Microsoft has released a plug-in for Office 2007 that will allow users to save their documents in both PDF and XPS formats. The add-on is compatible with eight Office 2007 applications, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, InfoPath, OneNote, Publisher, and Visio. Customers can also use the plug-in to send documents as e-mail attachments in both PDF and XPS. XPS is Microsoft's new fixed-layout document format that's based on XML.
In early June, Microsoft had announced it would drop the 'Save As PDF' and 'Save As XPS’ features from Office 2007, the application bundle upgrade slated to ship late this year to enterprises and in early 2007 to others. Then, Microsoft cited legal pressure from Adobe, a partner and rival, as the reason for dumping the functionality.
Some analysts speculated that Microsoft's surrender was driven by worries of possible antitrust action by the federal government if Microsoft moved on Adobe's territory. Adobe is the creator of the PDF format; a way to post documents on the Web, and sells a line of software for generating and managing PDF files. XML Paper Specification (XPS) is a Microsoft creation intended to compete with PDF in the electronic document market.
The add-ons, which Microsoft put on its download site, are available in three versions: Save As PDF, Save as XPS, and Save as PDF or XPS.
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