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'''Microsoft Word''' is a popular word processor program which has existed in a number of versions for DOS, Windows, and the Macintosh. Various native file formats have been used, and some other non-Word-specific formats can also be opened and saved. There are separate articles on these formats:
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'''Microsoft Word''' is a popular word processor program which has existed in a number of versions for DOS, Windows, and the Macintosh. It is often distributed as part of the [[Microsoft Office]] suite. Various native file formats have been used, and some other non-Word-specific formats can also be opened and saved.
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There are separate articles on these formats:
  
 
* [[DOC]] (Word document)
 
* [[DOC]] (Word document)
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* [[DOTM]] (Word macro-enabled template)
 
* [[DOTM]] (Word macro-enabled template)
 
* [[DOTX]] (Word template, XML format)
 
* [[DOTX]] (Word template, XML format)
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* [[Microsoft Word for Macintosh]]
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* [[Word for DOS screen capture]]
 
* [[WordProcessingML]] (XML format preceding later DOCX one)
 
* [[WordProcessingML]] (XML format preceding later DOCX one)
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== Formats ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Format !! Version !! MIME type !! Ext. !! PRONOM !! Refer to
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document || 3.0 ||rowspan="10"| {{mimetype|application/msword}} || .doc || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/273}} ||rowspan="10"| [[DOC]]
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document || 4.0 || .doc || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/274}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document || 5.0 || .doc || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/275}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document || 5.5 || .doc || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/276}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for Windows Document || 1.0 || .doc || {{PRONOM|fmt/37}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for Windows Document || 2.0 || .doc || {{PRONOM|fmt/38}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word (Generic) || 6.0-2003 || .doc || {{PRONOM|fmt/609}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word Document || 6.0/95 || .doc || {{PRONOM|fmt/39}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word Document || 97-2003 || .doc, .wbk || {{PRONOM|fmt/40}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word Document (Password Protected) || 97-2003 || .doc, .wbk || {{PRONOM|fmt/754}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document || 1.0 ||rowspan="4"| {{mimetype|application/msword}} || .mcw || {{PRONOM|fmt/346}} ||rowspan="4"| [[Microsoft Word for Macintosh|MCW]]
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document || 3.0 || .mcw || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/1}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document || 4.0 || .mcw || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/64}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document || 5.0 || .mcw || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/65}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word Template || 97-2003 || || .dot || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/45}} ||rowspan="2"| [[DOT]]
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|-
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|Microsoft Word Document Template (Password Protected) || 97-2003 || {{mimetype|application/msword}} || .dot || {{PRONOM|fmt/755}}
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|-
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|Microsoft Word for Windows || 2007 onwards || {{mimetype|application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document}} || .docx, .wbk || {{PRONOM|fmt/412}} || [[DOCX]]
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|-
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|Macro enabled Microsoft Word Document OOXML || 2007 onwards || {{mimetype|application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12}} || .docm || {{PRONOM|fmt/523}} || [[DOCM]]
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|-
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|Microsoft Word Template for Windows || 2007 onwards || {{mimetype|application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template}} || .dotx || {{PRONOM|fmt/597}} || [[DOTX]]
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|-
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|Microsoft Word Macro-enabled Document Template || 2007 onwards || {{mimetype|application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12}} || .dotm || {{PRONOM|fmt/599}} || [[DOTM]]
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|-
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|Pocket Word Document (Pocket PC , Handheld PC) || 1-2  || {{mimetype|application/msword}} || .psw, .pwd || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/94}} || [[RTF]]
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|-
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|Pocket Word Template || || || .pwt || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/96}} ||
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|}
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== Sample files ==
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* The same test document saved in various formats available to the "Save As" feature in Word 2007 (some formats not Word-specific):
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.doc testing.doc] ([[DOC]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.docm testing.docm] ([[DOCM]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.docx testing.docx] ([[DOCX]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.dot testing.dot] ([[DOT]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.docm testing.dotm] ([[DOTM]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.docx testing.dotx] ([[DOTX]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.mht testing.mht] ([[MHTML]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.odt testing.odt] ([[OpenDocument Text]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.pdf testing.pdf] ([[PDF]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.rtf testing.rtf] ([[RTF]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.xml testing.xml] ([[WordProcessingML]] 2006)
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing.xps testing.xps] ([[OpenXPS]])
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** [https://www.dan.info/sampledata/msword/testing-2003.xml testing-2003.xml] ([[WordProcessingML]] 2003)
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* {{DexvertSamples|document/wordDoc}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|document/docx}}
  
 
== Software and Program Code ==
 
== Software and Program Code ==
 
* [http://www.computerhistory.org/_static/atchm/microsoft-word-for-windows-1-1a-source-code/ Microsoft Word for Windows Version 1.1a Source Code]
 
* [http://www.computerhistory.org/_static/atchm/microsoft-word-for-windows-1-1a-source-code/ Microsoft Word for Windows Version 1.1a Source Code]
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* [http://linkis.com/www.writage.com/UOADo Writage: Markdown plugin for Microsoft Word]
  
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== Commentary ==
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== Links ==
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* [[Wikipedia: Microsoft Word]]
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* [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd797428%28v=office.14%29.aspx File formats supported in Office 2010]
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* [http://fridrich.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/libreoffice-import-filter-for-legacy.html LibreOffice import filter for legacy Mac file-formats]
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* [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/922849/ Opening a file is blocked by your registry policy setting or File Block settings in Word]
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* [http://latex2rtf.sourceforge.net/rtfspec_63.html Control Words Introduced by Other Microsoft Products]
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=== Commentary ===
 
* [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? (And some workarounds)]
 
* [http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? (And some workarounds)]
 
* [http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/10/why-microsoft-word-must-die.html Why Microsoft Word must Die]
 
* [http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/10/why-microsoft-word-must-die.html Why Microsoft Word must Die]
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* [http://fridrich.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/libreoffice-import-filter-for-legacy.html LibreOffice import filter for legacy Mac file-formats]
 
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040630082459/http://weblogs.asp.net/Rick_Schaut/archive/2004/02/26/80193.aspx Why Mac Word 6.0 was crappy, from a developer]
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040630082459/http://weblogs.asp.net/Rick_Schaut/archive/2004/02/26/80193.aspx Why Mac Word 6.0 was crappy, from a developer]
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* [http://inundata.org/2012/12/04/how-to-ditch-word/ How to Ditch Word]
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* [http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/oct/21/escape-microsoft-word/ Escape from Microsoft Word]
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* [https://blog.bennettandbennett.com/2019/08/youre-using-microsoft-word-wrong/ You're using Microsoft Word wrong] (aimed at lawyers)
  
 
[[Category:Microsoft]]
 
[[Category:Microsoft]]

Latest revision as of 19:58, 16 February 2024

File Format
Name Microsoft Word
Ontology
Extension(s) .doc, .docm, .docx, .dot, .dotm, .dotx
Wikidata ID Q11261

Microsoft Word is a popular word processor program which has existed in a number of versions for DOS, Windows, and the Macintosh. It is often distributed as part of the Microsoft Office suite. Various native file formats have been used, and some other non-Word-specific formats can also be opened and saved.

There are separate articles on these formats:

Contents

[edit] Formats

Format Version MIME type Ext. PRONOM Refer to
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document 3.0 application/msword .doc x-fmt/273 DOC
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document 4.0 .doc x-fmt/274
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document 5.0 .doc x-fmt/275
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Document 5.5 .doc x-fmt/276
Microsoft Word for Windows Document 1.0 .doc fmt/37
Microsoft Word for Windows Document 2.0 .doc fmt/38
Microsoft Word (Generic) 6.0-2003 .doc fmt/609
Microsoft Word Document 6.0/95 .doc fmt/39
Microsoft Word Document 97-2003 .doc, .wbk fmt/40
Microsoft Word Document (Password Protected) 97-2003 .doc, .wbk fmt/754
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 1.0 application/msword .mcw fmt/346 MCW
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 3.0 .mcw x-fmt/1
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 4.0 .mcw x-fmt/64
Microsoft Word for Macintosh Document 5.0 .mcw x-fmt/65
Microsoft Word Template 97-2003 .dot x-fmt/45 DOT
Microsoft Word Document Template (Password Protected) 97-2003 application/msword .dot fmt/755
Microsoft Word for Windows 2007 onwards application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document .docx, .wbk fmt/412 DOCX
Macro enabled Microsoft Word Document OOXML 2007 onwards application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12 .docm fmt/523 DOCM
Microsoft Word Template for Windows 2007 onwards application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template .dotx fmt/597 DOTX
Microsoft Word Macro-enabled Document Template 2007 onwards application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12 .dotm fmt/599 DOTM
Pocket Word Document (Pocket PC , Handheld PC) 1-2 application/msword .psw, .pwd x-fmt/94 RTF
Pocket Word Template .pwt x-fmt/96

[edit] Sample files

[edit] Software and Program Code

[edit] Links

[edit] Commentary

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