Convert DOC to DOCX

What is DOC file?

A file that uses the DOC .DOC extension is a Microsoft Word Document created using various versions of Microsoft Word, such as Word 6 to Word 2019. It is one of the most commonly used file types for digital documents, as it contains both text and formatting information such as images, text styles, paragraph styles, tables, and even external references. The .DOCX, .DOCM, and . [ ⏩ ] DOC file extension

What is DOCX file?

The .DOCX file extension is one of the various document formats used by Microsoft Word. DOCX files are created with Microsoft Office 2007 and later and are created in the Open XML format. This format has replaced the earlier .DOC files, which are now no longer used to create new documents. Technical DescriptionDOCX files are a subset of the ubiquitous XML family of file formats. Designed for document related XML documents, but other types may also use this format. [ ⏩ ] DOCX file extension

How to convert the file from DOC to DOCX?

To successfully convert the DOC file to DOCX, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.DOC). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case DOCX (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than DOCX).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. DOC to DOCX. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting DOC files to DOCX files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension DOCX, while before this step we had the DOC file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new DOCX file, or not.

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