Document conversion tab

Use this tab to configure the parameters that determine the tools to use for document conversion.

Third-party conversion tools must be installed on the same computer as Document Converter. Customers must provide any licenses required for the third-party software. The default internal conversion tool, KFXConverter, does not require additional installation or licenses.

MS Office and selected Open Office documents
Select the tool for converting Microsoft Office, plain text, and Open Office (ODT, ODS, and ODP only) documents to PDF. If <disabled> is selected, no conversion is performed for these documents. The following tools are available:
  • Microsoft Office

  • Open/Libre Office

  • KFXConverter (default)

MHTML and HTML documents
Select the tool for converting MHTML and HTML documents to PDF. If <disabled> is selected, no conversion is performed for these documents. The following tools are available:
  • Microsoft Office

  • Total HTML Converter

  • KFXConverter (default)

EML files
Select the tool for converting email to PDF body with the message header. The following tools are available:
  • Total EML Converter

  • KFXConverter (default)

  • Microsoft Office

Image to TIFF

Select the ImageMagick version for converting the image files to TIFF format. The following options are available:

  • ImageMagick-32Bit

  • ImageMagick-64Bit (Default)

For a 64-bit operating system, you can use either version. However, for a better performance, we recommend that you select ImageMagick-64Bit on a 64-bit operating system.

MS Office user
Select a Windows user account for Microsoft Office DCOM automation (necessary for document conversion via Microsoft Office).

This account is only required for Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, or higher operating systems versions.

  • Interactive user: The user must be logged on to the Message Connector computer. During document conversion, the Office windows can be seen opening and closing. This mode is useful for advanced troubleshooting. By default, this mode is selected.

  • Current configuration: The Office applications start with the user account that is specified in the DCOM Config tool.

  • This user Allows you to type a name and password directly.

PDF to PDF/A conversion engine
Select the tool for normalizing PDF documents to PDF/A.
  • Legacy (Limited support)

  • Standard (Recommended)

If a conversion error occurs with the Legacy (Limited support) option, use the Standard (Recommended) option for document conversion. (Default: Standard)

Name
Type a Microsoft Office DCOM username. For productive mode with no one logged in, it is necessary to specify an administrator user.
Password
Type a password for the Microsoft Office DCOM user.
Custom extension list
Type a blank-separated list of extensions for file types that can be converted to PDF using a custom script.

  • The script (CustomToPdf.bat) must be available in the Scripts subfolder.

  • Each conversion tool produces the desired output in a different way. As a result, if you switch to another conversion tool, your converted documents may look different.