Document with .docx extension can be saved as word 2007-2019 or office open xml. Wich way should I use to create document more compatile with word?
Hello,
from my point of view, there is no difference. Here is the result of a test file and the contents is almost the same.
user@system:> unzip -l file.OfficeOpen.docx
Archive: file.OfficeOpen.docx
Length Date Time Name
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573 2019-03-12 10:40 _rels/.rels
541 2019-03-12 10:40 docProps/app.xml
794 2019-03-12 10:40 docProps/core.xml
1060 2019-03-12 10:40 word/_rels/document.xml.rels
31021 2019-03-12 10:40 word/document.xml
256 2019-03-12 10:40 word/media/image3.png
653 2019-03-12 10:40 word/media/image1.png
296 2019-03-12 10:40 word/media/image2.png
8902 2019-03-12 10:40 word/styles.xml
5135 2019-03-12 10:40 word/numbering.xml
208 2019-03-12 10:40 word/settings.xml
1396 2019-03-12 10:40 word/fontTable.xml
1714 2019-03-12 10:40 [Content_Types].xml
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52549 13 files
user@system:> unzip -l file.Word2007.docx
Archive: file.Word2007.docx
Length Date Time Name
--------- ---------- ----- ----
573 2019-03-12 10:39 _rels/.rels
541 2019-03-12 10:39 docProps/app.xml
794 2019-03-12 10:39 docProps/core.xml
1060 2019-03-12 10:39 word/_rels/document.xml.rels
31021 2019-03-12 10:39 word/document.xml
256 2019-03-12 10:39 word/media/image3.png
653 2019-03-12 10:39 word/media/image1.png
296 2019-03-12 10:39 word/media/image2.png
8902 2019-03-12 10:39 word/styles.xml
5135 2019-03-12 10:39 word/numbering.xml
208 2019-03-12 10:39 word/settings.xml
1396 2019-03-12 10:39 word/fontTable.xml
1714 2019-03-12 10:39 [Content_Types].xml
--------- -------
52549 13 files
PS: I did not make further effort by comparing file by file within the documents.
Thank you!
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For better compatibility, in my experience, it is still better to save to DOC (Word 97-2003).