Word processor documents: import and export
With the extension ezodf, documents written in a word processor become content, and content goes back out as documents. Word (DOCX, DOC), OpenDocument (ODT), RTF, PDF, Markdown, HTML, plain text, spreadsheets and presentations can be imported; an item can be downloaded as DOCX, PDF, ODT, RTF, DOC, XHTML, EPUB or text, and a folder as a ZIP of documents. Everything happens in the administration. A new installation has ezodf switched on.
This chapter describes ezodf 7 (the figures show version 7.0.2). Earlier versions imported only OpenDocument texts, one at a time, and needed a conversion daemon on the server for Word files.
Where to find it
- In Setup, Documents (Word, OpenDocument, PDF ...) under Import and export in the left column. The left column then lists Import documents, Document imports, Export documents, Document converter and the Job queue.
- The menu of an item in the tree, Documents: Export as OpenDocument (ODT), Export as PDF, Export as Word (DOCX), Import documents here and Replace with a document.
Documents in an item's menu: export the item as ODT, PDF or Word, import documents here, or replace the item with a document.
The left column of the Documents pages: import, the list of imports, export, the document converter and the job queue.
What a document becomes
A document becomes an Article by default: its headings, paragraphs, bold and italic text, lists, tables, links and images go into the body. A document whose parts are named like the fields of another registered class becomes that class. A spreadsheet becomes a table per sheet, a presentation a section per slide, a PDF its text. Fonts, colors and the page layout are not taken over: the design of the site decides the look.
Who can do what
| Right | What it allows |
|---|---|
| ezodf/import | Import documents and see your own imports; replace an item with a document. Importing also needs the right to create items in the target folder. |
| ezodf/export | Export items and folders you may read. |
| ezodf/converter | The Document converter page, and the imports of every user. |
The chapters
- Importing: many documents at once, from files, folders, ZIP archives or web addresses.
- Creating a Word document to import: how to name the parts of a document so they fill the right fields.
- Exporting: an item as a document, or a folder as a ZIP.
- Setting up ezodf, for administrators: the rights, LibreOffice and the converter.
Read more
- How do I import or export a word processor document?, in the help center.
- Import and export tools
In this section
- Introduction This topic has moved to Word processor documents: import and export.
- Requirements This topic has moved to Setting up ezodf.
- Setting up ezodf Setting up ezodf 7 in Exponential 6: requirements, activation, rights, LibreOffice and the document converter, odf.ini and the upgrade from ezodf 6.
- Importing Importing many documents at once with ezodf in Exponential 6: files, folders, ZIP archives and web addresses, the options and the page of an import.
- Exporting Exporting an item as DOCX, PDF, ODT and other formats, or a folder as a ZIP of documents, with ezodf in Exponential 6.
- Creating a Word Document to Import How to prepare a Word or OpenDocument document so that its parts fill the right fields when imported into Exponential 6, and how to register classes in odf.ini.
Contributors
- Ricardo Correia
- Graham Brookins Updated Maintainer
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