#REDIRECT [[Open XML Paper Specification]] {{R from merge}}
==Design aims==
The differences between Open XML Paper Specification (OpenXPS) and the Portable Document Format (PDF) can be traced to their [[Virtual Heritage|heritage]] and the manner of their development, as they have different design goals and different groups providing input.{{Citation needed|reason=reliable source needed for the whole section|date=April 2014}}
The different goals in the development of OpenXPS and PDF resulted in different principles and design tradeoffs between the file formats.{{Citation needed|reason=reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=April 2014}}
