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Custom schemas

Does any application exist that implements the OpenDocument format  and supports "custom schemas"? Please note that I distinguish between the OpenDocument format and applications that implement it, and although OpenDocument does support custom schemas, I do not know if any applications (such as Open Office) exist that implements this feature.

It is quite easy to apply custom schemas in, for example, MS Word 2007 (which does not implement OpenDocument) and edit and modify a document visually within that word processor in such a way that the document will always conform to the custom schema. I would just like to make sure whether this is possible in any application (such as Open Office) that implements the OpenDocument format

The fact that Open Office implements the OpenDocument format has nothing to do with the custom schemas. It works just as Ms Word only you don't have to pay for it. It even has some features and optimizations to make it more user friendly than Word.
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Clear view binders

Penelope, I think the original question is about a counterpart of Custom Schema, a feature introduced with OOXML and Office 2007 Word.

 I don't believe (1) that there is any easily corresponded feature of the ODF format that allows and that  (2) the OO.o installations I have do not apear to "work just as Ms Word " in this respect.

 There might be some other provision of OO.o, but I am not aware of it.  Since ODF is the native format of OO.o I believe thta is a relevant factor.

 I'd be happy to be mistaken.  Can you point to a description or indicate what OO.o menu items achieve what the questioner is interested in?

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