XPS Documents

[Paul]

I realize this is a Vista newsgroup but I didn't see any particular group
for XPS documents.

I have a couple of general questions. (1) is there any reason in particular
to use XPS format instead of PDF? I assume that XPS is a pdf-substitute. I
mean, do the pages come out more clear (or with fewer errors) when you make
copies from .doc or .docx, than when you make pdfs from these same file
types (doc or docx)? (2) I saw on an MS page that they give a download for
an XPS viewer. I take it, then, that Word or a browser can't open them up.
Is this correct?

 

[Dusko Savatovic]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_XML_Paper_Specification

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I realize this is a Vista newsgroup but I didn't see any particular group
for XPS documents.

I have a couple of general questions. (1) is there any reason in
particular to use XPS format instead of PDF? I assume that XPS is a
pdf-substitute. I mean, do the pages come out more clear (or with fewer
errors) when you make copies from .doc or .docx, than when you make pdfs
from these same file types (doc or docx)? (2) I saw on an MS page that
they give a download for an XPS viewer. I take it, then, that Word or a
browser can't open them up. Is this correct?

XPS is "output" format. You use it when you want your audience to be able to
read/print, but not modify your document.

You cannot open XPS document in Word for editting.

You can open XPS document in browser (at least with Internet Explorer, when
XPS feature is installed).

 

[Paul]

Thanks for the link. It looks like this would not be nearly as convenient to
use as the PDF format.