What does .docx do that .doc could not?
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docx is a cleaner and more modern format. It’s compressed, too, so it ends up being a smaller file.
docx files are actually zip files. If you change the file extension from .docx to .zip, you can unzip the file and see what is inside. There are folders in there and xml files which contain the different types of data that can go in there. Note: Copy the file first before you unzip it so you don’t break your original file.
.docx stores the information in the document in a different way.
This method is more space efficient and can be read from and written to more quickly.
.doc was a proprietary binary format whereas docx is a zipped xml document.
This gives docx a very clear advantage and you can read data from it easily in any programming language as well.
It’s way more efficient and less likely to become corrupt.
Doc: Puts the data in blender to make it raw computer data (binary)
Docx: Takes your document and stores it in a way similar to an organized bag, which makes it easier to be used by other software, convert and work with.
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