Office Compilation Tool

[bfarr112]

I've recently been charged with the task of finding a tool that will allow
all Office products (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook) to be gathered into and
stored in one place for a project team. Include in that list PDFs as well,
but I know they're not MS products. Anyways, the team doesn't want a file
system where each one of these things are seperate and you need to open them
individually. I know there used to be a binder function in Office 2000, but
we've recently upgraded to Office 2003. Does anyone have any ideas of
programs that may do this?

 

[Timothy L]

"Microsoft Binder" (binder.exe) was discontinued and is only available in
Microsoft Office 95, Microsoft Office 97, and Microsoft Office 2000,
however, an unbind tool is available for Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft
Office 2003. Microsoft Unbind (unbind.exe) will extract any Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, or Microsoft Visio
document contained within and place the extracted documents in a folder
selected by the user. You can then continue using your original documents in
any way you see fit.

If you wish to use Microsoft Binder to create Binder files, you will need to
purchase and install Microsoft Office 97 or Microsoft Office 2000.

Although Microsoft Office 95 does have Microsoft Binder, the Microsoft
Office 97/2000/XP/2003 file format is very different from Microsoft Office
95. In other words, you will not be able to open any Microsoft Office
97/2000/XP/2003 file in Microsoft Office 95 without converting it first.
Either way, you will loose features introduced in Microsoft Office 97 and
later versions.



Here are some links and other information I was able to find:


Description of Office Binder support with Office 2003 and Office XP products
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822622/

Open an Office Binder file (applies to Microsoft Office 2003 Editions)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP030849741033.aspx

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action" error message when you open a Binder file (applies to Microsoft
Office XP)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281931/



Information about running multiple versions of Office with Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828956/

How to run multiple versions of Office on one computer (with Microsoft
Office XP)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290576/



Frequently asked questions about Office Binder 97 (applies to Microsoft
Office 97)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/843147/

How to Unbind Sections in Office Binders (applies to Microsoft Office 95 and
Microsoft Office 97)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/149770/



File Extension Details for .obd
http://www.filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=obd

File Extension Details for .obt
http://www.filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=obt

File Extension Details for .obz
http://www.filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=obz