## 23. Converting to generic XML

XML emphasizes document structure rather than presentation. This section shows how to generate generic XML tags and how to set XML-specific options in your project configuration file. If you are converting to DITA XML or to DocBook XML, consult one of the following sections instead:

§24. Converting to DITA XML

§26. Converting to DocBook XML

Topics for generic XML include:

§23.1 Setting up a generic XML project

§23.2 Specifying generic XML output settings

§23.3 Providing XML tags and structure

§23.4 Configuring links for generic XML

Check the W3C Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Second Edition) recommendation for information about XML:

http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml

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Parent Topic: IV. Configuring HTML/XML output

Sibling Topics:

22. Converting to HTML/XHTML

24. Converting to DITA XML

25. Configuring DITA maps

26. Converting to DocBook XML

27. Splitting and extracting files

28. Creating HTML links

29. Providing navigation in HTML

30. Mapping text formats to HTML/XML

31. Setting up CSS for HTML

32. Including graphics in HTML

33. Converting tables to HTML