# XML Basics

> Walk through the XML Basics sample for Visual Basic: load an XML file with Load format 10, format it with a CSS style sheet and validate it with a DTD.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > Document Editor > Working With XML Files > XML Basics
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/xml/basics/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/xml/basics/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/xml/basics/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Open an XML File in the Sample Program](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/xml/basics/#open-an-xml-file-in-the-sample-program)
- [The XML File](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/xml/basics/#the-xml-file)
- [The CSS File](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/xml/basics/#the-css-file)
- [The DTD File](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/xml/basics/#the-dtd-file)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/document-editor/xml/basics/#next-steps)

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