Documentation Publicon User Guide Getting Started

Import and Export

Publicon has many capabilities for importing and exporting text, data, graphics, and sound.

To export a document as XML:

1. Choose File Save As XML.

2. Specify a name and location for the XML file in the File Browse dialog box.

3. Click OK.

Publicon saves the document in NotebookML, an XML application defined by Wolfram Research. The DTD for NotebookML is available at www.wolfram.com/XML. You can then use the DTD to convert the NotebookML file to any other type of XML and process it according to your needs.

To import an XML document:

1. Choose File Open.

2. Specify the XML file you wish to open in the File Browse dialog box.

3. Click OK.

If the XML file uses the NotebookML DTD or any other recognized DTD (such as BioMed Central's article format), Publicon will automatically open it as a formatted document. If the file is an unrecognized XML format, Publicon will open it as a plain text document showing the raw XML code and extract any MathML as math cells into another document.

To export a document as HTML:

1. Choose File Save As HTML.

2. Specify a name and location for the HTML file in the File Browse dialog box.

3. Click OK.

Publicon converts each graphic present in the document to a GIF image and creates the appropriate reference to the image in the HTML file. By default, closed cell groups are converted to links and the contents of the closed cell are saved as a separate HTML file.

By default, all mathematical formulas in the original document are saved as images. If you prefer, you can save the formulas as MathML by choosing File Save As XHTML + MathML. The resulting document can then be viewed in a browser that supports MathML, such as Netscape 7, Mozilla 1.0, or Internet Explorer 5.5 and higher with add-on software such as Design Science's MathPlayer.

To export a document as :

1. Choose File Save As LaTeX.

2. Specify a name and location for the file in the File Browse dialog box.

3. Click OK.

To export cells from one or more documents:

1. Choose File Extract Cells.

2. In the dialog box that appears, click the appropriate radio buttons to specify:

the document(s) to export from

the format for saving the exported cells: GIF, TIFF, BMP, or EPS

the type of cells to export: graphics cells or typeset cells

3. Click OK to extract the cells and save them in the specified format.

Note that math typesetting extraction process for EPS is more time consuming than for bitmap formats such as GIF or TIFF and can require a significant amount of time when there are many mathematical expressions in your document. This is primarily because each EPS file is created with all the necessary math fonts added by default. For greater speed and file space efficiency, you can set "IncludeSpecialFonts"False in Publicon's preferences. You will have to be careful to manage your fonts properly when using this setting, as the special math fonts may need to be loaded into your printer in order for the math graphics to print properly.