39 Office 2007/2010 Considerations

This chapter provides a number of considerations related to dynamic conversion of Office 2007/2010 files.

This chapter covers the following topics:

39.1 All Office Applications

Please note the following conversion limitations that currently apply for all Office 2007/2010 applications:

  • Smart art in pre-Office 2007 SP2 (released in April 2009) (see Section 39.5 for an example)

  • VB controls and macros (see Section 39.5 for an example)

  • Table cell formatting

  • Word art (see Section 39.5 for an example)

  • Vector graphics (Office art & VML) transparency, picture styles, effects, etc. (see Section 39.5 for an example)

  • Password-protected documents

39.2 Word 2007/2010

Please note the following conversion limitations that currently apply for Word 2007/2010 documents:

  • Picture bullets

  • Tint support

  • List level overrides

  • OLE objects

  • Equations (see Section 39.5 for an example)

  • Theme effects (in Office art)

  • Line numbers

  • Watermarks

  • Page color (not supported in the viewer)

  • Footnote and end note reference numbers

  • Revision delete attributes (text is supported)

  • Controls (only last edited text is output for legacy controls)

  • Custom XML (structure, schemas, expansion packs), cfChunk/altChunks are not supported

39.3 Excel 2007/2010

Please note the following conversion limitations that currently apply for Excel 2007/2010 spreadsheets:

  • Conditional formatting (highlight cells with rules, top bottom rules, data bars, color scale icon sets, and custom rules; see Section 39.5 for an example).

  • Formatting as tables (the data in the cell is output, but the formatting is not retained)

  • Headers and footers (different even/odd page headers are not supported)

39.4 PowerPoint 2007/2010

Please note the following conversion limitations that currently apply for PowerPoint 2007/2010 presentations:

  • Table formatting (similar to Excel)

  • Actions are currently not supported

  • "Objects" (this is represented as VML; currently not supported)

  • Movies/sounds are not supported

  • Complex gradients are not supported (see Section 39.5 for an example)

  • Animation is currently not supported

  • Only solid fills are supported for text

  • Only left-to-right text direction is supported (not related to bi-directional)

  • Shading and fills of certain shapes are not supported (see Section 39.5 for an example)

  • Transparency of lines/vector objects is not supported

39.5 Examples of Unsupported Objects

This section provides some examples of Office 2007/2010 objects that cannot be converted at this point.

Figure 39-1 Smart Art

Smart Art, an Office 2007 ebject that cannot be converted

Figure 39-2 Picture Styles and Effects

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Description of "Figure 39-2 Picture Styles and Effects"

Figure 39-3 Word Art

Word Art, an Office 2007 object that cannot be converted.

Figure 39-4 Equations

Equations, an Office 2007 object that cannot be converted

Figure 39-5 Controls

Controls, an Office 2007 object that cannot be converted

Figure 39-6 Data Bars with Conditional Formatting, Color Scales, and Icon Sets

Data Bars with conditional formatting, Office 2007 objects

Figure 39-7 3D Effects in PowerPoint

3D effects in PowerPoint, Office 2007 object

Figure 39-8 Complex Gradients

Complex Gradients, Office 2007 object cannot be converted.

Figure 39-9 Complex Shapes with Varying Fills (1)

Complex Shapes, Office 2007 object that cannot be converted

Figure 39-10 Complex Shapes with Varying Fills (2)

Complex Shapes, Office 2007 object that cannot be converted