Converting from External Entity

You can convert an external entity reference to a regular content.

Do the following:

  1. Place the cursor on the external entity.

    Place the cursor in the external entity in the Editing Window or click the entity in the ContentMap.

    Figure 1. Cursor placed in the external entity.



  2. Convert from the external entity.

    Choose Entity > Convert from Entity/XInclude .

    Figure 2. Convert from Entity/XInclude menu item.



    Note:

    Also, you can right-click the entity in the ContentMap and select Convert from Entity/XInclude from the context menu.

    Figure 3. Converting from entity through the context menu in the ContentMap.



    The external entity reference will be converted to a regular content.

    Figure 4. Document portion converted from the external entity.



    The external entity remains declared in the document and you can insert references to the external entity. You can also change the external entity declaration or remove the external entity declaration.

Related concepts
Inserting External Entity
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Converting to External Entity