Files saved under ODF termed OpenDocuments have easily recognizable extensions similar to Microsofts proprietary doc or xls.

What is text document format. 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. Examples of XML-based open standards are DocBook XHTML and more recently the ISO IEC standards. The Rich Text Format often abbreviated RTF is a proprietary document file format with published specification developed by Microsoft Corporation from 1987 until 2008 for cross-platform document interchange with Microsoft products.

The most commonly encountered. For that you need docm. If you want to minimize the anxiety factor in your recipients docx is preferable to doc.

The default style for text is Normal. All documents have standard built-in styles for example Normal Title Heading 1. Paragraphs in a text document are recognized by carriage returns and are used for better arrangement of file contents.

The position of some text boxes frames and shapes might change depending on the type of anchor used. There currently exist a multitude of incompatible document file formats. 44 lignes The following text orientation formats are supported.

In Word 2007 click the Microsoft Office Button Word Options. Open Document Format ODF. DOCX is a well-known format for Microsoft Word documents.

It was developed with the aim of providing an open XML-based file format specification for office applications. Rich Text Format RTF is a file format that lets you exchange text files between different word processor s in different operating system s. Docx is the new standard native format and unlike doc the files cannot contain macros.