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The following is a list of filename extensions used by programs in the Microsoft Office suite.
Word[edit]
- Legacy
- Legacy filename extensions denote binary Microsoft Word formatting that became outdated with the release of Microsoft Office 2007. Although the latest version of Microsoft Word can still open them, they are no longer developed. Legacy filename extensions include:
- .doc – Legacy Word document; Microsoft Office refers to them as «Microsoft Word 97 – 2003 Document»
- .dot – Legacy Word templates; officially designated «Microsoft Word 97 – 2003 Template»
- .wbk – Legacy Word document backup; referred as «Microsoft Word Backup Document»
- OOXML
- Office Open XML (OOXML) format was introduced with Microsoft Office 2007 and became the default format of Microsoft Word ever since. Pertaining file extensions include:
- .docx – Word document
- .docm – Word macro-enabled document; same as docx, but may contain macros and scripts
- .dotx – Word template
- .dotm – Word macro-enabled template; same as dotx, but may contain macros and scripts
- .docb – Word binary document introduced in Microsoft Office 2007
- .pdf – PDF documents
- .wll – Word add-in
- .wwl – Word add-in
Excel[edit]
- Legacy
- Legacy filename extensions denote binary Microsoft Excel formats that became outdated with the release of Microsoft Office 2007. Although the latest version of Microsoft Excel can still open them, they are no longer developed. Legacy filename extensions include:
- .xls – Legacy Excel worksheets; officially designated «Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Worksheet»
- .xlt – Legacy Excel templates; officially designated «Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Template»
- .xlm – Legacy Excel macro
- .xll_ – Excel 4 for Mac add-in
- .xla_ — Excel 4 for Mac add-in
- .xla5 – Excel 5 for Mac add-in
- .xla8 – Excel 98 for Mac add-in
- OOXML
- Office Open XML (OOXML) format was introduced with Microsoft Office 2007 and became the default format of Microsoft Excel ever since. Excel-related file extensions of this format include:
- .xlsx – Excel workbook
- .xlsm – Excel macro-enabled workbook; same as xlsx but may contain macros and scripts
- .xltx – Excel template
- .xltm – Excel macro-enabled template; same as xltx but may contain macros and scripts
- Other formats
- Microsoft Excel uses dedicated file formats that are not part of OOXML, and use the following extensions:
- .xlsb – Excel binary worksheet (BIFF12)
- .xla – Excel add-in that can contain macros
- .xlam – Excel macro-enabled add-in
- .xll – Excel XLL add-in; a form of DLL-based add-in[1]
- .xlw – Excel work space; previously known as «workbook»
PowerPoint[edit]
Legacy
- .ppt – Legacy PowerPoint presentation
- .pot – Legacy PowerPoint template
- .pps – Legacy PowerPoint slideshow
- .ppa – PowerPoint (2007?) add-in
- .ppam – PowerPoint 2007 add-in with macros enabled
OOXML
- .pptx – PowerPoint presentation
- .pptm – PowerPoint macro-enabled presentation
- .potx – PowerPoint template
- .potm – PowerPoint macro-enabled template
- .ppam – PowerPoint add-in
- .ppsx – PowerPoint slideshow
- .ppsm – PowerPoint macro-enabled slideshow
- .sldx – PowerPoint slide
- .sldm – PowerPoint macro-enabled slide
- .pa – PowerPoint add-in
Access[edit]
Microsoft Access 2007 introduced new file extensions:
- .ACCDA – Access add-in file
- .ACCDB – The file extension for the new Office Access 2007 file format. This takes the place of the MDB file extension.
- .ACCDE – The file extension for Office Access 2007 files that are in «execute only» mode. ACCDE files have all Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) source code hidden. A user of an ACCDE file can only execute VBA code, but not view or modify it. ACCDE takes the place of the MDE file extension.
- .ACCDT – The file extension for Access Database Templates.
- .ACCDR – is a new file extension that enables you to open a database in runtime mode. By simply changing a database’s file extension from .accdb to .accdr, you can create a «locked-down» version of your Office Access database. You can change the file extension back to .accdb to restore full functionality.
- .ACCDU – Access add-in file
- .MDA – Access add-in file
- .MDE – Access add-in file
OneNote[edit]
- .one – OneNote export file
Outlook[edit]
- .ecf – Outlook 2013+ add-in file
Billing[2][edit]
Publisher[edit]
- .pub – a Microsoft Publisher publication
XPS Document
- .xps – a XML-based document format used for printing (on Windows Vista and later) and preserving documents.
See also[edit]
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Office XML formats
- Filename extension
- Alphabetical list of file extensions
- Office Open XML
External links[edit]
- Introducing the Microsoft Office (2007) Open XML File Formats
- Introduction to new file-name extensions
References[edit]
- ^ «Excel 2007 XLL Software Development Kit Documentation». MSDN. Microsoft. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Stross, Randall (2014). Planet google : one company’s audacious plan to organize everything we know. Free Press. ISBN 978-1-4165-8047-8. OCLC 893105047.
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Common file name extensions in Windows
Extension | Format |
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docx | Microsoft Word document |
dot | Microsoft Word template before Word 2007 |
dotx | Microsoft Word template |
eml | Email file created by Outlook Express, Windows Live Mail, and other programs |
Contents
- 1 What is the default file extension for all Word documents?
- 2 What is the file extension for Word 2010?
- 3 Which of the following extension is used for saving a file?
- 4 What is the file extension of Word 2013?
- 5 What is the file extension for Microsoft Word 2016?
- 6 What is the default file extension of MS Word 2013?
- 7 What is file extension and examples?
- 8 What are the 5 file extensions?
- 9 How do I add an extension to a file?
- 10 What is the file extension of MS Excel 2010?
- 11 What is the file extension of MS Excel 2007?
- 12 What are Microsoft extensions?
- 13 How do I open an XLA file in Office 365?
- 14 What does a file extension look like?
- 15 How do I get the file extension?
- 16 What is your extension meaning?
- 17 What is the extension of basic file?
- 18 What is a 20 file?
- 19 What are the 4 types of files?
- 20 How do I make file extensions in Windows 10?
What is the default file extension for all Word documents?
The default file extension for all Word documents is ‘. docx‘.
The default file format for Word 2010 is Office Open XML (DOCX).
Which of the following extension is used for saving a file?
A Word Document, or DOC, file is the extension that Word would save its documents. Starting in Word 2007, the . docx file format became the standard file that Microsoft Word would save files as.
What is the file extension of Word 2013?
File formats that are supported in Word
Extension | Name of file format |
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.docx | Word Document |
.docx | Strict Open XML Document |
.dot | Word 97-2003 Template |
.dotm | Word Macro-Enabled Template |
What is the file extension for Microsoft Word 2016?
docx
docx has been the default file type for Microsoft Word since the 2007 version, i.e. in Word 2007, Word 2010, Word 2013 and Word 2016.
What is the default file extension of MS Word 2013?
DOCX
The latest version of MS Word which is MS Word 2013 by default saves the documents in DOCX as well. One of the biggest advantages of DOCX file format is that it supports some additional formatting which is not possible when legacy file extension is used to save the documents.
What is file extension and examples?
A file extension (or simply “extension”) is the suffix at the end of a filename that indicates what type of file it is. For example, in the filename “myreport.It indicates the file is a text document. Some other examples include . DOCX, which is used for Microsoft Word documents, and .
What are the 5 file extensions?
In summary, the most common document file extensions are:
- DOC and DOCX.
- HTML and . HTM.
- ODT.
- PDF.
- XLS and XLSX.
- ODS.
- PPT and . PPTX.
- TXT.
How do I add an extension to a file?
How to change a file extension
- Click the file to select it, then click once more. Windows automatically selects the filename so that anything you type will replace the existing name.
- Click and drag over the extension, type the new extension and press Enter.
What is the file extension of MS Excel 2010?
File formats that use the Clipboard
Format | Extension | Clipboard type identifiers |
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Microsoft Excel file formats | .xls | Binary file formats for Excel versions 5.0/95 (BIFF5), Excel 97-2003 (BIFF8), and Excel 2010 (BIFF12). |
SYLK | .slk | Symbolic Link Format. |
DIF | .dif | Data Interchange Format. |
Text (tab-delimited) | .txt | Tab-separated text format. |
What is the file extension of MS Excel 2007?
xlsx
Office Excel 2007 supports the use of a new XML-based file format that Microsoft officially calls the Microsoft Office Open XML format. This new file format carries the filename extension . xlsx for Excel workbooks and . xlsm for macro-enabled workbooks.
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How do I open an XLA file in Office 365?
How do I open an XLA file?
- Select File → Options → Add-Ins.
- In the Manage window, select Excel Add-ins → Go.
- In the Add-Ins window, select Browse.
- Find and select your XLA file. Then, click OK.
What does a file extension look like?
A file name extension is often between one and three characters and is always at the end of the file name, starting with a period.html file extension. Note. In all new versions of Microsoft Windows, by default, the file extensions are hidden, and you must have show file extensions enabled.
How do I get the file extension?
Open File Explorer; if you do not have an icon for this in the task bar; click Start, click Windows System, and then File Explorer. Click the View tab in File Explorer. Click the box next to File name extensions to see file extensions.
What is your extension meaning?
1 : the act of making something longer or greater extension of the sail. 2 : an increase in length or time. 3 : a part forming an addition or enlargement.
What is the extension of basic file?
For example, the doc extension tells your computer that the file is a Microsoft Word file.
Common Windows file extensions.
File Extension | File Type |
---|---|
.AU | Basic Audio |
.AVI | Multimedia Audio/Video |
.BAT | PC batch file |
.BMP | Windows BitMap |
What is a 20 file?
What is 20 file? 20 filename suffix is mostly used for Salt Lake City Game Music files. Salt Lake City Game Music specification was created by Ubisoft Entertainment S.A.. 20 files are supported by software applications available for devices running Windows. Files with 20 extension are categorized as Game Files files.
What are the 4 types of files?
The four common types of files are document, worksheet, database and presentation files. Connectivity is the capability of microcomputer to share information with other computers. Wireless communication using mobile devices is the beginning of wireless revolution.
How do I make file extensions in Windows 10?
Add New File Types to Windows 10 Context Menu
- The Context Menu. The Context Menu in Windows 10 represents the best way to create a new file quickly and easily.
- Create New Files in the Context Menu.
- Add New Files to the Context Menu.
- Steps to Add File Types You Want.
- Create Files and Save Time.
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What is a DOC file?
DOC files have multiple uses, and Microsoft Word Document is one of them. Read more about the other uses further down the page.
Microsoft Word Document
Files with the .doc extension are document files that have been created by Microsoft Word. The .doc format is one of the most popular formats for computer-created word-processing documents. These files can contain text, pictures, graphs, and charts.
While the 2007 and later versions of Microsoft Word currently save documents with the .docx extension, earlier versions of the software save documents with a .doc extension.
Although later versions of Word do save documents with the .docx format as a default, these programs can also save and open documents with the .doc file extension.
Other software applications use DOC files for other purposes, and Microsoft Word cannot open these files. You will find a list of them below. If you are unsure which type of file you have come across, use our File Analyzer to find out exactly what type of file yours is.
How to open DOC files
We have identified five DOC openers that are compatible with this specific type of DOC file.
Programs that open Microsoft Word Document files
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1ST Word Plus Document
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Better Working Eight-In-One Document
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Beyond Words Composer Document
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Dac-Easy Word Document
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DeScribe Document
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DeskMate Document
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Dynamic Publisher Document
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Ease Word-Pro Document
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Excellence! Document
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First Choice Document
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IBM DisplayWrite Document
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LocoScript Document
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Lotus Manuscript Document
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Lotus Works Document
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Mini Office Document
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Norton Textra Writer Document
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Open Access III Document
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PageSetter Document
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PerfectOffice Document
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PPC Organiser Document
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Q And A Document
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Quill Document
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Scribble! Document
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Smart Software Document
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The Office Publisher Document
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Varsity Scripsit Document
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WordStar Document
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Various apps that use files with this extension
These apps are known to open certain types of DOC files. Remember, different programs may use DOC files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
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What’s the DOC File?
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DOC File Summary
File Extension DOC has two unique file types (with the primary being the Microsoft Word Document (before The 2007 Version) format) and is mostly associated with Apache OpenOffice (Apache Software Foundation) and twenty-six other software programs.
The majority of DOC files are considered Text Files.
The DOC File Extension can be viewed on the Windows, Mac, and Android operating systems.
They are supported on both desktop and mobile devices.
These files have a Popularity Rating of «Low», meaning they are
not very commonly observed on your average hard disk.
Interested to learn more about the DOC File Extension? We encourage you to view the detailed file information below to learn about the software that opens DOC files, and other troubleshooting tips.
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DOC Types
2 known file types use this extension
Chief DOC Description
.DOC
Formatting: | .doc |
Class: | Microsoft Word Document (before The 2007 Version) |
The DOC file extension is associated with Microsoft Word but in versions prior to 2007 (where MS Word has the .docx file extension). It may contain formatted text, images, tables, graphs, charts, and print settings. The DOC file extension is already obsolete and no longer developed but is still used due to the popularity of Microsoft Word.
Additional DOC Files
.DOC
Formatting: | .doc |
Class: | WordPad Document |
The text document created by Microsoft WordPad, a software bundled with Windows, uses the DOC file extension.
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Issues Opening DOC Files
Apache OpenOffice is Not Installed
You encounter an error message such as «%%os%% Can’t Open DOC Files» when trying to open your DOC. Customarily, this means that Apache OpenOffice is not installed on %%os%%. Your operating system cannot associate your DOC with Apache OpenOffice, so double-clicking the file won’t work.
Tip: If you don’t have Apache OpenOffice installed, and you know of another program to open your DOC file, you can try opening it by selecting from the programs listed under «Show Apps».
Outdated Apache OpenOffice
In some cases, you might have a newer (or older) version of a Microsoft Word Document (before The 2007 Version) file that is unsupported by your installed application version. Visit the Apache Software Foundation website to download (or purchase) the latest version of Apache OpenOffice. This problem is predominately due to having a Microsoft Word Document (before The 2007 Version) file version that was created by a newer version of Apache OpenOffice than what you have installed on your PC.
Tip: If you right-click on your DOC file, then select «Properties» (Windows) or «Get Info» (Mac), you can obtain hints about what version you need.
Regardless, most of the DOC file opening problems relate to not having the right version of Apache OpenOffice installed.
Other DOC File Issues
Although you might already have Apache OpenOffice or another DOC-associated software installed on your computer, you can still encounter problems opening Microsoft Word Document (before The 2007 Version) files. If you are continuing to have errors with loading DOC files, other external issues might be to blame. Additional factors include:
- DOC file references in the Windows Registry are broken
- Accidental deletion of the description of the DOC file in the Windows registry
- Partial installation of Apache OpenOffice that did not fully complete
- Something has caused file corruption of your DOC
- Malware-tainted DOC file can’t be opened
- Hardware associated with DOC has outdated drivers
- Your computer does not have the adequate system resources to open the Microsoft Word Document (before The 2007 Version) format
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Category | Text Files |
Format | Binary
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What is a DOC file?
A DOC file is a word processing document created by Microsoft Word or exported by another word processing program, such as OpenOffice Writer or Apple Pages. It may contain formatted text, images, tables, graphs, charts, page formatting, and print settings.
More Information
DOC files are created to save various documents, including letters, resumes, essays, and invitations. When you create a document in Word, you can choose to save it in the DOC file format. The program then creates a DOC file to store the document’s contents, which can be closed and opened again for further editing. When you are done editing your DOC file you can print it or save it as another file, such as a .PDF or .DOT document.
The DOC file was designated as Microsoft Word’s primary format in 1983. Word used the same format until Word 97 when Microsoft released an updated version of the binary format. In 2006, Microsoft replaced the updated DOC file format with the .DOCX file format when it released Word 2007. DOCX files store documents in the Open XML format.
NOTE: Word is the most popular word processing application in the world. It comes with every edition of the Microsoft Office suite and is used in home, academic, and business environments.
Common DOC Filenames
Document1.doc — The default filename that Microsoft Word gives to new documents prior to Word 2007 (Word 2007 and later uses Document1.docx by default).
How to open a DOC file
You can open DOC files with Microsoft Word in Windows and macOS. Word is the best application for opening DOC files because it fully supports the formatting of Word documents, which includes text spacing and alignment, images, charts, and tables. The word processor is also available for Android and iOS devices.
You can also open DOC files with other word processors, but some of the formatting of the original documents may be altered or lost. Some word processors that support DOC files include Corel WordPerfect (Windows), Apple Pages (Mac), and Apache OpenOffice Writer (multiplatform).
You can also open DOC files with various web programs. Google Docs is a free web application that allows you to upload a DOC file and view, edit, save, and convert the document.
How to convert a DOC file
Various word processing applications, including Microsoft Word, Corel Wordperfect, and OpenOffice Writer, can convert DOC files to other formats.
For example, in the Windows and Mac versions of Microsoft Word, select File → Save As to convert DOC files to one of the following formats:
- .DOCX — Microsoft Word Document
- .PDF — Portable Document Format
- .ODT — OpenDocument Text Document
- .XPS — XML Paper Specification (Windows only)
- .RTF — Rich Text Format
- .TXT — Plain Text
- .HTM, .HTML — HTML Webpage
- .XML — Extensible Markup Language
- .MHT, .MHTML — MIME HTML Archive
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