File Extension DOCX
File: filename.DOCX
If you cannot open file extension DOCX, you may have a file association error or need to install the appropriate application. We recommend you run the free scan below to identity Windows registry errors.Mime Type:
application/vnd.openxmlformats
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File extension DOCX is a text file associated with the Word Microsoft Office Open XML Format Document application by Microsoft. This is an authoring application, it helps users create and share documents by providing a set of writing tools. The file format DOCX is the new file format for the new version of the Office Word application.
File extension DOCX is created by combining the ZIP compression and the XML architecture. This then serves to reduce the size of the file. Hence, a user is required to have a newer version of the Office Word application to be able to open files with this format. Additionally, newer versions of the application are able to open files created using older versions, since newer versions have the necessary converters to carry this out.
However, it is important to note that the XML based Office Word format is not similar to the OpenDocument standard, which is also an XML based standard developed as an open document. The XML Document Viewer has a Firefox format capable of converting these files thus, allowing users to be able to view them online on a browser. The Open Office XML file format is used to represent charts, presentations, spreadsheets and documents during word processing. The Open Office XML document file consists of XML based files, which are subsequently compressed in a ZIP package. Additionally, the core applications in the Microsoft Office software suite, which includes PowerPoint, Excel and Word stores data by default in binary files.
Therefore, the file package that is used by the Open Office XML application conforms to the Open Packaging Convention. This format applies mechanisms derived from the ZIP file format and therefore, consists of individual files, which form the document basis. Apart from the inclusion of Office markup, the package also includes embedded files like videos, images and other documents. Office Open XML files may contain a number of documents that are encoded in specific markup languages, which correspond to the applications in the Microsoft Office product line.
When opening files with format DOCX, users are required to have installed the following programs: on the Windows operating system, users can use Oxygen Office Professional, Panergy docXConverter, Microsoft Word 2007, Word 2000 and 2003. On the Mac operating system, users can open files with the DOCX file format on Apple Pages, Microsoft Word 2008 and Panergy docXConverter. It is important to appropriately associate these files so as to avoid experiencing inappropriate association errors.
File extension DOCX is created by combining the ZIP compression and the XML architecture. This then serves to reduce the size of the file. Hence, a user is required to have a newer version of the Office Word application to be able to open files with this format. Additionally, newer versions of the application are able to open files created using older versions, since newer versions have the necessary converters to carry this out.
Therefore, the file package that is used by the Open Office XML application conforms to the Open Packaging Convention. This format applies mechanisms derived from the ZIP file format and therefore, consists of individual files, which form the document basis. Apart from the inclusion of Office markup, the package also includes embedded files like videos, images and other documents. Office Open XML files may contain a number of documents that are encoded in specific markup languages, which correspond to the applications in the Microsoft Office product line.