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The generated PDF will contain embedded copies of Upload attributes as well, such as images and documents.

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Supported file types

File type

Supported?

Notes

Text file
(.txt)

(tick)

Files are converted first to PDF, then merged into the summary file.

(warning) Information in the margins (top ~0.5”, bottom ~0.5”) may be obscured by a standard header/footer that is added to the summary file after it is generated

PDF
(.pdf)

(tick)

Word document
(.doc, .docx)

(tick)

JPEG image
(.jpg, .jpeg)

(tick)

Scaled to fit in portrait landscape on Letter sized paper.

PNG image
(.png)

(tick)

Scanned document
(.tif, .tiff)

(error)

(warning) TIFFs are not supported at this time. Convert them to JPEG, PNG, or PDF first.

GIF image
(.gif)

(error)

(warning) GIFs are not supported at this time. Convert them to a JPEG or PNG first.

Excel
(.xls, .xlsx)

(error)

(warning) Excel documents are not supported because they generally require human intervention to print nicely (e.g. adjusting margins, column visibility, etc).

Have users upload a .PDF version of the printed spreadsheet instead.

Open Office files

(error)

(warning) Open Office documents are not supported at this time, pending feedback re: importance of this feature.

Have users upload a version converted to Word or PDF instead.

Audio/Video files

(error)

(warning) Audio recordings or video files are not supported because there is no way to represent them on a printed page.

Have users upload a textual summary, or log into LearningBuilder and access the files from there.

If an unsupported file type is found or the system is unable to access the file of a supported file type, the summary file will contain the filename and a message that it was not supported or unable to be accessed.

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