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Format

Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled Document Template

Summary

Name
Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled Document Template
Version
2007 onwards
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12
  • PUID: fmt/599
Format type
Word Processor
Description
From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Word has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML.
File extensions
dotm
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by
Microsoft Corporation
Supported by
Microsoft Corporation

Relationships

Is subtype of

Container signatures

Type: ZIP

1080 - Microsoft Word OOXML Macro-Enabled Document Template

File path
[Content_Types].xml

Byte sequence reference

Sub sequences
Min Frag Length
Position
1
Sub sequence min offset
0
Sub sequence max offset
4096
Sequence
'ContentType="application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabledTemplate.main+xml"'

Changelog

  • Added in V72

    Release date
    12 November 2013

    Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled Document Template 2007 onwards: Container signature developed through PRONOM Research at request of the Central Digital Archive of Slovakia.

    Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled Document Template 2007 onwards: Outline Entry Added.