WordProcessingFormat

WordProcessingFormat enumeration

Defines various word processing document subformats.

public enum WordProcessingFormat

Values

Name Value Description
Unknown 0 The format is not recognized.
Doc 1 Represents the .DOC Word format. Files with .doc extension represent documents generated by Microsoft Word or other word processing applications in binary file format. The extension was initially used for plain text documentation on several different operating systems. It can contain several different types of data such as images, formatted as well as plain text, graphs, charts, embedded objects, links, pages, page formatting, print settings and a lot others. Learn more about this file format here.
Docm 2 Represents the .DOCM Word format. DOCM files are Microsoft Word 2007 or higher generated documents with the ability to run macros. It is similar to DOCX file format but the ability to run macros makes it different from DOCX. Like DOCX, DOCM files can be store text, images, tables, shapes, charts and other contents. Learn more about this file format here.
Docx 3 Represents the .DOCX Word format. DOCX is a well-known format for Microsoft Word documents. Introduced from 2007 with the release of Microsoft Office 2007, the structure of this new Document format was changed from plain binary to a combination of XML and binary files. Docx files can be opened with Word 2007 and lateral versions but not with the earlier versions of MS Word which support DOC file extensions. Learn more about this file format here.
Dot 4 Represents the .DOT Word format. Files with .DOT extension are template files created by Microsoft Word to have pre-formatted settings for generation of further DOC or DOCX files. A template file is created in order to have specific user settings that should be applied to subsequent files created from these. Learn more about this file format here.
Dotx 5 Represents the .DOTX Word format. Files with DOTX extension are template files created by Microsoft Word to have pre-formatted settings for generation of further DOCX files. A template file is created in order to have specific user settings that should be applied to subsequent flies created from these. Learn more about this file format here.
Dotm 6 Represents the .DOTM Word format. A file with DOTM extension represents template file created with Microsoft Word 2007 or higher. It is similar to the popular DOCX file format other than it retains the user defined settings for reuse in case of creating new documents. Learn more about this file format here.
Odt 7 Represents the .ODT format. ODT files are type of documents created with word processing applications that are based on OpenDocument Text File format. These are created with word processor applications such as free OpenOffice Writer and can hold content such as text, images, objects and styles. Learn more about this file format here.

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