D Office 2007 Considerations

This section provides a number of considerations related to conversion of Office 2007 files:

D.1 All Office Applications

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

D.2 Word 2007

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

  • Picture bullets

  • Tint support

  • Table styles (see "Examples of Unsupported Objects" for an example)

    • Different column and row definitions (even/odd, etc.)

    • Different header row and column definitions

  • List level overrides

  • Alternate text

  • OLE objects

  • Equations (see "Examples of Unsupported Objects" 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

D.3 Excel 2007

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

  • Conditional formatting (highlight cells with rules, top bottom rules, data bars, color scale icon sets, and custom rules; see "Examples of Unsupported Objects" 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)

  • Protected workbooks

D.4 PowerPoint 2007

Please note the following conversion limitations that currently apply for PowerPoint 2007 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 "Examples of Unsupported Objects" 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 bidi)

  • Shading and fills of certain shapes are not supported (see "Examples of Unsupported Objects" for an example)

  • Transparency of lines/vector objects is not supported

D.5 Examples of Unsupported Objects

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

Figure D-1 Smart Art

Smart Art, an Office 2007 object that cannot be converted

Figure D-2 Table Styles

Table Styles, an Office 2007 object that cannot be converted

Figure D-3 Picture Styles/effects

Picture Styles, Office 2007 object cannonnt be converted

Figure D-4 Word Art

Word Art, an Office 2007 object that cannot be converted

Figure D-5 Equations

Equations, an Office 2007 object that cannot be converted

Figure D-6 Controls

Controls, an Office 2007 object that cannot be converted

Figure D-7 Data Bars With Conditional Formatting, Color Scales, and Icon Sets

Data Bars with conditional formatting, Office 2007 objects

Figure D-8 3D Effects in PowerPoint

3D effects in PowerPoint, Office 2007 object

Figure D-9 Complex Gradients

Complex Gradients, Office 2007 object cannot be converted

Figure D-10 Complex Shapes With Varying Fills (1)

Complex Shapes, Office 2007 object that cannot be converted

Figure D-11 Complex Shapes With Varying Fills (2)

Complex Shapes, Office 2007 object that cannot be converted