SGML Author for Word Questions and Answers

• Microsoft SGML Author for Word, version 1.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

This article answers the most frequently asked questions regarding Microsoft SGML Author 1.0 for Word 6.0 for Windows.

1. Q. What is SGML Author for Word?
   
   A. Microsoft SGML Author is an add-on to Word 6.0 for Windows that builds on Word's easy-to-use word processing tools. SGML Author hides the complexities of SGML, enabling you to become productive without extensive training or knowledge. With SGML Author, you can forget about spending hours manually tagging documents because SGML Author does it for you automatically. All you have to do is focus entirely on creating documents. SGML Author's focuses are:
   
   
   • Providing an easy-to-use SGML authoring solution. SGML Author does not use tags in the authoring environment. This shields you from the complexities of SGML and allows you to focus on creating content. Administrators configure SGML Author to any DTD without programming using point-and-click tools.
   
   
   
   • Leveraging your investment in Word. SGML Author allows you to create SGML in your mainstream word processor rather than requiring a completely separate editing environment.
   
   
   
   • Supporting key industry standards. SGML Author's ease-of-use and author productivity features are matched with its built-in support for key industry standards and its ability to read and write syntactically correct, fully parseable SGML.
   
   
   



2. Q. What is the price for SGML Author?
   
   A. SGML Author will have an estimated retail price (ERP) of $595.0 (US) and will also be available through the same volume licensing packages as other Microsoft software.



3. Q. How will SGML Author be distributed?
   
   A. SGML Author is available directly from Microsoft and through a number of well established channels, including third-party integrators, ISVs, and Solution Providers. Since SGML is a strategic technology for many organizations, Microsoft is working with these channels to insure that SGML Author users have the highest level of third-party support.
   
   To obtain pre-sales information about new or updated Microsoft products, call the Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426- 9400. If you are outside the United States, contact your local subsidiary. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm




4. Q. What is SGML?
   
   A. SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) is an international standard that describes the relationship between a document's content and its structure. SGML allows document-based information to be shared and reused across applications and computer platforms in an open, vendor-neutral format. SGML is sometimes compared to SQL, in that it enables companies to structure information in documents in an open fashion, so that it can be accessed or reused by any SGML-aware application across multiple platforms.



5. Q. What are the benefits of SGML?
   
   A. There are three primary reasons why companies are moving their documents into SGML. These reasons are:
   
   
   • Document Reuse. SGML separates content from presentation, making information stored in documents very flexible for uses with multiple delivery formats, such as CD-ROM and electronic publishing. Because SGML represents information stored in documents as fielded data, this means that SGML-aware applications can be used to query and retrieve entire documents or even pieces of documents from document repositories. This information can then be combined and delivered in a wide variety of formats.
   
   
   
   • Document Protection. SGML is an international, platform- independent standard that is based on ASCII text, so companies can safely store their documents in SGML without being tied to any single vendor solutions.
   
   
   
   • Document Interchange. SGML is a core data standard that enables any SGML-aware application to interoperate and share data seamlessly. This enables customers to choose the best applications for their SGML solutions. In some respects, SGML is ahead of many other computing technologies where a standard data format is defined and customers can "plug-in" any vendor's application as part of a larger solution.
   
   
   



6. What are the primary uses for SGML?
   
   A. SGML is primarily used for electronic publishing and distribution systems. One of the big advantages of SGML is that it is an open, vendor-neutral data standard that allows companies to create documents that can be reused with a number of different media, such as CD-ROM, electronic document viewers, and on-demand publishing. Further, SGML is an excellent format for archiving documents that require a long life-span.



7. Q. Does SGML Author assure DTD conformance?
   
   A. When you save an SGML instance, SGML Author automatically ensures that syntactically correct SGML is always created. To do this, SGML Author may need to adjust the document to ensure its conformance to the DTD. To provide batch feedback to the user, SGML Author returns a new Word file that contains annotations describing any necessary adjustments. These annotations are all worded in terms familiar to Word users, as opposed to terms familiar to the DTD creator.

Additional query words: 1.0 sgmlword KB_SGMLAUTHOR 6.0 word6 winword

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Version : WINDOWS:1.0,6.0,6.0a,6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS
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