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Note  XML features, except for saving documents as XML with the Word XML schema, are available only in Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 and stand-alone Microsoft Office Word 2003.

You can configure default options for saving Extensible Markup Language (XML) (Extensible Markup Language (XML): A condensed form of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) that enables developers to create customized tags that offer flexibility in organizing and presenting information.) files. These defaults apply to the active document only. When you open another XML document, you must reconfigure these defaults.

1. On the Tools menu, click Templates and Add-Ins.
2. On the XML Schema tab, click XML Options.
3. Do one or both of the following:
   • To discard Word formatting and save only XML data, select the Save data only check box.
   • To use an Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT) (XSL Transformation (XSLT): A file that is used to transform XML documents into other types of documents, such as HTML or XML. It is designed for use as part of XSL.) file to format the document, select the Apply custom transform check box, and then click Browse to locate the XSLT file.

     Caution  If you apply an XSLT when you save the XML file, Word discards any data that the transformation does not use.