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Welcome to the User Manual of Oxygen XML Editor 26.1

Introduction
Welcome to the User Manual of Oxygen XML Editor 26.1
Getting Started
Information and resources to help you get started using Oxygen XML Editor as quickly as possible
Installation
The requirements and installation instructions for each platform
Configuration
Description of all of the options that allow you to configure Oxygen XML Editor
Perspectives
The Editor, XSLT Debugger, XQuery Debugger, and Database perspectives
Editing Modes
The Text, Grid, Author, and Schema Design editing modes
Working With Documents
General information about features available when working with documents
Editing Supported Document Types
Details about the various types of supported documents and their unique editing features
Built-in Frameworks (Document Types)
The editing frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Editor
Additional XML Editing Frameworks (Document Types)
The custom frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Editor
Publishing
Details about transformation scenarios and customizing various types of output
Working with XPath Expressions
Information about using XPath Expressions in Oxygen XML Editor
Working with Archives
Describes how to use the Archive Browser to work with various type of archives
Databases and SharePoint
Connecting to supported databases and integrating Oxygen XML Editor with SharePoint
Importing Data
Information about how to import data from external sources into XML documents
XSLT/XQuery Debugging
The debugging interface that detects problems with XSLT and XQuery transformations
Framework and Author Mode Customization
Tutorials and details about customizing frameworks and the visual Author editing mode
Extending Oxygen With the SDK
Information about extending Oxygen XML Editor using the SDK
Add-ons
Information about extending Oxygen XML Editor with add-ons
Tools
Specifics about the various tools that are included in Oxygen XML Editor
Troubleshooting
A compilation of common problems and their solutions
DITA Authoring
A guide to help content authors who create and publish DITA content
Scripting Oxygen
Details about the scripting possibilities that are available with Oxygen XML Editor
Glossary
Copyright
Legal information

Introduction

Welcome to the User Manual of Oxygen XML Editor 26.1.

Oxygen XML Editor is a cross-platform application designed to accommodate all of your XML editing, authoring, developing, and publishing needs. It is the best XML editor available for document development using structured mark-up languages such as XML, XSD, Relax NG, XSL, DTD. It is a comprehensive solution for authors who want to edit XML documents visually, with or without extensive knowledge about XML and XML-related technologies. The WYSIWYG-like editor is driven by CSS stylesheets associated with the XML documents and offers many innovative, user-friendly authoring features that make XML authoring easy and powerful.

It offers developers and authors a powerful Integrated Development Environment and the intuitive Graphical User Interface of Oxygen XML Editor is easy to use and provides robust functionality for content editing, project management, and validation of structured mark-up sources. Coupled with XSLT and FOP transformation technologies, Oxygen XML Editor offers support for generating output to multiple target formats, including: PDF, PS, TXT, HTML, JavaHelp, WebHelp, and XML.

This user guide is focused on describing features, functionality, the application interface, and to help you quickly get started. It also includes a vast amount of advanced technical information and instructional topics that are designed to teach you how to use Oxygen XML Editor to accomplish your tasks. It is assumed that you are familiar with the use of your operating system and the concepts related to XML technologies and structured mark-up.