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Opening a document template *.sps

To open a document template:
XML Spy Document Editor enables you to edit XML documents based on templates created in XSLT Designer! You cannot create a new template using Document Editor, this must be done in XSLT Designer.

1.Start XML Spy by double clicking the XML Spy icon (or your stand-alone Document Editor icon).  
2.Select the menu option File | New and click the "Select a Document Editor template..." button.  

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This opens the "New" dialog box.  

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3.Double click the OrgChart.sps icon to open the orgchart template in Document Editor (or click the Browse... button to open a different *.sps file). Please see File | New for more information on how *.sps template icons are created.  

The orgchart template is now on screen and can be edited directly within this view. You can also edit it in the Enhanced Grid and Text view if you wish.  

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Please note:  
You cannot open a Document Editor template (*.sps file) in the Document Editor view using the File | Open command. If you do so, the file will be opened in the Enhanced Grid view as a normal XML document.  
 
You have to select a Document Editor template created in XSLT Designer, using the File | New command in Document Editor.  
 
All *.sps templates supplied with XML Spy are placed in the folder you installed XML Spy in +...+ Altova\XML Spy Suite\sps\Template\Examples.  

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