This format is used by Microsoft Word for Windows to store formatted text, which may include graphics or OLE objects. Since MS-Word is extremely popular, its file format is quite often used for the exchange of formatted documents, even though the structure of the format has not been published.
Quick Info:
Name: Word for Windows Document
Type: Text
Extension: DOC
Native Application: Microsoft Word for Windows
Viewer Application:
Microsoft Word-Viewer
(Download: 6.0 (Win3.1),
7.0 (Win95)
Specification: Programmers can get a detailed description
of the format, if they sign a non-disclosure agreement.
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Alexander Krauss