Save unstructured FrameMaker documents as XML

Learn how to save an unstructured FrameMaker document as XML.

You can export both structured and unstructured files to XML.

For structured documents (FrameMaker files with an embedded structure), the Structured Application is used to save as XML.

For unstructured documents (FrameMaker files without an embedded structure), the mapping used to specify what element to create for each paragraph, character, cross-reverence etc. in the source FrameMaker file is defined on the reference page “XML” in the “XML Mapping Table.”

The export function creates an XML file and a corresponding cascading style sheet (CSS), which can be used with the document.

1. Do one of the following:

   • Select File > Save As XML or press Esc+f+w+x.

   • Select File > Save As and choose XML from the Files save as pop-up menu.

     Give the filename an extension of .xml.

2. Specify the file location.

3. Click Save.