Office Open XML 2007 onwards

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Microsoft developed office Open XML (OOXML) in 2007. It is an XML based format representing a departure from previous Microsoft Office suites, which were binary file based. Starting with Microsoft Office 2007, the Office Open XML file formats have become the default file format of Microsoft Office. 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. OOXML uses three custom XML based languages to describe its’ three document types. WordProcessingML, SpreadsheetML and PresentationML are each used to describe Word, Excel and PowerPoint Presentation files respectively. OOXML is not an open format but the specification and development rights have been released under Microsoft’s Covenant not to Sue. OOXML is platform independent.

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• Microsoft Excelreads · end-user license agreement
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• Q11255reads · Microsoft end-user license agreement
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Versions and variants (40)

• Office Open XML Presentation Document, ECMA-376 1st EditionWritable
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2008Unknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2008, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2011Unknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2011, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2012Unknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2012, with Microsoft extensionsWritable
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2008Unknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2008, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2011Unknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2011, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2012Unknown
• Office Open XML Presentation Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2012, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, ECMA-376 1st EditionWritable
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2008Unknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2008, with Microsoft extensionsReadable
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2011Unknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2011, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2012Unknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2012, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2016Unknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2008Unknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2008, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2011Unknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2011, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2012Readable
• Office Open XML Spreadsheet Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2012, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, ECMA-376 1st EditionWritable
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2008Unknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2008, with Microsoft extensionsWritable
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2011Unknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2011, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2012Unknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Strict, ISO/IEC 29500:2012, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2008Unknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2008, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2011Unknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2011, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2012Unknown
• Office Open XML Wordprocessing Document, Transitional, ISO/IEC 29500:2012, with Microsoft extensionsUnknown

Sources

• File Formats Wiki
• PRONOM fmt/189
• Wikidata Q279979

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