Judging by the manuals, Common Ground's features are similar in the Apple Macintosh version. PC users convert documents by choosing the Print command from the File menu. Mac users select the Common Ground Maker as the printer in the Chooser. The print dialog specifies which pages to convert. Select All to print the whole document or designate specific pages.
Conversion takes about the same amount of time as a normal print job.
The DigitalPaper Express component can convert collections of documents into DigitalPaper in a batch mode without crashing other desktop applications. Common Ground Publisher will monitor designated directories and automatically convert new files as they are added, which is useful for offices that create many documents. Look right To read, print and navigate the proprietary Common Ground files, users must have an appropriate viewer. The Publisher package comes with a half-dozen viewers for different operating systems and Unix flavors. You can embed the miniviewers in documents or distribute them as standalone applications.