XPS - what is it?
XPS is short for XML Paper Specification is a format fixes file format of Microsoft.
- The strength of XPS is how the competing and more widely used PDF, a file format faithful to all of the devices illustrated, and printed.
- As a result, the document always looks the same, no matter what program you use to view it.
- By using the XML markup language XPS defines the Layout of a document, all contents and information will be summarized as an archive. You can open XPS files with archive programs.
- Because the file format developed by Microsoft, and Vista was released, all Windows computer, the possibility of XPS files to open.
- Since Windows 8 and especially the similar Format of OXPS is used. This can't be opened by Windows 7 or older operating systems without a conversion.
XPS is like PDF is a print format, PDF is Windows-independent and more widespread. We will explain you how to XPS-convert files to PDFs.
