> I am sure this is a FAQ but I am not sure how to ask this 
> question properly without illustrating it. I would like to 
> transform only a portion of an xml document while mainting 
> the rest of the structure.

Write the identity template rule as the default rule for all elements:

<xsl:template match="*">
 <xsl:copy>
 <xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
 <xsl:apply-templates/>
 </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

and then supplement it with rules for the elements you want to modify:

<xsl:template match="form">
  ...
</xsl:template>

Michael Kay
Software AG
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> 
> <!-- original -->
> <xml>
>     <section>
>         <title>title</title>
>         <para>
>             <form id="1"/> <!-- item to transform -->
>         </para>
>     </section>
> </xml>
> 
> <!-- transform to -->
> <xml>
>     <section>
>         <title>title</title>
>         <para>
>             <form method="post">
>                 <input type="text" name="NAME" />
>             </form>
>         </para>
>     </section>
> </xml>
> 
> 
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