
 124 </tablecell>
 125 <tablecell>
 126 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107A9" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.ots</paragraph>
 127 </tablecell>
 128 </tablerow>
 129 <tablerow>
 130 <tablecell>
 131 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107AF" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Drawing</paragraph>
 132 </tablecell>
 133 <tablecell>
 134 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107B4" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.odg</paragraph>
 135 </tablecell>
 136 </tablerow>
 137 <tablerow>
 138 <tablecell>
 139 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107BA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Drawing Template</paragraph>
 140 </tablecell>
 141 <tablecell>
 142 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107BF" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.otg</paragraph>
 143 </tablecell>
 144 </tablerow>
 145 <tablerow>
 146 <tablecell>
 147 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107C5" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Presentation</paragraph>
 148 </tablecell>
 149 <tablecell>
 150 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107CA" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.odp</paragraph>
 151 </tablecell>
 152 </tablerow>
 153 <tablerow>
 154 <tablecell>
 155 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107D0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Presentation Template</paragraph>
 156 </tablecell>
 157 <tablecell>
 158 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107D5" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.otp</paragraph>
 159 </tablecell>
 160 </tablerow>
 161 <tablerow>
 162 <tablecell>
 163 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107DB" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Formula</paragraph>
 164 </tablecell>
 165 <tablecell>
 166 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN107E0" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.odf</paragraph>
 167 </tablecell>
 168 </tablerow>
 169 <tablerow>
 170 <tablecell>
 171 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN1085B" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">ODF Database</paragraph>
 172 </tablecell>
 173 <tablecell>
 174 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_idN10860" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.odb</paragraph>
 175 </tablecell>
 176 </tablerow>
 177 <tablerow>
 178 <tablecell>
 179 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id9756157" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">%PRODUCTNAME Extension</paragraph>
 180 </tablecell>
 181 <tablecell>
 182 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id2089907" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">*.oxt</paragraph>
 183 </tablecell>
 184 </tablerow>
 185 </table>
 186
 187 <paragraph role="note" id="par_idN1088F" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The HTML format is not an OpenDocument format.</paragraph>
 188 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4818872" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF Chart is the name of the file format for stand alone charts. This format with the extension *.odc is currently not in use.</paragraph>
 189 <paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN107E3" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Older File Formats Prior to %PRODUCTNAME %PRODUCTVERSION</paragraph>
 190 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0514200811525257" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The OpenDocument format evolves over time.<comment>UFI: convert text to table as soon as Help Authoring Environment allows new tables</comment></paragraph>
 191 <table id="">
 192 <tablerow>
 193 <tablecell>
 194 <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id0514200811565671" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF version</paragraph>
 195 </tablecell>
 196 <tablecell>
 197 <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id0519200811530375" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Date of standard approval by OASIS<comment>intl. community wants intl iso standard date formats</comment></paragraph>
 198 </tablecell>
 199 <tablecell>
 200 <paragraph role="tablehead" id="par_id0519200811530491" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">First supporting version of OpenOffice.org / StarOffice</paragraph>
 201 </tablecell>
 202 </tablerow>
 203 <tablerow>
 204 <tablecell>
 205 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id0514200811565662" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF 1.0 </paragraph>
 206 </tablecell>
 207 <tablecell>
 208 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id0519200811530487" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">2005-05-01</paragraph>
 209 </tablecell>
 210 <tablecell>
 211 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id0519200811530455" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 or StarOffice 7</paragraph>
 212 </tablecell>
 213 </tablerow>
 214 <tablerow>
 215 <tablecell>
 216 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id0514200811565787" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF 1.1 </paragraph>
 217 </tablecell>
 218 <tablecell>
 219 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id0519200811530479" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">2007-02-02</paragraph>
 220 </tablecell>
 221 <tablecell>
 222 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id0519200811530467" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">OpenOffice.org 2.2 or StarOffice 8 Update 4</paragraph>
 223 </tablecell>
 224 </tablerow>
 225 <tablerow>
 226 <tablecell>
 227 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id0514200811565762" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">ODF 1.2</paragraph>
 228 </tablecell>
 229 <tablecell>
 230 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id0519200811530440" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">to be announced</paragraph>
 231 </tablecell>
 232 <tablecell>
 233 <paragraph role="tablecontent" id="par_id0519200811530471" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">OpenOffice.org 3 or StarOffice 9</paragraph>
 234 </tablecell>
 235 </tablerow>
 236 </table>
 237
 238 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0514200811525591" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">In OpenOffice.org 3 and StarOffice 9, you can select to save your documents using ODF 1.2 (default) or ODF 1.0/1.1 (for backward compatibility). Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - Options - Load/Save - General</item> and select the ODF format version.</paragraph>
 239 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN107E9" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG">If you want to exchange documents with users that still use OpenOffice.org 1 or StarOffice 7, save the document using the respectively named filter in the <emph>File type</emph> listbox.</paragraph>
 240 <paragraph role="tip" id="par_id3146907" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="1">If you want to define another file format as the default, choose <link href="text/shared/optionen/01010200.xhp" name="Tools - Options - Load/Save - General"><emph>Tools - Options - Load/Save - General</emph></link> to find alternative file formats for each $[officename] document type.</paragraph>
 241 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150398" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="28">XML file structure</paragraph>
 242 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149649" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="29">Documents in OpenDocument file format are stored as compressed zip archives that contain XML files. To view these XML files, you can open the OpenDocument file with an unzip program. The following files and directories are contained within the OpenDocument files:</paragraph>
 243 <list type="ordered">
 244 <listitem>
 245 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153178" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">The text content of the document is located in <emph>content.xml</emph>.</paragraph>
 246 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154068" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="31">By default, <emph>content.xml</emph> is stored without formatting elements like indentation or line breaks to minimize the time for saving and opening the document. On the <emph>Tools - Options - Load/Save - General</emph> tab page you can activate the use of indentations and line breaks by clearing the check box <emph>Size optimization for ODF format</emph>.</paragraph>
 247 </listitem>
 248 <listitem>
 249 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145152" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">The file <emph>meta.xml</emph> contains the meta information of the document, which you can enter under <emph>File - Properties</emph>.</paragraph>
 250 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150740" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="33">If you save a document with a password, <emph>meta.xml</emph> will not be encrypted.</paragraph>
 251 </listitem>
 252 <listitem>
 253 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150391" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34">The file <emph>settings.xml</emph> contains further information about the settings for this document.</paragraph>
 254 </listitem>
 255 <listitem>
 256 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150447" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="35">In <emph>styles.xml,</emph> you find the styles applied to the document that can be seen in the Styles and Formatting window.</paragraph>
 257 </listitem>
 258 <listitem>
 259 <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153353" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="36">The <emph>meta-inf/manifest.xml</emph> file describes the structure of the XML file.</paragraph>
 260 </listitem>
 261 </list>
 262 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153368" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="37">Additional files and folders can be contained in the packed file format.</paragraph>
 263 <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154299" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="38">Definition of the XML formats</paragraph>
 264 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10AAD" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The schema for the OpenDocument formats can be found on the <link href="http://www.oasis-open.org">www.oasis-open.org</link> web site.</paragraph>
 265 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149561" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="39">The DTD (Document Type Description) files for the older formats can be found in the installation folder.<comment>removed path</comment></paragraph>
 266 <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152596" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="40">Note that the formats are subject to certain licenses. You can find notes on the licenses at the start of the DTD files. More detailed information can be found on the <link href="http://www.openoffice.org" name="OpenOffice.org">OpenOffice.org</link> website.</paragraph>
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