Nowadays each computer user knows how to create a text document or an electronic table. To do so one is likely to make use of Microsoft Office products, or alternatively, OpenOffice products that offer all or at least some solutions free of charge.
Print Conductor will recognize, accept and print the documents created by both Microsoft Office and OpenOffice applications. The table below shows what software is required for printing each type of file.
Unfortunately, Microsoft Office Starter Edition does not provide API for developers. This makes it necessary to install its commercial editions, such as Microsoft Office Professional and Microsoft Office Business so that Print Conductor can utilize the available API. As an alternative, you can simply install either OpenOffice or LibreOffice – they both are free of charge.
| Document Type | Required Software |
| DOC, DOCX, RTF | Microsoft Word (2003 or newer) or OpenOffice or LibreOffice Suite |
| XLS, XLSX, XLSM | Microsoft Excel (2003 or newer) or Open Office or Libre Office Suite |
| PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX | Microsoft PowerPoint (2003 or newer) or OpenOffice or Libre Office Suite |
| MSG | Microsoft Office Outlook |
| VSD, VSDX | Microsoft Visio 2003 or newer |
| PUB | Microsoft Office Publisher |
| ODT, ODS, ODP, ODG, ODF | OpenOffice or Libre Office Suite |
| WPC | Microsoft Word (97 or newer) |