Open Document Format for Office
Applications (OpenDocument)
Version 1.3. Part 1: Introduction
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Technical Committee:
OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
Chairs:Patrick Durusau (patrick@durusau.net), Individual
Jos van den Oever (jos.vanden.oever@logius.nl), Logius
Editors:
Francis Cave (francis@franciscave.com), Individual
Patrick Durusau (patrick@durusau.net), Individual
Svante Schubert (svante.schubert@gmail.com), IndividualMichael Stahl (michael.stahl@cib.de), CIB labs GmbH
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Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 1:
Introduction. (this part) https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/os/part1introduction/OpenDocument-v1.3-os-part1-introduction.html.
Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 2:
Packages. https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/os/part2-packages/
OpenDocument-v1.3-os-part2-packages.html.
Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 3:
OpenDocument Schema. https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/os/part3schema/OpenDocument-v1.3-os-part3-schema.html.
Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.3. Part 4:
Recalculated Formula (OpenFormula) Format.
https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/os/part4-formula/OpenDocumentv1.3-os-part4-formula.html.
XML/RNG schemas and OWL ontologies. https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/
v1.3/os/schemas/.

Related work:
This specification replaces or supersedes:• OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) Version 1.2. 29
September 2011. OASIS Standard. http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/os/OpenDocumentv1.2-os.html.
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction........................................................................................................5
1.1 IPR Policy...................................................................................................5
1.2 Scope..........................................................................................................5
1.3 Terminology................................................................................................5
1.4 Normative References................................................................................6
1.5 Non Normative References........................................................................6
Appendix A Acknowledgments..............................................................................7

Link to Table of Contents for Part 2: Packages
Link to Table of Contents for Part 3: OpenDocument Schema
Link to Table of Contents for Part 4: Recalculated Formula(OpenFormula) Format

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1 Introduction
1.1 IPR Policy
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patents have been disclosed that may be essential to implementing this specification, and any
offers of patent licensing terms, please refer to the Intellectual Property Rights section of the TC’s
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1.2 ScopeThis standard specifies the characteristics of an XML-based application-independent andplatform-independent digital document file format, as well as the characteristics of software
applications which read, write and process such documents. This standard is applicable todocument authoring, editing, viewing, exchange and archiving, including text documents,
spreadsheets, presentation graphics, drawings, charts and similar documents commonly used bypersonal productivity software applications.
This standard has three parts.
Part 1 presents a master table of contents for parts 2 (packages), 3 (schema) and 4 (formulas). It
also acknowledges the participation of all who made it possible.
Part 2 defines the package format language for OpenDocument documents.
Part 3 defines the XML schema for OpenDocument documents.
Part 4 defines the formula language for OpenDocument documents.
This standard, for illustrative purposes, describes functionality using terminology common indesktop computing environments that contain a display terminal, keyboard and mouse, attached
to a computer hosting an operating system with a graphical user interface which includes userinterface controls such as input controls, command buttons, selection boxes, etc.
However, this standard is not limited to such environments. The standard also supports the use ofalternative computing environments, other form factors, non-GUI consumers and producers, andthe use of assistive technologies, using analogous user interface operations.

1.3 Terminology
All text is normative unless otherwise labeled.
Within the normative text of this specification, the terms "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not","may" and “need not” are to be interpreted as described in Annex H of [ISO/IEC Directives] .
implementation-defined behavior: behavior that depends on the implementation and that each
implementation shall document.
implementation-dependent behavior: behavior that depends on the implementation. The
implementation is not required to document which behavior occurs.
Note: Usually, the range of possible behaviors is delineated by the Standard.
Undefined behavior: behavior for which the Standard imposes no requirements. Undefined
behavior may also be expected when the standard omits the description of any explicit definitionof behavior.

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1.4 Normative References[ISO/IEC Directives] ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (Fifth Edition) Rules for the structure and draftingof International Standards, International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission, 2004
The individual parts of the OpenDocument specification each defines its own set of normativereferences.

1.5 Non Normative References
None.
The individual parts of the OpenDocument specification may contains further non normativereferences.

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Appendix A Acknowledgments
The following individuals have participated in the creation of this specification and are gratefully
acknowledged:
Participants:
Chieko Asakawa, IBM
Waldo Bastian, Intel Corporation
Thorsten Behrens, CIB labs GmbHNathaniel Borenstein, IBM
Michael Brauer, Oracle Corporation
Pete Brunet, IBM
Manuel Cano
Francis Cave
Suresh Chande, Nokia Corporation
Robin Cover, OASISPierre Ducroquet
Jerome Dumonteil, Ars Aperta
Patrick Durusau
Cherie Ekholm, Microsoft
Ezer Farhi
David Faure
Siegmund Gorr, CIB labs GmbHJean Gouarne, Ars Aperta
Andreas J. Guelzow
Bettina Haberer, Sun Microsystems
Dennis E. Hamilton
Bart Hanssens, Fedict
Donald Harbison, IBM
Alfred Hellstern, Microsoft
Regina Henschel, The Document Foundation
Mingfei Jia, IBM
Bob Jolliffe
Camilla Boemann, KDE e.V.
Peter Junge
Kazmer Koleszar, MultiRacio Ltd.
Peter Korn, Oracle Corporation
Jirka Kosek
Robin LaFontaine
Marcus Lange, Sun Microsystems
Marina Latini, The Document Foundation
David LeBlanc, Microsoft
Fong Lin, Novell
Jun Ma, Beijing Redflag Chinese 2000 Software Co., Ltd.
Yue Ma, IBM
John Madden, Duke University
Doug Mahugh, Microsoft Corporation
Ben Martin, KDE e.V.
James Mason, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34
Rich McLain, Microsoft
Tristan Mitchell
Duane Nickull, Adobe Systems
Michael PacielloGanesh Paramasivam, KDE e.V.
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Eric Patterson, Microsoft Corporation
David Pawson
Steven Pemberton, Stichting Centrum voor Wiskunde & Informatica
Stephen Peront, Microsoft Corporation
Asokan Ramanathan, IBM
Eike Rathke, Oracle Corporation
Florian Reuter, Novell
Janina Sajka
Svante SchubertCharles Schulz, Ars Aperta
Richard Schwerdtfeger, IBM
Douglas Schepers
Wei Guo Shi, IBM
Keld Simonsen, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34
Michael Stahl, CIB labs GmbHYan Shi, Beijing Sursen International Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Jomar Silva, OpenDocument Format AllianceFrank Stecher, Sun Microsystems
Hironobu Takagi, IBM
Malte Timmermann, Oracle Corporation
John Tolbert, The Boeing Company
Elias Torres, IBM
Warren Turkal, Google Inc.
Jos van den Oever, Logius
Alex Wang, Beijing Sursen International Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Robert Weir, IBM
Oliver-Rainer Wittmann, Oracle Corporation
David A. Wheeler
Cheng XiuZhi, Beijing Redflag Chinese 2000 Software Co., Ltd.
Panrong Yin, IBM
Kohei Yoshida, Novell
Helen Yue, IBM
Jin YouBing, Beijing Redflag Chinese 2000 Software Co., Ltd.
Thorsten Zachmann, Nokia Corporation
Thomas Zander, Nokia Corporation
Pine Zhang, UOML Alliance

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