Use the Default Plugin

With the included Plugin, WebSite-Watcher can convert Word and Excel documents into an HTML page. The document can then be checked and handled like a normal web page, and WebSite-Watcher can highlight changes in the extracted text.

The Plugin is assigned automatically when you add a new Word or Excel document to the Bookmark list.

Use Microsoft Office to Convert Documents

By default, WebSite-Watcher uses internal conversion routines to convert Word and Excel files into web pages.

If Microsoft Office 2003 or higher is installed on your system, you can use Microsoft Office to convert these files. This usually provides better conversion quality, especially for Word documents. Separate Plugins are available to use Microsoft Office for the conversion.

Monitor Word and Excel Files Without a Plugin

If no Plugin is used to monitor Word or Excel documents, they are handled as binary files. Depending on the server response, one or a combination of the following checking methods is used:

• Check the Word or Excel document by file date.
• Check the Word or Excel document by file size.
• Check parts of the file content.

In this case, it is not possible to highlight text changes or to use the filter system to ignore unwanted content.