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2026-06-22File Formats

Test DOCX Files: Word Document Processing Guide

DOCX is the standard Microsoft Word format. A DOCX file is actually a ZIP archive containing XML files.

Testing Scenarios

  1. Parsing: Extract text, formatting, structure
  2. Generation: Create DOCX programmatically
  3. Templates: Mail-merge with data
  4. Conversion: DOCX to PDF, HTML, text
  5. Metadata: Author, dates, custom properties

Popular Libraries

  • JavaScript: docx, mammoth (DOCX to HTML)
  • Python: python-docx
  • Java: Apache POI

Structure

document.docx (ZIP)
├── word/document.xml (content)
├── word/styles.xml (formatting)
├── word/media/ (images)
└── docProps/ (metadata)

Download from our DOCX format page.

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