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Format

Microsoft Visio (generic)

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Summary

Name
Microsoft Visio (generic)
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/vnd.visio
  • PUID: fmt/442
Description
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family.
File extensions
vsd
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Has lower priority than
Has priority over

Container signatures

Type: OLE2

13000 - Microsoft Visio Document (generic)

File path
VisioDocument

Byte sequence reference

BOFoffset

Sub sequences
Min Frag Length
Position
1
Sub sequence min offset
0
Sub sequence max offset
0
Sequence
'Visio (TM) Drawing'0D0A

Changelog

  • Updated in V86

    Release date
    27 July 2016

    Microsoft Visio (generic): Added description.

  • Updated in V66

    Release date
    18 December 2012

    Microsoft Visio (generic): MIME-Type information added.

  • Added in V60

    Release date
    11 June 2012

    Microsoft Visio (generic): Orignial Visio container signature now points to this puid.

    Microsoft Visio (generic): Outline entry added as a temporary measure to allow DROID to identify versions of Visio not currently covered by the container signature file.