using xslt to output plain text

I have successfully used xslt to output html for viewing in a web browser, but how do I use it to create plain text, if that is the desired output format (like for a resume.xml file)?

I have managed to show the xml content, but how do you indicate to the plain text output when you would like a tab or carriage return after a particular node output?

thanks in advance, i'm new to XML.