/text/shared/00/00000021.xhp exporting; XML files XML file formats extensions; file formats suffixes in file formats document types in $[officename] file formats; changing $[officename] defaults defaults;file formats in $[officename] file formats;OpenDocument/XML OpenDocument file formats ODF file formats mw changed "file formats;OpenDocument." entry and deleted "file formats;XML". MW made "document types;..." a one level entrymw changed "defaults;..." XML File Formats By default, $[officename] loads and saves files in the OpenDocument file format. The OpenDocument file format (ODF) is a standardized file format used by many software applications. You can find more information at the Wikipedia site: wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument. OpenDocument file format names %PRODUCTNAME %PRODUCTVERSION uses the following file formats: Document format File extension ODF Text *.odt ODF Text Template *.ott ODF Master Document *.odm HTML Document *.html HTML Document Template *.oth ODF Spreadsheet *.ods ODF Spreadsheet Template *.ots ODF Drawing *.odg ODF Drawing Template *.otg ODF Presentation *.odp ODF Presentation Template *.otp ODF Formula *.odf ODF Database *.odb %PRODUCTNAME Extension *.oxt The HTML format is not an OpenDocument format. ODF Chart is the name of the file format for stand alone charts. This format with the extension *.odc is currently not in use. Older File Formats Prior to %PRODUCTNAME %PRODUCTVERSION The OpenDocument format evolves over time. ODF version Date of standard approval by OASISintl. community wants intl iso standard date formats First supporting version of the software ODF 1.0 2005-05-01 OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 or StarOffice 7 ODF 1.1 2007-02-02 OpenOffice.org 2.2 or StarOffice 8 Update 4 ODF 1.2 2011-09-29 OpenOffice.org 3, StarOffice 9 ODF 1.2 (Extended) - OpenOffice.org 3.2, StarOffice 9.2 In current versions, you can select to save your documents using ODF 1.2 (default) or ODF 1.0/1.1 (for backward compatibility). Choose Tools - Options - Load/Save - General and select the ODF format version. 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 File type listbox. If you want to define another file format as the default, choose %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - Load/Save - General to find alternative file formats for each $[officename] document type. 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 %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - Load/Save - General tab page you can activate the use of indentations and line breaks by clearing the check box Size optimization for ODF format. 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 the installation folder.removed path 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 Apache OpenOffice website.

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