Office and Windows File Explorer integration
Both the 3-Heights® Document Converter and the Conversion Service support Office Add-ins. The Office Add-ins are a simple way to convert documents directly from an Office application in a client machine. They are available for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Office Add-ins are installed when you install the Client application using the Client MSI installation package (conversion-service-client-<version>.msi). The client application cannot be installed on the same system as the 3-Heights® Document Converter Service or the Conversion Service is running on.
Office Add-ins don’t convert the files locally, but use a remote Conversion Service for conversion. You must configure Office conversion on the server installation first.
Supported Office files
The table shows the Microsoft Office input formats supported by the Conversion Service and those originally supported by the 3-Heights® Document Converter.
| Format | Conversion Service | 3-Heights® Document Converter |
|---|---|---|
| MS Word binary formats (DOC, DOT) | Yes | Yes |
| MS Word OOXML-based formats (DOCX, DOCM, DOTX, DOTM) | Yes | Yes |
| WordML / WordprocessingML (XML) | Yes | Yes |
| MS Excel binary formats (XLS, XLT) | Yes | Yes |
| MS Excel OOXML-based formats (XLSX, XLSM, XLTX, XLTM) | Yes | Yes |
| SpreadsheetML (XML) | Yes | Yes |
| MS PowerPoint binary formats (PPT, PPS) | Yes | Yes |
| MS PowerPoint OOXML-based formats (PPTX, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM) | Yes | Yes |
| MS Project | No | Yes |
| MS Visio | No | Yes |
Windows File Explorer integration
The 3-Heights® Document Converter offers Windows Explorer integration that lets you convert files directly from the File Explorer window.
This feature is not supported by the Conversion Service.