Microsoft filters

The Microsoft filters convert Microsoft native file formats (files created in Microsoft Office applications, such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Publisher) to PostScript or PDF.

These filters require Microsoft Office to be installed on the same system as the Hot Folders application you are using. You must also have a PostScript printer or Acrobat Distiller installed on your system.

Microsoft filters are not supported on Mac OS.

The following versions and file formats are supported:

Application	Version	File extensions
Office	2010	Various
Word	2003	.doc
Word	2007	.docx
Excel	2003	.xls
Excel	2007	.xlsx
PowerPoint	2003	.ppt, .pps
PowerPoint	2007	.pptx, .ppsx
Publisher	2003	.pub
Publisher	2007	.pub

Note: To print Office 2007 files, you must have the Office 2007 application installed on your system. Office 2007 is compatible with Office 2003 and Office 2000, but earlier versions of Microsoft Office cannot process Office 2007 files.

Note: For output to PDF, clear the option Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts in Adobe PDF printing preferences.

The Microsoft filters have these settings and options:

Settings and Options	Description
Printer Name	Selects a PostScript printer driver installed on your Windows system. The filter uses the driver to create a PostScript file, which is then sent to the Fiery server from the Hot Folder.
PowerPoint settings:
Print	Selects output format for Slides, Handouts, Notes Pages, or Outline view.
Color/grayscale	Selects output for Color, Grayscale, or Pure Black and White.
Advanced print options:
Scale to fit paper	Scales the image to automatically fit the paper size specified in your application.
Frame slides	Prints a frame around each slide.
Print comments and ink markup	Prints document with comments, annotations, and any ink drawing or markups.
Print hidden slides	Prints the slides that are hidden.
High quality	Prints transparent images, graphics and fills with higher quality (which may change colors slightly, and softens shadow effects by printing in higher resolution. Selecting High quality can greatly increase the size of your PostScript file (by as much as 250%), which may result in slower processing time through a Hot Folder and at the Fiery server. The High Quality setting is available only if PowerPoint 2007 is installed on your computer.
Output file type	See Output file type.