using XML and XSL to generate PDF

Hi all

    I request anyone to help me out in one of my coding problems.
The problem is as follows:

 I want and xml file with my data and XSL (XSL-FO) for the formatting 
information of the data. Now i want to create a .txt/.doc/.pdf file using 
my XML which in turn reads formatting information from the XSL file and 
applies on the data.

 Please help me by providing me links to do the same as i m new to this 
world of XML and java.. i hv found that there is some apache tool called
fop and another tool called itext which r useful in creating pdf. My problem
is to link all these technologies together.

 Steps which i need to understand:
1. How to see if my XSL/XSL-FO along with the XML are working fine. e.g when 
i write a formatting info in XSL for HTML and link this XSL with XML, now on 
pressing my XML i directly see my output in my Internet explorer.. how can i 
do the same for my text files.

2. How to use apache fop.

  Thanks in advance for helping me..

waiting 4 ur reply

regards
kshitij