WordConvs
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WordConvs is flexible system for text conversion and formatting. It uses the text converters included in Microsoft Word 8.0 or higher to convert files written by other word processors. This version works with the new Word 2007 as well, which allows conversion to PDF. Moreover the software lets you change the document setting (like page with, page height, margins etc, that is nearly all the parameters used by MsWord). So you can utilize it also to standardize in one run a batch of documents written with different parameters. In that case the conversion step can be skipped if not needed.
WordConvs allows:
* to transport documents from one Word Processor to another
* to change the documents settings so you can get better results, as not always the conversion give the required results
* to standardize your documents reformatting them as the conversion step can be skipped.
* to process easily and quickly a big number of documents in one step.
WordConvs uses Microsoft Word and its converters1 to convert from and to the available input and output formats. It allows also the use of an external converter program, like OdfConverterTest.exe, which allows to convert Open Office documents (.odt) to MS Word documents, or any other you have and you prefer to use. This option can be useful if a conversion software doesn't have batch ability or doesn't allow to scan subdirectories or/and to process hidden files and folders, as WordConvs gives these functionalities. It can be useful also if there is not an included mechanism to test the completeness of the conversion, as some converters in case of errors in input file truncate the conversion without any kind of indication of the fact. In case of processing of a large number of file this can be dangerous as you believe that the results are good while you can have as result some truncated document (only partially converted). To test, also if not in a secure way, this case, a software has been inserted which count the words, lines, and characters of the input document. As Microsoft Word has internally the possibility to count them in the output document, it is possible to compare these counters. Naturally the input file counters are only a row approximation as only managing the formatting of the input document it is possible to have a good count. The WC.EXE3 software included in the setup, is a general software (valid for document written by every word processor) but with a variable level of accuracy of the result, depending on the format of the document. For this reason the possibility to set the threshold of percent difference that give rise to a warning message, has been inserted, as well as the possibility to choose which of the 3 counters (word, lines, characters) to use (they can be used alone or in whichever mix). If a more accurate software is available to you, you can use it by setting its filename in the reserved space on the configuration dialog, as well as the 3 possible strings forming the input line command together with input and output file names set by WordConvs.
The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $69, you can free download and get a free trial.

