Word 2007 and XML

[Guest]

I recall that in Word 2003, the XML stuff was front and center and it was
easy to use XML, if you wanted to. In 2007, I can't find it. The Help menus
tell me to go to Word Options and click on "Personalize." Well, there is no
"Personalize" in my Word Options.

I just want to research the use of XML in Word. I work for a publishing
company that's been used SGML for years. I'm trying to sell people on using
Word's XML facilities to create structured data from the start, by editors.

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

I think that for you to be able to work with XML in Word 2007 you have to
enable the Developer tab in the ribbon. To do this go to Word Options, then
check Show Developer tab in the Ribbon. After clicking OK you should be able
to see the developer tab and be able to work with XML.

 

[Guest]

I think that for you to be able to work with XML in Word 2007 you have to
enable the Developer tab in the ribbon. To do this go to Word Options, then
check Show Developer tab in the Ribbon. After clicking OK you should be able
to see the developer tab and be able to work with XML.
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Chester C. Coronel
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Thank you, Chester. That's a big help.

 

[Beth Melton]

If you're trying to sell folks on XML in Word then using an XML Schema and
tagging data isn't the way to do it. The concepts were exciting but in
reality there were too limitations for complete success. Namely, it was too
easy to delete the XML structure because it was exposed in the document and
wasn't treated too differently than a text character.

Now, Content Controls in Word 2007 are exciting and are now being used
instead. They are XML based controls that you can map to custom XML data.
The are better levels of protection than before, such as you can set a
Content Control so it can't be deleted, use them for locking portions of a
document, there's better programming capabilities, and a various controls
you can use, such as a date picker, rich text, plain text, etc. Schemas are
still being used in Word 2007 but they are taking more of validation role
and aren't necessarily being used for tagging data in a document.

For more information, here's an article that contains far more information
that I can provide in a simple post:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266218.aspx

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Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

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[Guest]

Thank you, Chester. That's a big help.

Thanks, Beth. I'll look into that. But, what you say kind of confuses me,
because, I've read so much about Word and XML. Why would they suddenly not
encourage its use? Again, in Content Controls, where are the schemas?

 

[Beth Melton]

Thanks, Beth. I'll look into that. But, what you say kind of confuses me,
because, I've read so much about Word and XML. Why would they suddenly not
encourage its use? Again, in Content Controls, where are the schemas?

No one is discouraging XML. The methods of working with XML in Word in Word
2003 is what is being discouraged and you are now encouraged to use Content
Controls instead. (If you never used previous methods then it doesn't
apply. )

The ability to attach a schema is found on the Developer tab in the XML
group.

After you read the article I cited it should help clarify what I'm talking
about.

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assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Guest]

No one is discouraging XML. The methods of working with XML in Word in Word
2003 is what is being discouraged and you are now encouraged to use Content
Controls instead. (If you never used previous methods then it doesn't
apply. )

The ability to attach a schema is found on the Developer tab in the XML
group.

After you read the article I cited it should help clarify what I'm talking
about.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

Thanks, Beth. OK, I'll look into Content Control. But, when I look in there,
once again, I don't see any schemas, just the load and browse interface for
it.

I'm very new to this newsgroup. But, when I reply to messages like yours,
aren't I sending it to the whole newsgroup?

I'm reading your article.

 

[Beth Melton]

Thanks, Beth. OK, I'll look into Content Control. But, when I look in
there,
once again, I don't see any schemas, just the load and browse interface
for
it.

I'm not sure where you are looking?? On the Developer tab, click Schema. I
think you might be looking for schema templates? If that's the case there
aren't any - you need to create these yourself for your data. Not that you
don't need to add a schema to use Content Controls, using a schema is one
way to provide validation for Content Controls. You can also use VBA if you
prefer.

I'm very new to this newsgroup. But, when I reply to messages like yours,
aren't I sending it to the whole newsgroup?

I suspect you are referring to my standard signature? That's not for you,
specifically. Other newsreaders include a Reply button which will send the
response through email instead of the group - that's just there as a
reminder to use the Reply to Group function instead.

I'm reading your article.

Hopefully that will help clarify things for you.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/