Options (Text Editor - XML - Miscellaneous Page)

The Options dialog box lets you change the autocompletion and schema settings for the XML Editor. These settings are available when, on the Tools menu, you click Options, expand the Text Editor folder, click XML and then click Miscellaneous .

Auto Insert

Close tags
The Text Editor adds close tags when authoring XML elements. If an element start tag is selected, the editor inserts the matching close tag, including a matching namespace prefix. This check box is selected by default.

Attribute quotes
When authoring XML attributes, the editor inserts the ="``" characters and positions the caret (^) inside the quotation marks. This check box is selected by default.

Namespace declarations
The editor automatically inserts namespace declarations wherever they are needed. This check box is selected by default.

Other markup (Comments, CDATA)
Comments, CDATA, DOCTYPE, processing instructions, and other markup is autocompleted. This check box is selected by default.

Network

Automatically download DTDs and schemas
Schemas and document type definitions (DTDs) are automatically downloaded from HTTP locations. This feature uses System.Net with autoproxy server detection enabled. This check box is selected by default.

Outlining

Enter outlining mode when files open
Turns on the outlining feature when a file is opened. This check box is selected by default.

Caching

Schemas
Specifies the location of the schema cache. The Browse button (...) opens the current schema cache location in a new window. The default location is <Management Studio install directory>\Xml\Schemas.