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Working With Native Documents
In addition to using Contributor to create and edit web pages, you can use your own third-party application to create and edit native documents for example, Microsoft
Word. Site Studio converts these documents into web pages that seamlessly appear on the Web site with other web pages.
The following sections describe the use of native documents on a Site Studio Web site in more detail:
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About Native Documents on page 10-1
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Requirements for Native Documents on page 10-2
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Metadata for Native Documents on page 10-2
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Adding Native Documents to a Web Site on page 10-3
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Opening and Editing Native Documents on page 10-4
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Using Styles in Native Documents on page 10-5
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Creating Hyperlinks in Native Documents on page 10-5
10.1 About Native Documents
A native document is a document created in a third-party application, like Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. The document is intended to be viewed and edited in the
application that was used to create it its native application. It is not usually viewable as a web page.
Site Studio Contributor assigns the native document to a contribution region just like it does a contributor data file. However, whereas a contributor data file can be viewed
instantly on a web page because it is written in XML, a native document must be converted into HTML and then pulled into the web page.
Site Studio uses a conversion engine Dynamic Converter to convert the document into a web-viewable rendition. As such, any rules or templates set up in Dynamic
Converter are automatically applied on the Site Studio Web site.
There are several reasons why you may want to use native documents on your site. For one, you can add documents that you may be using for another purpose in your
organization. For example, you could add a policy document from your HR department or a product specification from your development department and make
those documents part of the Web site without having to create two versions of the documents.
You may also be familiar with a certain application, like Microsoft Word, and prefer to edit the contents of your site in that application. When you have finished, you simply
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save and close the document. The document is converted into HTML and appears on the site right away.
10.2 Requirements for Native Documents
In order to use native documents on a Site Studio Web site, the content server must have Dynamic Converter configured and running. Your site designer or site manager
should have completed these steps for you.
Native documents also must be checked in with the appropriate metadata assigned to them so that they are recognized as part of the site. See
Metadata for Native Documents
