| File Type |
XML Paper Specification File |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Descriptor file containing information written in the XPS page description language developed by Microsoft; formatted like an .XML file and can define the layout, appearance, and printing information for a document.
XPS was designed as a replacement for the Enhanced Metafile (.EMF) format; it is similar to a .PDF file, but is based on XML instead of the PostScript language; XPS files can be created in Windows by selecting the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" as the printer when printing a document.
XPS files can be opened with Microsoft's XPS Viewer, which is included with Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Internet Explorer 6 or later; it is also part of the XPS Essentials Pack, which can be downloaded from Microsoft and used with Windows XP. |
| Program(s) that open xps files |
Mac: Pagemark XpsViewer; Apple Safari with Pagemark XpsPlugin; Mozilla Firefox with Pagemark XpsPlugin
Windows: Microsoft XPS Viewer; Nuance PDF Converter; Pagemark XpsViewer; Pagemark XpsConvert; Mozilla Firefox with Pagemark XpsPlugin
Unix: Pagemark XpsViewer; Mozilla Firefox with Pagemark XpsPlugin |
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