XSL FO Sample Copyright © 2003-2005 Antenna House, Inc. All rights reserved. Example of Column Rule The second page has two columns and the third page shows an example of three columns. XSL FO Sample Copyright © 2003-2005 Antenna House, Inc. All rights reserved. Page of two columns Another area in which we expect to see a strong need for XSL is layout and PDF conversion of XML data. XML format is being adopted by corporations at an increasing rate as the preferred format for data, including order data, exchanged within an organization, as well as between corporations. While XML is appropriate for computers to exchange data, for people to see and use the data, it must be presented in a clear and understandable format. In this area, many dedicated form-printing tools have been available for years. By combining XSL and XSLT, however, it is now possible to output your XML data in any way you want, and in various layouts. By using the XSL technology, you can present data from a single source in a wide variety of forms and easily. XSL FO Sample Copyright © 2003-2005 Antenna House, Inc. All rights reserved. Page of three columns Another area in which we expect to see a strong need for XSL is layout and PDF conversion of XML data. XML format is being adopted by corporations at an increasing rate as the preferred format for data, including order data, exchanged within an organization, as well as between corporations. While XML is appropriate for computers to exchange data, for people to see and use the data, it must be presented in a clear and understandable format. In this area, many dedicated form-printing tools have been available for years. By combining XSL and XSLT, however, it is now possible to output your XML data in any way you want, and in various layouts. By using the XSL technology, you can present data from a single source in a wide variety of forms and easily.