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Starting a New Schema


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Figure A - Icon to create a new schema.

 

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Figure B - Buttons used to
"jumpstart" a new schema.

 

When XML Authority is first launched, the user is greeted with a welcome screen that serves as a launching point for the program.  To create a new schema after first launching the program, click on the welcome screen's "Create a New Schema" icon (shown in Figure A). 

NOTE:  A single left click on the icon will open the default schema type specified in your Preferences. A right click on the icon allows you to select a different schema type to create.  

The welcome screen also provides buttons to help users "jumpstart" a new schema (see Figure B) because, in some cases, the user may want to create a new schema based on

More information is available on "jumpstarting" a new schema in the help sections Build on an existing XML schema and Build on a schema in another format

If the user already has a schema file (or multiple schema files) open, a new schema can be created by clicking in any XML Authority window on the File menu, then choosing the New menu option.

When a new schema is created, an empty Untitled - Element Types window appears so that the user may begin the schema editing process.

 

 

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