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XML File Formats

By default, OpenOffice.org loads and saves files in the OpenDocument file format.

OpenDocument file format names

OpenOffice.org r2.1 uses the following file formats:

Document format	File extension
OpenDocument Text	*.odt
OpenDocument Text Template	*.ott
OpenDocument Master Document	*.odm
HTML Document	*.html
HTML Document Template	*.oth
OpenDocument Spreadsheet	*.ods
OpenDocument Spreadsheet Template	*.ots
OpenDocument Drawing	*.odg
OpenDocument Drawing Template	*.otg
OpenDocument Presentation	*.odp
OpenDocument Presentation Template	*.otp
OpenDocument Formula	*.odf
OpenDocument Database	*.odb

Older File Formats Prior to OpenOffice.org r2.1

If you want to exchange documents with users that still use older versions of OpenOffice.org, save the document in the following formats:

Application	File extension
OpenOffice.org Writer before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.sxw
OpenOffice.org Writer templates before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.stw
Master documents before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.sxg
OpenOffice.org Calc before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.sxc
OpenOffice.org Calc templates before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.stc
OpenOffice.org Impress before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.sxi
OpenOffice.org Impress templates before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.sti
OpenOffice.org Draw before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.sxd
OpenOffice.org Draw templates before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.std
OpenOffice.org Math before OpenOffice.org r2.1	*.sxm

XML file structure

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:

• The text content of the document is located in content.xml.

  By default, content.xml is stored without formatting elements like indentation or line breaks to minimize the time for saving and opening the document. On the Tools - Options - Load/Save - General tab page you can activate the use of indentations and line breaks by clearing the check box Size optimization for XML format (no pretty printing).

• The file meta.xml contains the meta information of the document, which you can enter under File - Properties.

  If you save a document with a password, meta.xml will not be encrypted.

• The file settings.xml contains further information about the settings for this document.

• In styles.xml, you find the styles applied to the document that can be seen in the Styles and Formatting window.

• The meta-inf/manifest.xml file describes the structure of the XML file.

Additional files and folders can be contained in the packed file format.

Definition of the XML formats

The schema for the OpenDocument formats can be found on the www.oasis-open.org web site.

The DTD (Document Type Description) files for the older formats can be found in {installation_path\}share\dtd.

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 OpenOffice.org website.

Index

exporting, XML files

file formats, XML

XML file formats

extensions, file formats

suffixes in file formats

document types,XML

file formats, changing defaults

default file formats

file formats,OpenDocument

OpenDocument file formats

changing,default file formats

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