May 2008 - Posts

Office support for document format standards
21 May 08 12:01 PM

If you're an Office 2007 user, the image above probably looks pretty familiar. But look close, and you'll see some Save-As options you've not seen before here: OpenDocument, and (unless you have the existing add-in ) PDF & XPS . This is a screen shot Read More...

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Open XML links for 05-19-2008
19 May 08 10:15 AM

Open XML can help you skip school. I've covered in the past how ISVs, corporate developers, information workers, and public-sector decision makers can benefit from Open XML standardization, but my colleague Pranav Wagh has addressed a hitherto-ignored Read More...

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DAISY translator released
09 May 08 10:17 AM

I was traveling on Tuesday/Wednesday this week and wasn't around when the news came out, but the DAISY translator plugin for Word and an update to the DAISY Pipeline were announced on Wednesday. Here are a few places to learn more about how it works and Read More...

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OpenOffice 3.0 beta can read docx/xslx/pptx formats
09 May 08 07:13 AM

The beta code for OpenOffice 3.0 has been released, and it includes Open XML read support: Behind the scenes, OpenOffice.org 3.0 will support the upcoming OpenDocument Format (ODF) 1.2 standard, and is capable of opening files created with MS-Office 2007 Read More...

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Open XML links for 05-05-2008
05 May 08 07:40 AM

Library of Congress's standards activity. The Library of Congress has posted an overview of the work they've been doing to support the development of key open standards for digital content, including Office Open XML and PDF/A. I had the pleasure of working Read More...

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