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XPS Editor

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The XPS format is a fixed-page format that is very popular among users and widely supported by various applications, because a XPS document looks the same on any device. PDF and XPS formats are very similar in their purposes and basic concepts, while internally they are quite different. For that reason, editing XPS is an important feature of GroupDocs.Editor.

Various document viewing or publishing applications allow users to open (Adobe Acrobat, XPS Viewer), and sometimes edit (Adobe InDesign) documents of specific formats. These applications typically produce so-called “fixed-page” format documents. Such a document format describes precisely where a document’s content is placed on every page. Internally, the XPS format contains a description of every page, as well as drawing instructions, specifying the layout of the content on the page. This is similar to image formats, describing where the content is shown either in raster or vector form.

XPS is a complex format. Several stages of calculations are required in the process of converting a document to XPS, including the layout calculation. Since these stages include complex computations, they are time-consuming. Also, the XPS format is rather complex by itself. It has a specific file structure, graphics model and font embedding. Moreover, it features some complex output functionality, such as document structure tags, encryption, digital signatures, and editable forms.

In order to make a XPS editable, the GroupDocs.Editor uses advanced and complex algorithms, optical recognition, machine learning, and so on, so on the result users are able to edit all content of the document like an ordinary WordProcessing or textual document. This works whenever or not the XPS documents have textual layer, internal semantic structure (as described in PDF/A-1a, PDF/A-2a, and PDF/UA-1 formats), support search/find operations and so on.

There are also some drawbacks. First of all, making a XPS document editable is a very complex computational task, it requires a lot of processing time, so such documents are opening much longer then of other formats. Second, our conversion algorithms are very advanced, but they cannot guarantee perfect quality, which very much depends on a document's content, its structure, internal semantics and so on. We’re constantly improving our conversion mechanism, it now supports all common document structures like paragraphs, images, tables, lists, headers and footers, footnotes, page numbers, and many more.

XPS Open XML Paper Specification

An XPS file represents page layout files that are based on XML Paper Specifications created by Microsoft. This format was developed by Microsoft as replacement of EMF file format and is similar to PDF file format, but uses XML in layout, appearance, and printing information of a document. It is, in fact, more justified to say that XPS is an attempt on PDF, but couldn't get enough popularity as owned by PDF for a number of reasons.

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How to

How to view, edit, download a document using Editor App

  • Click inside the file drop area to upload a file or drag & drop a file.
  • File will be automatically rendered for you to view/edit/download instantly.
  • View & edit document.
  • Download the original file.
  • Download the edited file.
  • Download the edited file as PDF.

FAQ

  • 1

    ❓ How can I edit a XPS file using XPS Editor?

    First of all, you need to select and add this file for editing by two ways: drag and drop your file to the white area with the label ”Click or drop your file here” or click on this area and then select the desired file using file explorer. Once a file is added, the green progress bar will begin to grow, and when completed, the XPS Editor will be opened with file content inside it.

  • 2

    ⏱️ The Editor was opened after file uploading, but there is a “Please wait, while document is loading” message and no any document content. Will it appear and how long does it take?

    The document loading time depends on three factors: document size, the complexity of document content and aspects of the document format. For example, plain text files (TXT) are much easier to open and display than XLS spreadsheets, and it may be faster to open an eBook with a huge 1000 page novel inside rather than a complex 10-slide PPTX presentation with tons of animations, comments and images.

  • 3

    📰 How can I edit the content of a document when it is opened in the Editor?

    In short: like in any other WYSIWYG-editor. There is a toolbar with three groups of tools: File, Format, and Insert. First group contains buttons for saving and downloading the document, second is responsible for formatting existing content, while third — for inserting the new entities inside content like images, tables, lists and so on. There also are two emerging groups of buttons on the toolbar — Table and List. They appear when you point at a table or a list respectively and contain tools for working with them like adding or removing table rows and columns, list indentation and so on.

  • 4

    📶 Does XPS Editor require an internet connection when a document is loaded and opened?

    Yes, the XPS Editor is a client-server tool where WYSIWYG-editor is only a facade for a server-based software. If an internet connection is lost during document editing, you will not be able to save and download the edited document.

  • 5

    🛡 What about privacy, is it safe to use the XPS Editor?

    Yes, it is. Editor usage scenario implies that you select and open a document, edit it and then save and download the edited version, and that’s all. The unique URL is generated after you’ve opened the file, but this URL is known only for you and no one else. Finally, the uploaded file will be automatically deleted from our servers after 24 hours after uploading and this URL will become inactive.

  • 6

    💻 Can I edit a document on Linux, Mac OS or Android?

    It can be anything that has a modern browser and an internet, no matter what device it is, which operating system is there, and what the browser is. PC or smartphone, Windows or Mac OS, Android or iOS, Chrome or Firefox, — all of them are supported.

Other Editor file formats

You can also edit many other file formats. Please see the complete list below.

MOBI EDITOR Mobipocket eBook (.mobi)
AZW3 EDITOR Kindle eBook format (.azw3)
PPT EDITOR PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt)
PPTX EDITOR PowerPoint Open XML Presentation (.pptx)
PPS EDITOR PowerPoint Slide Show (.pps)
PPSX EDITOR PowerPoint Open XML Slide Show (.ppsx)
FODP EDITOR OpenDocument Flat XML Presentation (.fodp)
ODP EDITOR OpenDocument Presentation (.odp)
POT EDITOR PowerPoint Template (.pot)
PPTM EDITOR PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation (.pptm)
POTX EDITOR PowerPoint Open XML Presentation Template (.potx)
POTM EDITOR PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Presentation Template (.potm)
PPSM EDITOR PowerPoint Open XML Macro-Enabled Slide (.ppsm)
OTP EDITOR OpenDocument Presentation Template (.otp)
XLS EDITOR Excel Spreadsheet (.xls)
XLT EDITOR Microsoft Excel Template (.xlt)
XLTX EDITOR Excel Open XML Spreadsheet Template (.xltx)
XLSX EDITOR Microsoft Excel Open XML Spreadsheet (.xlsx)
XLSM EDITOR Excel Open XML Macro-Enabled Spreadsheet (.xlsm)
XLSB EDITOR Excel Binary Spreadsheet (.xlsb)
XLAM EDITOR Microsoft Excel Add-in (.xlam)
XLTM EDITOR Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled Template (.xltm)
CSV EDITOR Comma Separated Values File (.csv)
TSV EDITOR Tab Separated Values File (.tsv)
ODS EDITOR OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods)
OTS EDITOR OpenDocument Spreadsheet Template (.ots)
DOC EDITOR Microsoft Word Document (.doc)
DOCX EDITOR Microsoft Word Open XML Document (.docx)
DOCM EDITOR Word Open XML Macro-Enabled Document (.docm)
DOT EDITOR Word Document Template (.dot)
DOTX EDITOR Word Open XML Document Template (.dotx)
DOTM EDITOR Word Open XML Macro-Enabled Document Template (.dotm)
RTF EDITOR Rich Text Format File (.rtf)
ODT EDITOR OpenDocument Text Document (.odt)
OTT EDITOR OpenDocument Document Template (.ott)
FODS EDITOR OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet (.fods)
SXC EDITOR StarOffice Calc Spreadsheet (.sxc)
PDF EDITOR Portable Document Format (PDF) file (.pdf)
OXPS EDITOR XML Paper Specification (XPS) file (.oxps)
EML EDITOR E-Mail Message File (.eml)
MSG EDITOR Microsoft Outlook Email Format (.msg)
EMLX EDITOR Apple Mail Message (.emlx)
MBOX EDITOR Email Mailbox File (.mbox)
PST EDITOR Personal Storage File (.pst)
OST EDITOR Outlook Offline Storage File (.ost)
C# EDITOR C# Source Code File (.cs)
JAVASCRIPT EDITOR JavaScript Source File (.js)
MARKDOWN EDITOR Markdown language dialects (.md)
YML EDITOR YAML Document (.yml)
JSON EDITOR JavaScript Object Notation (.json)
HTML EDITOR Hypertext Markup Language File (.html)
XML EDITOR Excel 2003 XML (SpreadsheetML) (.xml)
SASS EDITOR Syntactically Awesome StyleSheets File (.sass)
CSS EDITOR Cascading Style Sheet (.css)
LESS EDITOR LESS Style Sheet (.less)
XML EDITOR XML File (.xml)
GROOVY EDITOR Groovy Source Code File (.groovy)
JAVA EDITOR Java Source Code File (.java)
PHP EDITOR PHP Source Code File (.php)
SCALA EDITOR Scala Source Code File (.scala)
SQL EDITOR Structured Query Language Data File (.sql)
ACTIONSCRIPT EDITOR ActionScript File (.as)
ACTIONSCRIPT EDITOR ActionScript File (.as3)
ASSEMBLY EDITOR Assembly Language Source Code File (.asm)
BASH SHELL EDITOR Bash Shell Script (.sh)
BATCH EDITOR DOS Batch File (.bat)
C/C++ EDITOR C/C++ Source Code File (.c)
C/C++/OBJECTIVE-C EDITOR C/C++/Objective-C Header File (.h)
C++ EDITOR C++ Source Code File (.cc)
C++ EDITOR C++ Source Code File (.cpp)
C++ EDITOR C++ Source Code File (.cxx)
C++ EDITOR C++ Header File (.hh)
OBJECTIVE-C EDITOR Objective-C Implementation File (.m)
OBJECTIVE-C EDITOR Objective-C Source File (.mm)
PYTHON EDITOR Python Script (.py)
RUBY EDITOR Ruby ERB Script (.erb)
RUBY EDITOR Ruby Source Code (.rb)
VBSCRIPT EDITOR Visual Basic Project Item File (.vb)
JAVA PROPERTIES EDITOR Java Properties File (.properties)
PERLSCRIPT EDITOR Perl Script (.pl)
JS EDITOR JavaScript Source File (.js)
VB EDITOR Visual Basic Project Item File (.vb)
RB EDITOR Ruby Source Code (.rb)
DIFF EDITOR Patch File (.diff)
HAML EDITOR Haml Source Code File (.haml)
MD EDITOR Markdown language dialects (.md)
YAML EDITOR YAML Document (.yaml)
HTM EDITOR Hypertext Markup Language File (.htm)
CMAKE EDITOR CMake scripting language (.cmake)
MAKE EDITOR Makefile Script (.make)
ML EDITOR ML Source Code File (.ml)
RST EDITOR reStructuredText File (.rst)
SCM EDITOR Scheme Source Code File (.scm)
SCRIPT EDITOR Generic Script File (.script)
SML EDITOR Standard ML Source Code File (.sml)
VIM EDITOR Vim Settings File (.vim)
LOG EDITOR Log File (.log)
PLAIN TEXT EDITOR Plain Text File (.txt)
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