3.3.4.1 Installing software for native file conversions

Before you install PDF Generator, install the software that supports the native file types for which, PDF conversion support is required. Also, manually activate licenses for the software using the same user account used to run the application server.

Refer and conform to the individual licensing agreement for each native application used for conversions with LiveCycle.

PDF Generator can be extended to convert these additional file types to PDF files by using the following applications:
  • Microsoft Office 2007, 2010 (DOC, XLS, PPT, RTF, TXT, Microsoft Office open XML Formats)

  • Microsoft Office Visio 2007, 2010 (VSD)

  • Microsoft Publisher 2007, 2010 (PUB)

  • Microsoft Project 2007, 2010 (MPP)

  • AutoCAD 2008 and 2009 (DWG, DWF)

  • Corel WordPerfect 12, X4 (WPD)

  • Adobe® Photoshop® CS2

  • Adobe® FrameMaker® 7.2, 8.0 (FM)

  • Adobe® PageMaker® 7.0 (PMD, PM6, P65, PM)

  • OpenOffice 3.3 (ODT, ODP, ODS, ODG, ODF, SXW, SXI, SXC, SXD, SXM)

Note: LiveCycle supports only 32-bit editions of all the above mentioned software.
Note: Install OpenOffice 3.3 on the server to convert the documents created in version 3.3. On Linux platform, OpenOffice must be installed under /root user. If OpenOffice is installed for specific users, PDFG might not be able to convert OpenOffice documents.

You do not need to install a native software application to convert the following native file formats:

  • Web files (HTML)

  • Print files (PS, PRN, EPS)

  • Image files (JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, PNG)

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