This tutorial will show you how to modify
an existing DTD.
Open a DTD document.
Select menu File Open DTD or press the File Open Icon while the 'DTD Schema' tab is selected.
An Open dialog box ask you for a file name. Select the DTD file name you want.
Open a DTD URL document.
Select menu File Open DTD URL.
An Input dialog box ask you for a URL name. Enter a valid URL and press OK.
Remember that modifications must be save on local system; can not save at the source.
A DTD is also open when a XML file make a reference to a DTD in is System Identifier of
the DOCTYPE declaration. See Open a XML document for more information.
In this tutorial, we will change the directory folder by selecting the 'samples'
folder. Select the Email.dtd file. Press the Open button to load it in
the tree.
Delete an item in a DTD section.
Deleting an item will erase this item from your tree. If you want to delete an item and
keep a copy of it on the clipboard, use the menu Edit Cut
command.
Select a section and expand it. Select the item in this section that you want to delete.
Select menu Edit Delete or press the delete icon 
In this tutorial, we will select the Entity(ies) folder and double
click on it or press the right arrow on the keyboard. This action will expand the folder.
Select the ingo leaf.
Select menu Edit Delete or press the delete icon 
Cut an item in a DTD section.
When you cut an item in a section, you delete it from the tree and place a copy of it on
the clipboard. If you want to delete an item without keeping a copy, use the menu Edit
Delete command.
Select a section and expand it. Select the item in this section that you want to cut.
Select menu Edit Cut or press the cut icon 
In this tutorial, we will select the Entity(ies) folder and double
click on it or press the right arrow on the keyboard. This action will expand the folder.
Select the henning leaf.
Select menu Edit Cut or press the cut icon 
Paste an item in a DTD section.
When you paste an item in a section, you retrieve what was previously save on the
clipboard and place a copy of it in the tree.
Select a section and expand it. Select the item in this section after which the copy will
be inserted or select the section and the item will be inserted at the end of all items in
this section.
Select menu Edit Paste or press the paste icon 
Edit the new item as you need.
In this tutorial, we will select the Entity(ies) folder and double
click on it or press the right arrow on the keyboard. This action will expand the folder.
Select the abbrev leaf.
Select menu Edit Paste or press the paste icon 
The tree now looks like this image.

We have a new Entity named 'Copy of henning'. Change the Name
to 'salesmail' and the Text to 'sales@corp.com'.
Press the Create button.
Copy an item in a DTD section.
When you copy an item in a section, you place a copy of it on the clipboard.
Select a section and expand it. Select the item in this section that you want to copy.
Select menu Edit Copy or press the copy icon 
In this tutorial, we will select the Notation(s) folder and double
click on it or press the right arrow on the keyboard. This action will expand the folder.
Select the gif leaf.
Select menu Edit Copy or press the copy icon 
Select menu Edit Paste or
press the paste icon 
The tree now looks like this image.

We have a new Notation named 'Copy of gif'. Change the Name to 'bmp'
and the System Id. to 'lview.exe'. Press the Create
button.
It is a good idea at this stage to save our work.
Select menu File Save DTD or press the save
icon while the 'DTD Schema' tab is
selected.
Open a XML
document.
Select menu File Open XML or press the File Open
Icon while the 'XML Document' tab is
selected.
An Open dialog box ask you for a file name. Select the XML file name you want.
Open a XML URL document.
Select menu File Open XML URL.
An Input dialog box ask you for a URL name. Enter a valid URL and press OK.
Remember that modifications must be save on local system; can not save at the source.
Delete an item in a XML section.
Deleting an item will erase this item from your tree.
Select a section and expand it. Select the item in this section that you want to delete.
Select menu Edit Delete or press the delete icon 
Save a XML document.
Select menu File Save XML or press the save icon while the 'XML Document' tab is selected.
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