XPS
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XPS (XML Paper Specification) is a fixed-layout document format developed by Microsoft as an alternative to PDF for representing paginated, print-ready documents.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
document file format
ⓘ
page description language ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | PDF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Microsoft in 2005 ⓘ |
| basedOn | XML NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | electronic publishing format ⓘ |
| compression | ZIP-based package compression ⓘ |
| containerFormat | Open Packaging Conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
consistent layout across devices
ⓘ
high-fidelity printing ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.oxps
ⓘ
.xps ⓘ |
| fullName | XML Paper Specification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Microsoft Windows Vista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layoutType | fixed-layout ⓘ |
| license | open specification license from Microsoft ⓘ |
| openSpecification | yes ⓘ |
| OpenXPSStandard | ECMA-388 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageDescriptionLanguage | XAML-based markup ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
print-ready document exchange
ⓘ
representing paginated documents ⓘ |
| printingPipeline | Windows XPS print path ⓘ |
| relatedFormat | OpenXPS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedGDIPrintPath | partially ⓘ |
| standardizationBody | Ecma International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedAs | ECMA-388 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
CMYK color
ⓘ
RGB color ⓘ Unicode text ⓘ annotations ⓘ bitmap images ⓘ color management ⓘ color profiles via ICC ⓘ device-independent document rendering ⓘ digital signatures ⓘ document structure tags ⓘ font embedding ⓘ hyperlinks ⓘ metadata ⓘ resolution-independent layout ⓘ rights management ⓘ transparency ⓘ vector graphics ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electronic document distribution
ⓘ
print spooling in Windows ⓘ |
| viewedWith |
Microsoft Edge (legacy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
XPS Viewer NERFINISHED ⓘ third-party XPS viewers ⓘ |
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