How to print to the Microsoft XPS Document Writer in Windows PC

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As an culling to the PDF, Microsoft introduced an electronic newspaper format – XPS for creating and sharing documents. The format allows y'all to relieve and publish content in an hands viewable form. An XML Specification Paper (XPS) document can be created in any plan yous tin can print from, using a XPS Certificate Author. The Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) is a print-to-file driver that enables a Windows application to create XML Newspaper Specification (XPS) document files. Information technology allows you to create .xps files in whatsoever program that has a print option. Once the XPS certificate is created and saved in XPS format, you lot cannot edit its contents.

XPS Document writer or viewer, by default, comes installed on Windows Vista and subsequently versions of Windows.

How to Print to the XPS Document Author

To do so, click on the File card of a document or a file y'all want to print to .xps format and then click Print.

A Print dialog box will be visible on your reckoner screen. From it choose Microsoft XPS Document Author. Here, I tried this with my Word 2022 file.

Now, to view the certificate using the XPS Viewer afterward you print information technology, click Preferences and and so from the 2 tabs visible choose the 'XPS Documents' tab.

Next, check the box that says 'Automatically open XPS documents using the XPS viewer' if it is unchecked and so click OK.

Click Print to print the document or file.

When requested, enter a file name and scan to the location where you desire to salve the .xps file. Click Save. Windows will save .xps files in your Documents folder by default.

If you would similar to attach a digital signature to an XPS document before you send or share it, you can do so. Attaching a signature helps to identify the creator of the XPS document and prevents anyone from modifying it.

Additionally, y'all can besides choose who can view the document and for how long by applying permissions before sharing the certificate.

Hope this helps.

Read: How to Add or Remove Microsoft XPS Certificate Author Printer.

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