If you plan to upgrade the local authoring
applications that are used by Rendition Engine,
you must complete the following task before you install Rendition Engine.
Before you uninstall the previous version of the authoring
application, make backup copies of any files that you customized and
save them to a network location. This includes any template and configuration
files that you used to configure extraction options, such as:
- Microsoft Word template
(.dot, .dotx)
- Microsoft Excel template
(.xlt, .xltx)
- Microsoft PowerPoint
(.pot, .potx)
- Microsoft Visio stencil
(.vss) and template (.vst)
- Microsoft Project template
(.mpt)
- Autodesk AutoCAD plot style files (.ctb, .stb)
- Autodesk AutoCAD font files (.shx or .ttf)
For more information about upgrading authoring applications,
see Information technology administrator tasks.
To upgrade authoring applications:
- Log on as the FNRE_Admin user.
For more information about this user account, see Users required for Rendition Engine installation.
- Install or upgrade your local applications.
- Configure your newly upgraded local applications. See Installing and configuring authoring applications.