The National Archives
Search our website
  • Search our website
  • Search our records
   
 
Image of software box and CD PRONOM
Welcome (PRONOM  home page) About PRONOM Add an entry
Search Help - opens in a new window Information resources - opens in a new window
 
 
 

*Details: File format summary

   
 

 

Search by keyword Search by file format Search by PUID Search by software Search by vendor Search by lifecycles Search by Migration Pathway

Details for:

Save as... XML | CSV Printer friendly version
 
 

Summary

Name Microsoft Word for Windows Document
Version 1.0
Other names  
Identifiers MIME:  application/msword
Apple Uniform Type Identifier:  com.microsoft.word.doc
PUID:  fmt/37
Family  
Classification Word Processor
Disclosure None
Description Word Document format is a word processing format developed by Microsoft. Word 1.0 format is the native file format of Microsoft Word 1.0 for Windows. It is proprietary and Microsoft does not make details of its structure public. A Word document file comprises a header section followed by a text section, which contains the document text in ANSI characters, followed by a format section, which contains formatting information about the text.
Orientation Binary
Byte order Little-endian (Intel)
Related file formats Is previous version of Microsoft Word for Windows Document (2.0)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by Microsoft Corporation
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 11 Mar 2005
Source description  
Last updated 02 Aug 2005
Note  
Top of page Top of page
 
         
The National Archives Newsletter Icon

Send me The National Archives’ newsletter

A monthly round-up of news, blogs, offers and events.