Inserting Declared External Entity

You can insert a reference to an external entity which is declared in the current document.

Do the following:

  1. Place the cursor in the position for insertion.

    Place the cursor in the Editing Window or in the ContentMap in the position where you want to insert the external entity reference.

  2. Call up the Insert External Entity Dialog.

    To call up the Insert External Entity Dialog, do one of the following:

    • Choose Entity > Insert External Entity .

    • Press Ctrl-6.

    The Insert External Entity Dialog will appear. It shows external entities declared in the document and allows you to browse for a file to declare a new entity and insert the entity reference.

    Figure 1. Insert External Entity Dialog.



  3. Select a declared external entity.

    Do the following:

    1. Select the Declared Entities radio button.
    2. Select a declared external entity from the list.

      Figure 2. Declared external entity selected for insertion.



  4. Insert the external entity reference.

    To insert the reference to the selected external entity, click OK.

    The external entity reference will be inserted in the document.

    Figure 3. External entity reference inserted in the document.



    You can also convert the document portion from the external entity into a regular content, change the external entity declaration or remove the external entity declaration.

Related tasks
Inserting External Entity from File
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Insert External Entity Dialog