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Enhancements to the Microsoft Word (2007-2016) file type

The new Microsoft Word (2007-2016) file type has reached maturity and is now the default against the legacy Word (2007-2013) file type. When using the new file type, you can now keep track of your progress with the real-time preview, regardless of your version of Microsoft Office.

These enhancements to the Microsoft Word (2007-2016) file type were made for the SR2 release:

  • New real-time preview in separate application window to support Microsoft Office Click-to-Run versions (e.g. Office 365).
  • The new embedded HTML-based preview is now fully available.
  • The preview types naming has been improved:
    • Embedded refers to the legacy real-time preview
    • Microsoft Word refers to the new external real-time preview
    • HTML refers to the new HTML-based preview.
  • The new Microsoft Word (2007-2016) file type has been moved to be listed above the legacy Word (2007-2013) file type in the default order of file types. This helps ensure that the new file type is used for new projects instead of the legacy one. We recommend using the new file type wherever possible.
  • The PDF file type also uses the new Word (2007-2016) file type as its output format.
  • The default value for the alternative text setting has been changed so that such text is not extracted by default.