Microsoft Office files
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Microsoft Office Files include files produced by Word (DOC), Excel, and Power Point. Office products are available for Windows and MacOS X. Free downloads are available from http://office.microsoft.com to view (but not edit) these files (search for viewers). Converters are also available to convert the latest file format changes to earlier file formats.
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[edit] Word
Word is a word processor and natively supports DOC files format. It also supports RTF (Rich Text Format) and TXT. Word 2007 also supports the Open Office XML format.
Word and Word files have undergone many changes in functions and file formats. The most important are:
- Word 97 - This is the common format for exchange of Windows DOC files. All later tools have an option to save in this format although some file features may be lost.
- Word 2000 - This is the oldest version that will work with Book Designer. It is also the oldest version that can generate LIT file content.
- Word 2002 - This is the oldest version supported by the latest conversion software and security updates.
- Word 2007 - This version uses Open Office XML as the native save format.
[edit] XLS
Excel is a spread sheet program with some charting display capabilities. This can be pulled into Word as a table but it may be supported in an eBook reader as a table. Charts are usually supported as graphics files. Excel files generally have a .xls extension
[edit] PPT
PowerPoint is a graphic oriented presentation tool. If an eBook reader or conversion program supports this it usually means they convert it to graphic files and are then able to display them sequentially page oriented like a presentation. The other features of PowerPoint are generally not supported such as the notes facility. PowerPoint files usually have a .ppt extension.
[edit] Others
Other office product tools include Microsoft Outlook, Access database, and Publisher although these are not usually file formats that are exchanged.
