Editing DocBook (section)

== Authoring and processing ==

Because DocBook is XML, documents can be created and edited with any text editor. A dedicated [[XML editor]] is likewise a functional DocBook editor. DocBook provides [[XML schema|schema files]] for popular XML schema languages, so any XML editor that can provide content completion based on a schema can do so for DocBook. Many [[XML editor#Graphical editors|graphical]] or [[WYSIWYG]] [[XML editor#WYSIWYG editors|XML editors]] come with the ability to edit DocBook like a [[word processor]]. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=DocBook Editing |url=https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_editor/docbook_editor_structured_editing.html |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=www.oxygenxml.com}}</ref>

Tables, list items, and other stylized content can be copied and pasted into the DocBook editor and will be preserved in the DocBook XML output. <ref name=":0" /> Because DocBook conforms to a well-defined XML schema, documents can be validated and processed using any tool or programming language that includes XML support.