Downloads

To install this download

1. Print this page if you want to use it as a reference when you are offline.
2. Quit any applications that are running, including all Office applications, Microsoft Messenger, and Office Notifications, because they might interfere with installation.
3. Make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements listed previously.
4. Click the Download button.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to save the file to your hard disk.
   
   If you are using Safari, the downloaded file is saved to the desktop unless you specified a different location in the Preferences dialog box of Safari. To check your preferences, on the Safari menu, click Preferences, and then click General.
   
   If you are using Internet Explorer, the Download Manager saves the file to the desktop unless you specified a different folder in the Preferences dialog box of Internet Explorer. To check your preferences, on the Explorer menu, click Preferences, and then click Download Options in the left pane.
    
6. Double-click the file that you downloaded in step 5 to place the Office Open XML Converter volume on your desktop, and then double-click the Office Open XML Converter volume to open it. This step might have been performed for you.
7. In the Office Open XML Converter volume window, double-click the Install Open XML Converter application to start the update process, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
8. If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. To remove the update installer, first drag the Office Open XML Converter volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash.

Note   This download is also available from Microsoft AutoUpdate, an application that can automatically keep your Microsoft software up to date. AutoUpdate is installed with Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac. To use AutoUpdate, open the Office Open XML Converter, and then on the Help menu, click Check for Updates.

To remove this download

1. If the converter is running, quit the application.
2. On your hard disk, locate the converter application.
3. Drag the converter application to the Trash, and then empty the Trash.
4. To remove your existing converter application preferences, in /Users/username/Library/Preferences/Microsoft, delete the com.microsoft.OfficeConverter.plist file.
5. To remove all converter files from your computer, in /Library/Application Support/Microsoft, delete the Office Converter Support folder.

Installed Files

The files shown in the following list are installed by the Converter installer. You can find additional information about the installation by reviewing the Open XML Inst Log.txt file in the /Library/Logs/Microsoft folder.

/Applications/Office Open XML Converter.app
/Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.OfficeConverter.plist
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/MFConverter.bundle
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/MicrosoftChartPlugin.framework
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/MicrosoftComponentPlugin.framework
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/MicrosoftOffice.framework
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/MicrosoftOLE.framework
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/MicrosoftOLEAutomation.framework
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/MicrosoftOleo.framework
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/MSXML.framework
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/OfficeArt.framework
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/pptfc.bundle
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/SmartArt.framework
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office Converter Support/Word Open XML.framework