XWord installation guide

Prerequisites

The Add-in

• Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 2003 Server R2, 2008 Server, 2008 Server R2
• Microsoft Office 2003(add-in under development),2007 or 2010 containing Word and Excel

The servers

• XWiki 2.0.4 or above for xwiki/2.0 output
• XWiki 1.2 or above for xwiki/1.0 output

Recommended

Download the latest Service Pack: 2007 Microsoft Office Suite SP2 for the following benefits:

• Open and save Open Office documents
• Export documents as pdf
• Better stability, performance and security.

Installing the Add-in

First you need to Download this setup program then run it.

Adding the XWord repository to your trusted sites

• Start Internet Explorer or go to Control Panel and open "Internet Options"
• In the "Internet Options" window select the "Security" tab
• Click the "Trusted sites" icon, then the sites button
• Now you should see the new "Trusted sites" window. Write xoffice.xwiki.org in the test area then click "Add", then "Close"

  

  Make sure you uncheck the https verification checkbox

  

When you launch the setup program you will be prompted with a screen that looks like this one:

Dependencies

The Add-in requires some additional packages that will be installed automatically if they are not found on  your computer:

• PIA(Microsoft Office Primary Interoperability Assemblies) - Installed from the XWord repository
• .NET Framework 3.5 - Installed from the Microsoft web site

Finally you should see the following window: