Microsoft Word's new Open-XML-based file format provides support for new content enhancements, helps minimize the chances of data corruption, can compress file content to produce smaller documents ...

Within a specific program, you might see messages about unreadable content or invalid file types when you try to open a file that the software can’t read completely.

Beginning with Office 2007, Microsoft unveiled a new file format, called Open XML, which uses the .docx extensionbut isn't compatible with older versions of Office without some assistance. Here ...

I have Googled and Binged, without finding a satisfactory resolution (although I did find a LOT of speculative and unsubstantiated bullshit on the MS support forums, a depressing amount of it ...

How to Repair File Headers. Certain kinds of business computer files, such as Microsoft Word documents, multimedia files and ZIP archives, carry important information in the data bytes nearest the ...

Microsoft Word can accommodate a surprising number of file formats, and even take in Excel and PowerPoint data, though it might look funny. Here's how.

The Word situation is especially bizarre; Microsoft is the curator of the world’s most common word-processing format. You’d think they’d feel some obligation to maintain its ability to open ...