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Microsoft filters

The Microsoft Office filter is an exclusive filter and cannot be selected at the same time as other input folders. The Microsoft filters convert Microsoft native file formats (files created in Microsoft Office applications, such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Publisher) to PostScript or PDF.

These filters require Microsoft Office to be installed on the same system as the Hot Folders application you are using. You must also have a PostScript printer or Acrobat Distiller installed on your system.

To process Microsoft Office files in Hot Folders, you must be logged in. If a hot folder was configured for Microsoft Office formats and other formats before Hot Folders 4.0, Hot Folders will create a copy of the folder that only accepts the Microsoft Office format.

The exclusive Microsoft Office format folder has "_Office" at the end of its name.

Microsoft filters are not supported on Mac OS.

The following versions and file formats are supported:

Application

Version

File extensions

Office

2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, Office 365

Various

Word

2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, Office 365

.doc, .docx

Excel

2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, Office 365

.xls, .xlsx

PowerPoint

2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, Office 365

.ppt, .pps, .pptx, .ppsx

Publisher

2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, Office 365

.pub

Note: To print Office 2007 files, you must have the Office 2007 application installed on your system. Office 2007 is compatible with Office 2003 and Office 2000, but earlier versions of Microsoft Office cannot process Office 2007 files.
Note: For output to PDF, clear the option Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts in Adobe PDF printing preferences.

The Microsoft filters have these settings and options:

Settings and Options

Description

Printer Name

Selects a PostScript printer driver installed on your Windows system.

The filter uses the driver to create a PostScript file, which is then sent to the Fiery server from the Hot Folder.

PowerPoint settings:

Print

Selects output format for Slides, Handouts, Notes Pages, or Outline view.

Color/grayscale

Selects output for Color, Grayscale, or Pure Black and White.

Advanced print options:

 

Scale to fit paper

Scales the image to automatically fit the paper size specified in your application.

Frame slides

Prints a frame around each slide.

Print comments and ink markup

Prints document with comments, annotations, and any ink drawing or markups.

Print hidden slides

Prints the slides that are hidden.

High quality

Prints transparent images, graphics and fills with higher quality (which may change colors slightly, and softens shadow effects by printing in higher resolution.

Selecting High quality can greatly increase the size of your PostScript file (by as much as 250%), which may result in slower processing time through a Hot Folder and at the Fiery server.

The High Quality setting is available only if PowerPoint 2007 is installed on your computer.

Output file type

See Output file type.