Kingsoft Spreadsheets can convert a Microsoft Excel workbook (XLS/XLSX/CSV/DBF) to Adobe PDF with metadata and hyperlinks

Brandon Sturgeon — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:31:03 +0000

Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2009 can convert any Microsoft Excel 2000/XP/2003/2007 workbook (XLS, XLSX, CSV and DBF) into an Adobe PDF file while preserving metadata and hyperlinks. The native PDF export function allows you to specify what parts of the workbook you wish to export into PDF.

Open existing Microsoft Excel workbook and Export to PDF

Open an existing workbook and export to PDF as follows:

Click File – Open, select the existing file and click Open.
Now click the Export to PDF button on the toolbar.

Select the Export PDF options

Once the PDF Export process begins you will have many options to choose from. Do the following to easily create an Adobe PDF with metadata and hyperlinks:

Change the file name as you see fit.
Click the More button and make sure the following options are enabled: Summary information (metadata) and Hyperlink.
Click OK to begin conversion.
Click Open File to open the file in Adobe Reader.

View the PDF document in Adobe Reader

When you view the converted workbook in Adobe Reader you will see that all hyperlinks are converted, as well as all metadata from the Excel workbook. Kingsoft Spreadsheets can convert the following items:

Metadata (title, author, subject, keywords)
Comments
Hyperlinks

Kingsoft Spreadsheets is an alternative to Microsoft Excel 2003 that can open, view and edit .XLS, .XLSX, .DBF, .XML and .CSV files

Brandon Sturgeon — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:21:52 +0000

Kingsoft Office 2009 includes an alternative to Microsoft® Excel® called Kingsoft Spreadsheets. Easily open, view and edit Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheets ( .XLS, .XLSX, .DBF, .XML, and .CSV) as well as spreadsheet template (.XLT) files. Spreadsheets can be enhanced with images, charts, PivotTables, mathematic equations, and more.

Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2009

Kingsoft Spreadsheets was designed with the familiar Microsoft Office 2003 user interface and functionality. Here is a screenshot of the interface with a PivotTable:

Microsoft Excel 2003

Here is a screenshot of the Microsoft Excel 2003 interface with a PivotTable for comparison:

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