Specify the XML document to be converted in the Input file text field.
The button next to the text field allows you to choose this XML document using the standard file chooser dialog box.
Choose the conversion using the Conversion specification combobox.
Make sure to choose the conversion which matches the document type of your input file. For example, make sure to choose |
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Do not hesitate to remove all the conversion specifications you don't need. This will unclutter the popup menu displayed by Conversion specification combobox. In order to do this, select the unwanted conversion and then click the button. |
Specify the output file or directory in the Output file text field.
The button next to the text field allows you to choose a save file or a save directory, depending on the conversion selected in step #2. Examples: generating a PDF file requires you to specify a save file; generating Eclipse Help requires you to specify a save directory.
The filename specified in Output file text field may reference the For example, let's suppose the Output file text field contains |
Optionally, check the "Helper Applications" section. , "
" checkbox if you want to preview the result of the conversion in a helper application such as Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word, OpenOffice/LibreOffice, etc. Such helper applications are specified once for all usingClick the
button.After the conversion process is started, the
button becomes the button and allows you the stop the conversion.A conversion can be be stopped only after the current conversion step (example: the XSLT transformation step) is complete, therefore clicking the
button generally has not an immediate effect.If you think that the current conversion step has entered an endless loop, click the Shift key. This will abruptly stop the overall conversion process. After doing that, it is recommended to restart XMLmind XSL Utility as the application may become unstable.
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