Format

Microsoft Word (Generic)

Summary

Name

Microsoft Word (Generic)

Version

6.0-2003

Identifiers

• MIME: application/msword
• Apple Uniform Type Identifier: com.microsoft.word.doc
• PUID: fmt/609

Format type

Word Processor

Description

This format is identifiable via a container signature in DROID 6 and later. Some Word documents from this era lack an internal [CompObj] stream, which is used by fmt/39 and fmt/40 to distinguish between Word files generated in Microsoft Office 6.0/95, and 97-2003. Since compatible files created by certain software lack this stream (potentially including, but not necessarily limited to Apple Pages), this additional identifying record is required to avoid the limiting identification of OLE2.

File extensions

doc

Source

British Library / British Library

Developed by

Microsoft Corporation

Supported by

Microsoft Corporation

Relationships

Has lower priority than

• Microsoft Word Document Template 97-2003
• Microsoft Word Document 6.0/95
• Microsoft Word Document 97-2003
• Microsoft Word Document (Password Protected) 97-2003
• Microsoft Word Document Template (Password Protected) 97-2003

Container signatures

Changelog

• Updated in V73

  Release date

  27 February 2014

  Microsoft Word (Generic) 6.0-2003: Added extension of .doc

• Added in V72

  Release date

  12 November 2013

  Microsoft Word (Generic) 6.0-2003: Container signature developed following research by British Library.

  Microsoft Word (Generic) 6.0-2003: Outline Entry Added following research by British Library.