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Main Window

The Main Window is where you view and edit all documents in XML Spy. XML Spy allows you to open any number of XML documents simultaneously. To switch between them click on the any part of the window you wish to bring to the front.

You can also use the commands on the Window menu to organize your windows. If your windows are maximized, XML Spy also provides tabs, letting you switch between all open windows. Keyboard equivalents are: CTRL+TAB and CTRL+F6.

Right click on a tab, opens the context-menu enabling you to perform various functions on that XML document. (e.g. print, close, mail etc.).

XML Spy provides advanced views on your documents:
·An Enhanced Grid View for structured editing  
·An embedded Database/Table view, available from within the Enhanced Grid view, that shows repeated elements in a tabular fashion  
·A Schema Design View for viewing and editing XML Schemas  
·A Text View with syntax-coloring for source-level work,  
·A Document Editor view allowing you to edit XML documents based on templates created in XSLT Designer, and  
·An integrated Browser View that supports both CSS and XSL style-sheets.  

To switch any main window between the different views, use the commands on the View menu or the corresponding toolbar buttons.

Please note:
You can set your personal default viewing preferences on a per-file-type basis in the File Types tab on the Tools | Options dialog. Select the menu option Tools | Options to open this dialog box.

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