Word services - how to use?

Question

I have question - how can I use Word services?

And how I can use Word automatically converse to PDF file?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, the Word Automation Service is not available in Office 365/SharePoint online.

Have a look here: http://www.spdavid.com/post/2010/11/12/Office-365-Service-Descriptions-SharePoint-Online-vs-Standard.aspx

Answer 2

You need enable Word Automation Services through Manage Service Applications in the Central Administration. Once the service application is started you just need to enable a few settings as mentioned here . This should get you started comfortably without much problems.

Answer 3

Many resources are about Work Automation Services:

• Developing with SharePoint 2010 Word Automation Services
• Word Automation Services: How it Works
• Introducing Word Automation Services
• Using SharePoint 2010 Word Automation Services to convert Word documents to PDF files