Confluence Docs 2.10 : Office Connector Prerequisites
This page last changed on Nov 11, 2008 by smaddox.
The page describes the software and setup you need to use the Office Connector.
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Overall Prerequisites
Prerequisites for Displaying and Viewing Documents in ConfluenceIf you want to make use of the View File macro or to view Office documents attached to a wiki page, you need the setup described below. Browsers and Flash PlayerYou can use any browser to view an Office document on a wiki page, provided that you have installed Adobe Flash Player version 9 or later. You do not need to have an Office desktop application installed on your computer, in order to view Office documents in Confluence. Document TypesTo be displayed in Confluence, the document needs to be valid Microsoft Office 97-2003 document, of the following types:
If you are using OpenOffice to create and edit the documents, you will need to save your document in Microsoft Office 97-2003 format before attaching it to a Confluence page. Prerequisites for Importing Documents into Confluence
Prerequisites for Editing Confluence Pages and Documents in OfficeThe Office Connector allows you to edit Office documents embedded in a wiki page or to edit a wiki page in Word. To make use of these editing capabilities, you will need the setup described below. Browsers
EditorsTo edit documents, you will need to have Microsoft Office, OpenOffice or NeoOffice installed. (See the configuration matrix below.)
Configuration MatrixYou need one of the following software combinations to edit Office documents from your wiki page:
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