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| − | [[Main Page]] > [[Documentation]] > [[ | + | [[Main Page]] > [[Documentation]] > [[Format policies]] > Word processing files |
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==Preservation Format== | ==Preservation Format== | ||
| − | Open Document Format | + | *Open Document Format (WPD) |
| + | *Original format for DOC (starting in Archivematica 0.8) | ||
| + | *Keep as RTF (RTF) | ||
==Access Format== | ==Access Format== | ||
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==Normalization tool== | ==Normalization tool== | ||
| − | Unoconv/OpenOffice Writer | + | <strike> Unoconv/OpenOffice Writer </strike> |
| + | Tool search in progress | ||
==Comments== | ==Comments== | ||
| − | *Unoconv is used as a command-line tool to open OpenOffice, which performs conversions | + | *Unoconv is used as a command-line tool to open OpenOffice, which performs conversions to both ODF and PDF/A |
*The files are converted to ODT, which is the OpenOffice extension for Open Document Format | *The files are converted to ODT, which is the OpenOffice extension for Open Document Format | ||
| − | *OOXML files are left in their original format | + | *OOXML and DOC files are left in their original format owing to their ubiquity and ongoing support by Microsoft |
*Normalization to Portable Document Format/Archival (PDF/A) may be an acceptable preservation strategy in addition to normalization to ODF using unoconv and OpenOffice. | *Normalization to Portable Document Format/Archival (PDF/A) may be an acceptable preservation strategy in addition to normalization to ODF using unoconv and OpenOffice. | ||
**For more information on the PDF/A format see [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000125.shtml Library of Congress Sustainability of Digital Formats: PDF/A-1]. | **For more information on the PDF/A format see [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000125.shtml Library of Congress Sustainability of Digital Formats: PDF/A-1]. | ||
**PDF/A normalization of MS Word files is somewhat problematic because best results are achieved from within the native application - i.e. MS Office running in MS Windows. Archivematica does not support either Windows or MS Office since these are proprietary software packages. | **PDF/A normalization of MS Word files is somewhat problematic because best results are achieved from within the native application - i.e. MS Office running in MS Windows. Archivematica does not support either Windows or MS Office since these are proprietary software packages. | ||
| − | + | *Rich Text Format is still heavily used and can be opened in a large number of software programs. Although it is proprietary, it has a published, freely available format specification. In contrast, we'll continue to normalize wordperfect files to .odt because there is no published spec for the wordperfect format. | |
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Latest revision as of 13:37, 26 November 2013
Main Page > Documentation > Format policies > Word processing files
Significant characteristics of word processing files[edit]
Preservation Format[edit]
- Open Document Format (WPD)
- Original format for DOC (starting in Archivematica 0.8)
- Keep as RTF (RTF)
Access Format[edit]
PDF/A
Normalization tool[edit]
Unoconv/OpenOffice Writer
Tool search in progress
Comments[edit]
- Unoconv is used as a command-line tool to open OpenOffice, which performs conversions to both ODF and PDF/A
- The files are converted to ODT, which is the OpenOffice extension for Open Document Format
- OOXML and DOC files are left in their original format owing to their ubiquity and ongoing support by Microsoft
- Normalization to Portable Document Format/Archival (PDF/A) may be an acceptable preservation strategy in addition to normalization to ODF using unoconv and OpenOffice.
- For more information on the PDF/A format see Library of Congress Sustainability of Digital Formats: PDF/A-1.
- PDF/A normalization of MS Word files is somewhat problematic because best results are achieved from within the native application - i.e. MS Office running in MS Windows. Archivematica does not support either Windows or MS Office since these are proprietary software packages.
- Rich Text Format is still heavily used and can be opened in a large number of software programs. Although it is proprietary, it has a published, freely available format specification. In contrast, we'll continue to normalize wordperfect files to .odt because there is no published spec for the wordperfect format.