OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-ins for Office

Highlights
Download
- ODF Add-in for Microsoft Office
- OpenXML/ODF Translator Command Line Tools
Software Requirements
Installing ODF Add-in for Microsoft Office
- ODF Add-in for Microsoft Office
- OpenXML/ODF Translator Command Line Tool
Silent Mode Installation
Troubleshooting
Source distribution

Highlights

In version 3.0 we put the main focus on ODF 1.1 compliance and Office 2007 SP2 compatibility (Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 allows opening and saving of ODF documents for the first time). In addition we took care of improving some features and fixing a number of bugs as described below.

Highlights of ODF Add-in for Microsoft Office 3.0

Version 3.0 offers the following new common features:

ODF 1.1 compliance: We identified and fixed problems related to ODF 1.1 compliance issues. ODF documents created with Version 3.0 now complete the ODF 1.1 conformance check without any problems. Use the free online ODF Validator to see yourself.
Office 2007 SP2 compatibility: Version 2.5 exhibited problems when translating ODF documents created by Office 2007 SP2 and even some problems when translating DOCX documents created by Office 2007 SP2. In addition, Office 2007 SP2 reported problems with ODF documents created by Version 2.5. All these problems were addressed in version 3.0.

Highlights of ODF Add-in for Word 3.0

Improved shape translation to handle free form shapes
Improved field translation
Improved performance
Improved compatibility with various ODF-supporting applications
Fixing a large number of bugs (see also the SourceForge issue tracker)

For a more detailed list of improvements please see the Release Note document published on SourceForge.

Highlights of ODF Add-in for Excel 3.0

KSpread, Lotus Symphony and Office 2007 SP2 formula support
Chart size translation from XLSX to ODS
Improved donut chart translation
The release also focused on a number of crash issues that were identified and fixed.

For a more detailed list of improvements please see the Release Note document published on SourceForge.

Highlights of ODF Add-in for PowerPoint 3.0

ODF Add-in for Powerpoint 3.0 has been released. Below are the list of Implemented Features.

Improved Hyperlink translation
Improved OLE translation
Improved footer translation
Fixing a large number of bugs (see also the SourceForge issue tracker)

For a more detailed list of improvements please see the Release Note document published on SourceForge.

Software Requirements

Before installing the ODF Add-in for Word, Excel or PowerPoint, make sure you have the following installed on your PC:

Microsoft Office 2007
.NET Framework 2.0 SP1

Download

ODF Add-in for Microsoft Office

You can download the Single MSI Installer "ODF Add-in for Microsoft Office" from our download page on SourceForge.net.

OpenXML/ODF Translator Command Line Tools

You can download the Command Line Tools from our download page on SourceForge.net.

Installing the Add-in for Microsoft Office

ODF Add-in for Microsoft Office

Double click the "OdfAddInForOfficeSetup-en-3.0.exe" file

If installation is successful, you should be able to open an ".ODF" file from Microsoft Office (see menu"File>ODF...->Open ODF"). Also, when right-clicking on a ".ODF" file in explorer, you should have the option to open the document in Microsoft Office (menu "Open with Microsoft Office").

Important note: The ODF file opened by the add-in is imported in Microsoft Word as a read-only OOX file. If you want to save it as ODF, you will have to first make a copy of the document("Menu>Save As") and then use the "Export as ODF" menu.

OpenXML/ODF Translator Command Line Tools

OpenXML/ODF Translator Command Line Tools are an additional resource enabling a stand-alone conversion from OpenXML formats to ODF formats and vice-versa. An installation of Microsoft Office is not required.

Minimum Software Requirements

The command line tools require .NET Framework 2.0 SP1.

Installation

To install the command line tools, simply unzip the downloaded file into a folder of your choice.

Usage

To use the command line tools, open a console and type the following:

OdfConverter.exe /I Filename [/O PathOrFilename] [/V]

Where:

/I Filename: Name of the ODF file to transform
/O PathOrFilename: Path of the folder where to put the output file (must exist) or name of the output file
/V: Validate the result of the transformation against OpenXML/ODF schemas
/DEBUG Value: Debug mode (Value from 1-4)

Silent Mode Installation

The following Office applications and versions are supported:

Word: 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007
Excel: XP, 2003 and 2007
PowerPoint: XP, 2003 and 2007

Installation

Extract the executable file to a location of your choice using the following parameters [path] is the location where the extracted installation files are stored, e.g. c:\SilentInst\)

Usage

To use the command line tools, open a console and type the following:

OdfAddInForOfficeSetup-[xx].exe /C /T:(path)

Install the add-in using one of the following commands:

For All Users :

msiexec /i OdfAddInForOfficeSetup-[xx].msi /q ALLUSERS=1

For Single Users :

msiexec /i OdfAddInForOfficeSetup-[xx].msi /q

Important Note:[xx] is the language code of the Add-In, e.g. ‘en’ for the English version or ‘de’ for the German version

Unintallation

Uninstall the add-in using one of the following commands (depending on the add-in version you are using).

The command for Uninstallation:

msiexec /x OdfAddInForOfficeSetup-[xx].msi /q ALLUSERS=1

Please note that the ALLUSERS parameter should only be specified if it has been set during installation

For more information, refer to the Silent Mode Installation Guide

Troubleshooting

For troubleshooting problems with ODF Add-in for Microsoft Office , please refer to our Troubleshooting Guide.

Source distribution

Download

You can download the complete source code from our download page on SourceForge.net.

Minimum Software Requirements

To compile the source distribution, you will need Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or the free Microsoft Visual C# 2005 edition.