# The Imaging Source Announces Its PDF/A Activities > An upcoming release of TX Text Control will add PDF/A document creation and conversion from Office Open XML (DOCX), MS Word (DOC), and Rich Text Format (RTF) sources. The ISO 19005-1 standard governs long-term electronic archiving and ensures verifiable, vendor-neutral document output. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2008-10-10 - **Modified:** 2026-07-17 - **Description:** An upcoming release of TX Text Control will add PDF/A document creation and conversion from Office Open XML (DOCX), MS Word (DOC), and Rich Text Format (RTF) sources. The ISO 19005-1 standard governs long-term electronic archiving and ensures verifiable, vendor-neutral document output. - **1 min read** (59 words) - **Tags:** - .NET - PDF - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2008/10/10/the-imaging-source-announces-its-pdfa-activities/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2008/10/10/the-imaging-source-announces-its-pdfa-activities/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2008/10/10/the-imaging-source-announces-its-pdfa-activities/llms-full.txt --- We just announced our activities in the PDF/A market. With the next version of the word processing component TX Text Control, PDF/A documents can be created or converted from the industry standard formats Office Open XML (DOCX), MS Word (DOC) and Rich Text Format (RTF). [Read the press release](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2008/10/09/press-release-the-imaging-source-announces-its-pdfa-activities/llms-full.txt) --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmeyer/) - [X](https://x.com/txbjoern) - [GitHub](https://github.com/bjoerntx) --- ## Related Posts - [Running a Local LLM in .NET C# with TX Text Control AI](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/09/10/running-a-local-llm-in-dot-net-c-sharp-with-tx-text-control-ai/llms.txt) - [Native PDF Annotation Support Is Coming to the TX Text Control Document Viewer](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/08/28/native-pdf-annotation-support-is-coming-to-the-tx-text-control-document-viewer/llms.txt) - [Building a Browser-Based PDF Workflow for Medical Billing using .NET C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/08/18/building-browser-based-pdf-workflow-medical-billing-dotnet-csharp/llms.txt) - [Check TX Text Control Template Dependencies Before Deployment](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2026/07/28/check-tx-text-control-template-dependencies-before-deployment/llms.txt) - 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