Functions with Synology Office Installed
With the Office package installed, you can use the following functions in Synology Drive:
- Create documents, spreadsheets and slides which support online collaboration of multiple users.
- Create encrypted documents, spreadsheets and slides for the protection of private files.
- Convert Microsoft Office files to Synology Office files through the below steps:
- Right-click on Microsoft files of the formats listed in the following section.
- Click the Convert to Synology Office file option.
- The Microsoft Office files will be converted to new Synology Office files.
- Download Synology Office files as Microsoft Office files by right-clicking on Synology Office files and selecting Download.
Supported file formats for conversion:
- Document: .docx (With Document Viewer* installed, the following formats can also be imported: .doc, .odf, and .rtf)
- Spreadsheet: .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm, .xls, .xlt, .ods, .ots, .csv
- Slides: .pptx
Limitations:
- Only formats (e.g., font size, text color, comments, hyperlinks, chart types) supported by Office will be converted.
- Encrypted files cannot be imported into Office.
Note:
- A document can be downloaded as a .docx or .odt file.
- A spreadsheet can be downloaded as a .xlsx or .ods file.
- Slides can be downloaded as .pptx files.
- You need to enter the password to download an encrypted file from the homepage of Drive.
- In addition to the permission types of View, Edit, and Manage, you can also assign the Comment only permission to Synology Office files.