Understanding Microsoft Word's XML Formats

MS Word has various options for saving documents as XML and other open/semi-open formats.

Let's look at them.

• Microsoft XPS - XPS Document (*.xps).  XPS stands for XML Paper Specification. It can describe single page and multi page documents, similar to PDF. The key difference is XPS is tightly linked to the Windows operating system (since Vista - worldwide release January 2007). XAML (language used to describe Windows graphic elements) is a superset of XPS.
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