A file created in Microsoft Word is commonly referred to as a document and typically has a .docx extension. This format allows for advanced text formatting, images, tables, and other elements, making it suitable for various types of written content. The .docx extension indicates that the file is based on the Office Open XML format, which enhances compatibility and data recovery.
Two extensions are possible; namely:ation (documentation)ary (documentary)
.docx
.docx
.docs, .docx
A common suffix for document files is ".docx."
.docx
"Docx" is the default file extension for Word 2013 edition.
.doc or .docx
docx is a word document file & dotx is a word template file.
Microsoft's Word Program uses the '.doc' file extension for all version of Word up to 2007. The new 2007 Word program uses '.docx', which makes this kind of file incompatible with previous versions of Word, however there is something called a Word Viewer (downloadable online) to enable you to view this new type of file. The reason this new file type was created, is because Microsoft Word 2007+ can do many more things than the previous versions, therefore if the file extensions were the same, an old version of Microsoft Word could try to open the file that it doesn't understand, and could crash. Microsoft doesn't want this to happen. .docx stands for document extended... By Amuk Saxena...
.DOCX
"Docx" is the default file extension for Word 2013 edition.