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Getting Started
This section provides a starting point for working with IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
Using the Oxygen XML Editor
The Oxygen XML Editor is an intuitive interface with many powerful tools for working with XML documents.
Referencing and link to other files
Oxygen XML Editor gives you powerful tools to quickly make xrefs and related links. These operations automate many of the file referencing features.

CCMS Desktop User Guide
- Introduction
  IXIASOFT CCMS is a documentation solution that combines the mechanics of an extensible environment, a powerful Content Management System (CMS), and the elegant modularity of DITA.
- Overview of the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop
  This section provides a brief explanation of what DITA is and an overview of the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop interface.
- Getting Started
  This section provides a starting point for working with IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
  - Starting the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop
    The procedures in this section tell you how to start the CCMS Desktop.
  - Searches and queries
    IXIASOFT CCMS has features that you can use to search the repository for documents or search and replace text within these documents.
  - Using the Oxygen XML Editor
    The Oxygen XML Editor is an intuitive interface with many powerful tools for working with XML documents.
    - Oxygen quick reference
      This topic gives examples of some of the short cuts and menu options in Oxygen XML Editor that can improve your productivity.
    - Referencing and link to other files
      Oxygen XML Editor gives you powerful tools to quickly make xrefs and related links. These operations automate many of the file referencing features.
      - Creating a cross-reference to another topic
        You can insert a cross-reference that creates a link to another topic. You create a cross-reference by inserting an <xref> element.
      - Creating a cross-reference to an element within a topic
        You can insert a cross-reference that creates links to an element within a topic.
      - Creating a cross-reference to a file or website
        You can insert a cross-reference that creates a link to websites, remote systems, FTP sites, or local files outside the Content Store. You create a cross-reference by inserting an <xref> element.
      - Inserting related links to a topic
        You can insert a related link using the right-click menu.
      - Inserting related links to files or websites in the Oxygen editor
        You can edit the related link element to make links to websites and FTP locations, as well as to files outside the repository.
      - Inserting an image into a topic
        You can insert an image using the right-click menu.
      - Inserting an image from a remote location
        You can edit an <image> element to insert images from remote locations, FTP sites, or local files outside the Content Store.
  - Importing and exporting documents
    IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop provides wizards that let you import valid DITA documents into the TEXTML repository.
  - Working with IXIASOFT CCMS Web
    IXIASOFT CCMS Web has a streamlined user interface that is easier for SMEs and reviewers to use than IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop, and it provides writers with all the core tools they need to author content.
  - Working offline
    You can keep working in IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop in the Offline perspective when you cannot connect to the Content Store.
- Working with DITA
  This section provides information and instructions about how to author content using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
- Using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop features
  This section provides information and instructions about how to use IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop functionality to perform other actions with the objects in the CMS.
- Localizing documents
  Localization is the process of translating content and adapting it for use in another language.
- Glossary
- Shortcut keys
  Shortcut keys let you perform many routine actions with just two or three keystrokes.
- Copyright notice
- Technical support
  IXIASOFT Customer Support staff are available to answer your questions. We welcome your comments.

Referencing and link to other files

Oxygen XML Editor gives you powerful tools to quickly make xrefs and related links. These operations automate many of the file referencing features.

Related concepts

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