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| + | *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. | ||
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Revision as of 15:06, 9 March 2010
Main Page > Documentation > Media type preservation plans > Word processing files
Significant properties of word processing files
Preservation Format
Open Document Format; PDF/A
Access Format
Normalization tool
Xena or OpenOffice Writer
Comments
- For ODF conversion, Xena may be preferable since it also normalizes embedded objects such as image files and spreadsheets.
- 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.