What Is Microsoft Word? (from Microsoft Corporation)

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Microsoft Word

	Developer Name:	Microsoft Corporation
	Latest Version:	16.0
	Software Category:	Business
	Software Sub Category:	Word Processing
	Operating Systems:	Windows, Mac

Software Overview

First released in 1983 (as Multi-Tool Word), Microsoft Word is a word processing software developed my Microsoft. Initially, it was meant for Windows, but it is now available for Mac as well.

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Associated Registry Keys

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Word

Supported File Extensions

File Extension	File Extension Type	File Type Creator/Developer
ADOC	AsciiDoc File	Stuart Rackham
AI4	Encapsulated PostScript File	Adobe Systems Incorporated
APT	Almost Plain Text File	Apache Software Foundation
ASD	Word AutoSave File	Microsoft Corporation
ASHX	ASP.NET Web Handler File	Microsoft Corporation
ASP	Active Server Page	Microsoft Corporation
ATT	Web Form Post Data File	Unknown Developer
AW	Answer Wizard File	Microsoft Corporation
AXD	ASP.NET Web Handler File	Microsoft Corporation
AXL	XML File	Wattle Software
B	BuRg3r Definition File	The Document Foundation
BAT	DOS Batch File	Microsoft Corporation
BBS	Bulletin Board System Text	Open Source
BED	UCSC BED Annotation Track File	University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
BPS	Works Document Backup	Microsoft Corporation
CF	Sendmail Configuration File	Proofpoint, Inc.
CHORD	Song Chords File	Open Source
CM0013	Samsung Smart TV Index File	Samsung Electronics
CMP	Microsoft Word For DOS User Dictionary File	Microsoft Corporation
CRD	Guitar Tabs	Open Source
CVR	Microsoft Crash Report File	Microsoft Corporation
DICPROOF	Microsoft Dictionary Proofing File	Microsoft Corporation
DIZ	Description In Zip File	Unknown Developer
DOC	Microsoft Word Document (before The 2007 Version)	Microsoft Corporation
DOCM	Word Open XML Macro-Enabled Document	Microsoft Corporation
DOCMHTML	Microsoft Word MIME HTML Document	Microsoft Corporation
DOCX	Microsoft Word Open XML Document	Microsoft Corporation
DOT	Word Document Template	Microsoft Corporation
DOTHTML	Microsoft Word HTML Document Template	Microsoft Corporation
DX	DEC WPS Plus File	Digital Equipment Corporation
EPS	Encapsulated PostScript File	Adobe Systems Incorporated
EXAMPLE	Example Configuration File	Open Source
EXC	Microsoft Word Exclusion Dictionary	Microsoft Corporation
EXD	Control Information Cache File	Microsoft Corporation
FFT	Find Fast Indexer File	Microsoft Corporation
FPR	Humanize Preset File	Image-Line
GEOJSON	GeoJSON File	Open Source
GLY	Word Glossary File	Microsoft Corporation
GRA	Microsoft Graph File	Microsoft Corporation
HAN	Amazon Kindle eBook Data File	Amazon
ICF	Zoom Router Configuration File	Zoom Telephonics
JNLP	Java Web Start File	Oracle Corporation
JSE	JScript Encoded File	Microsoft Corporation
LST	Data List	Unknown Developer
M4	Macro Processor Library	Open Source
MAN	Unix Manual	Unknown Developer
MBB	ManaBook Book File	Microsoft Corporation
ME	Readme Text Document File	The Document Foundation
MHT	MHTML Web Archive	Various Developers
MSH1XML	Monad Display Configuration File	Microsoft Corporation
MSO	OLE Web Page Storage Stream	Microsoft Corporation
MSW	Microsoft Word 5 Document	Microsoft Corporation
NFO	Warez Information File	The Document Foundation
NOW	Readme Text Document File	The Document Foundation
ODT	OpenDocument Text Document	Oracle Corporation
OLB	OLE Object Library	Microsoft Corporation
OLK	Outlook Address Book File	Microsoft Corporation
OTM	Outlook Macro File	Microsoft Corporation
PANIC	Kernel Panic File	Open Source
PBM	Portable Bitmap Image	Unknown Developer
PCC	Photocomposition Code File	Sublime HQ Pty Ltd
PDM	ProntoDoc For Word Document Template	ProntoForms
PDR	ProntoDoc For Word Recovered Document	ProntoForms
PDW	ProntoDoc For Word Conventional Document Template	Microsoft Corporation
PDZ	ProntoDoc For Word Structured Text Document Template	ProntoForms
PHP5	PHP 5 Web Page	Open Source
PIP	Office Personalized Settings File	Microsoft Corporation
PRD	Microsoft Word For DOS Printer Driver File	Microsoft Corporation
PRG	RAPID Program File	ABB Robotics
PSW	Pocket Word Document	Microsoft Corporation
PWI	Pocket Word Document	Microsoft Corporation
PWT	Pocket Word Template	Microsoft Corporation
README	Readme Text Document File	The Document Foundation
RELS	Open Office XML Relationships File	Microsoft Corporation
RPT	Generic Report Files	Unknown Developer
RTX	Rich Text Document	The Document Foundation
SCRIPT	Generic Script File	Unknown Developer
SHS	Microsoft Scrap File	Microsoft Corporation
SHT	HTML File With Server Side Includes	The Document Foundation
SIK	Microsoft Word Backup	Microsoft Corporation
SSC	Celestia Solar System Catalog File	Open Source
STC	Siemens Theme File	Siemens AG
STE	Dreamweaver Site Settings File	Adobe Systems Incorporated
STY	Microsoft Word For DOS Style Sheet File	Microsoft Corporation
SVS	Microsoft Word Style Sheet Autosave	Microsoft Corporation
SYSTEM	Vega Strike Virtual System File	Open Source
TAB	Guitar Tablature File	Unknown Developer
TEXT	Plain Text File	Sublime HQ Pty Ltd
TMP	General Temporary File	Mozilla
TXT	Plain Text File	Sublime HQ Pty Ltd
VEC	Orbiter Vector Map File	Martin Schweiger
WBK	Word Document Backup	Microsoft Corporation
WIZ	Microsoft Wizard File	Microsoft Corporation
WLL	Microsoft Word Add-in File	Microsoft Corporation
WP	WordPerfect Document	Corel
WPD	WordPerfect Document	Corel
WPF	WordPerfect Form	Corel
WSF	Windows Script File	Microsoft Corporation
WTMP	Microsoft Word For Mac 5 Temporary File	Microsoft Corporation
WWL	Microsoft Word Add-in File	Microsoft Corporation
XML	XML File	Wattle Software

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