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The next chapter contains a brief overview over the steps of writing and publishing SGML and XML documents. You will see what the components of the system are good for in the whole process. The whole matter is dealt with in three parts: The first part is about all those pieces of software that you need for both SGML and XML. The second and third part talk about software more or less specific to SGML and XML, respectively. The matter is subdivided into self-contained topics, which allow you to advance in small steps and to control your progress with simple examples and exercises.
Note: You should browse the whole tutorial to get an understanding of what you actually need. If you use only SGML or only XML, you can leave the XML or the SGML part out, respectively. You may of course install everything which is suggested in the individual chapters, but you can always opt to leave things out. As an example, there are several ways to create printed output from SGML and XML documents. The path through TeX is the most versatile, but requires some work to set up. If you are content with RTF output, you can just leave everything TeX-related out.