---
title: "How to avoid Microsoft Office as a dependency?"
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last_updated: "2026-06-09T10:25:14.380Z"
description: "Learn how to avoid Microsoft Office as a dependency when using Nutrient Document Converter in SharePoint. Use GdPicture to convert Microsoft Office files without requiring Microsoft Office licenses."
---

# How to avoid Microsoft Office as a dependency?

If you're converting Microsoft Office files into PDF only and you're using the GdPicture converter, disable the relevant MS Office converter by commenting it out of the configuration of the Conversion Service. The options are:

- MS Word — WordProcessing

- MS Excel — SpreadSheets

- MS PowerPoint — Presentations

When doing this, you don't need to install Microsoft Office alongside the Conversion Service:

```xml

<!-- <add key="WordProcessing"
      description="Word Processing (e.g. MS-Word, RTF, TXT)"
      fidelity="Full"
      maxInstances="2"
      supportedExtensions="doc,docx,docm,dot,dotx,dotm,rtf,txt,wps,xml,odt,ott,mht,html,htm,wpd"
      supportedOutputFormats="xps,pdf,doc,docx,rtf,txt,html,mht,xml,odt"
      type="Muhimbi.DocumentConverter.WebService.WordProcessorConverterFullFidelity,
            Muhimbi.DocumentConverter.WebService, Version=1.0.1.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c9db4759c9eaad12" /> -->...

<!-- <add key="SpreadSheets"
      description="Spreadsheets (e.g. Excel, CSV)"
      fidelity="Full"
      maxInstances="2"
      supportedExtensions="xls,xlsx,xlsm,xlsb,xlt,xltx,xml,csv,dif,ods,ots,mht,html,htm"
      supportedOutputFormats="xps,pdf,xls,xlsx,csv,html,mht,xml,ods"
      type="Muhimbi.DocumentConverter.WebService.SpreadSheetConverterFullFidelity,
            Muhimbi.DocumentConverter.WebService, Version=1.0.1.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c9db4759c9eaad12" /> -->...

<!-- <add key="Presentations"
      description="Presentations (e.g. PowerPoint)"
      fidelity="Full"
      maxInstances="1"
      supportedExtensions="ppt,pptx,pptm,xml,odp,otp,pps,ppsx,ppsm"
      supportedOutputFormats="xps,pdf,xml,ppt,pptx,odp,pps,ppsx,mht"
      type="Muhimbi.DocumentConverter.WebService.PresentationConverterFullFidelity,
            Muhimbi.DocumentConverter.WebService, Version=1.0.1.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c9db4759c9eaad12" /> -->

```

---

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