Office File Formats Documentation is now available

The Microsoft Office file formats documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary file formats that are implemented and used in the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

• Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation
  The documentation includes a set of companion overview and reference documents that supplement the technical specifications with conceptual background, overviews of file format relationships and interactions, and technical reference information.
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=33071438-110d-4845-9430-92775eacbee7&DisplayLang=en
  http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/4/8/24862317-78f0-4c4b-b355-c7b2c1d997db/OfficeFileFormatsProtocols.zip

The specifications are available in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) which you can open by using Adobe Reader. Individual PDF files should be stored in a single directory to enable links between the protocol specifications. Note that if you download additional protocol documents from Microsoft, they should also be stored in the same directory to enable linking.

The self-extracting Zip file (OfficeFileFormatsProtocols.zip) in this list of files contains all of the client protocol documents. Please download and read the readme file. This package does not collect any personal information.

Weblinks

• Office Viewer & Converter Packs
• Office Protocols on MSDN - Office File Formats on MSDN
• Microsoft Protocol Programs - Microsoft Office File Formats
• Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation is now available
• Office Compatibility Pack für Dateiformate von Office 2007
• Office Compatibility Pack - Download und Installation
• Office Compatibility Pack für Dateiformate von Word, Excel und PowerPoint 2007
• Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
• Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Office 2007 Compatibility Pack Installations- Paket mit SP1 erstellen
• Microsoft Office Binary (doc, xls, ppt) File Formats
• Introducing the Office (2007) Open XML File Formats
• Office Open XML File Formats overview
• Microsoft Open Specification Promise