Doc (computing): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:30, 5 December 2018

Revision as of 17:57, 6 December 2018

Line 27:

==Microsoft Word Binary File Format==

Binary DOC [[Computer file|file]]s often contain more [[text formatting]] information (as well as [[script (computer programming)|script]]s and undo information) than some other [[document file format]]s like [[Rich Text Format]] and [[Hypertext Markup Language]], but are usually less widely [[computer compatibility|compatible]] versions up to Word 97 used a different format from Microsoft Word 97 – 2003.

The DOC files created with Microsoft Word versions differ. Microsoft Word versions up to Word 97 used a different format from Microsoft Word 97 – 2003.

In [[Microsoft Word 2007]] and later, the binary file format was replaced as the default format by the [[Office Open XML]] format, though Microsoft Word can still produce DOC files.