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Name Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled Document Template
Version 2007 onwards
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12
PUID:  fmt/599
Family  
Classification Word Processor
Disclosure  
Description From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Word has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML.
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Related file formats Is subtype of Microsoft Word for Windows (2007 onwards)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by Microsoft Corporation
Supported by Microsoft Corporation
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 12 Nov 2013
Source description This file format is identified by container signature.
Last updated 12 Nov 2013
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