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Export (PDF, XML/TEI, Excel) and Print

Exporting a Critical Edition Document

Generate standardized versions of critical edition documents for publication, digital archiving, or academic collaboration.

Accessing the Export Feature

1. Open your .critx file in Criterion
2. Navigate to File > Export To...
3. Export configuration wizard opens for format selection and content customization

Choosing the Output Format

Format Description Best For
PDF Print-ready version mirroring visual layout, including pagination, margins, styles, comments Print, editorial review, submission
XML/TEI (P5) Full document structure and content compliant with TEI P5 schema, omitting layout/visual styling Digital preservation, semantic analysis, computational research

Each format generates file named according to document title (e.g., MyEdition.pdf or MyEdition.xml).

Customizing Exported Content (PDF only)

Note: Content selection not available for XML/TEI export, as this format requires full document inclusion per TEI standard.

For PDF exports, selectively include/exclude sections:

Configuration:

Filtering User Comments

In collaborative documents with multiple reviewers:

Filtering ensures reviewers/editors can generate focused outputs with only relevant annotations.

Export Process and Feedback

1. Click Export to begin
2. Progress bar indicates export status
3. Upon completion, Criterion displays:
  - Success message
  - Path to exported file (e.g., Downloads folder)

Clicking Cancel exits wizard without generating output.

Output Format Details

PDF Export:

XML/TEI Export:

Example XML Structure (TEI P5)

<TEI>
  <teiHeader>
    <fileDesc>
      <titleStmt>
        <title>My Critical Edition</title>
        <author>John Doe</author>
      </titleStmt>
      <editionStmt>
        <edition n="1.2">Peer-reviewed version</edition>
      </editionStmt>
      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>DataNotAvailable</publisher>
        <availability status="unknown">
          <p>(unknown) the status of the text is unknown.</p>
          <licence target="CC-BY">
            <p>Creative Commons Attribution</p>
          </licence>
        </availability>
      </publicationStmt>
      <sourceDesc>
        <listBibl>
          <bibl>
            <author>Editor</author>
            <title>Source Title</title>
            <date>2025</date>
          </bibl>
        </listBibl>
      </sourceDesc>
    </fileDesc>
  </teiHeader>
  <text>
    <body>
      <div type="Introduction" n="1">
        <head>Introduction</head>
        <p>This edition presents...</p>
      </div>
    </body>
  </text>
  <back>
    <listWit>
      <witness xml:id="V">
        <abbr>V</abbr> Vaticanus latinus 1873, IXe.
      </witness>
    </listWit>
    <listApp>
      <app xml:id="app_001">
        <lem>stationes</lem>
        <rdg wit="#V">-tones</rdg>
        <note>stationes, edd.: -tones V</note>
      </app>
    </listApp>
  </back>
</TEI>

Troubleshooting

Problem Solution
No sections selected Ensure at least one checkbox marked before clicking Export
Missing metadata Check File > Metadata panel to complete required fields
Validation errors (XML) Validate output with TEI by Example Validator
Note: Exporting does not modify your .critx document. Each export operation is self-contained and local; no data transmitted externally.

Generate hard copy or PDF version of critical edition document with selective content inclusion.

Accessing the Print Menu

Section Selection:

Comment Selection:

Confirming or Cancelling Print Operation

Button Action
Cancel Cancels print setup, returns to document editor
Print Generates print preview in PDF format; printing handled by native OS capabilities (Adobe Reader or equivalent)

If comments selected, automatically appended at end of printed document, preserving original layout of:

View how document will appear when printed, with full rendering of layout, formatting, headers, footers, notes, and pagination.

Enabling Print Preview

Toggle from two locations:

Print Preview opens immediately in side pane without reloading document. Close via X icon in preview pane.

Warning: Since PDF generation performed in LaTeX, and LaTeX does not support highlighted text, print preview and printing in Criterion will not support highlighted text. Text highlighting visible only in editor.

Print Preview renders true-to-print visualization:

Refresh Button: Print Preview updates asynchronously. Press Refresh icon if changes not immediately reflected.

Fullscreen/Expanded Preview

Click Expand icon in Print Preview pane to open dedicated full-screen tab:

Active expanded tabs visually highlighted to indicate preview mode.

Structural Elements Displayed

Print Preview includes complete rendering of all paratextual components:

Page Layout:

Document Sections:

Line Numbers

Note: Line numbers visible only in Print Preview, not in text view, printed output, or export.

Page Numbers and Navigation

Page numbers calculated dynamically:

Navigate using scrollbars or navigation arrows.

Resizing and Rearranging Preview