What are the advantages of Open XML formats?
Open XML Formats include many benefits, not only for developers and solutions built for them, but for individuals or organizations of any size:
Compact files are automatically compressed and can be up to 75 per cent smaller in some cases. Open XML Formats uses zip compression technology to store documents, offering cost savings by reducing the disk space required to store files and reducing the bandwidth required to send files by e-mail and Internet networks. When you open a file, it is automatically extracted. When you save a file, it is automatically zipped again. No need to install separate unzips utility to open and close files in Office 2010. Improved file recovery damaged files are modular, maintaining various components separated data file. This allows open files, even if a part of file (e.g. a chart or table) is damaged.
Confidentiality better and more control over personal information may be shared confidential documents, since personally identifiable information of special interest and business, such as author names, comments, tracked changes and file paths can be identified and removed easily using the Document Inspector. Refer to the elimination of personal information hidden in Office documents.
Better integration and interoperability of business data If you are using Open XML Formats as the data interoperability framework for Office 2010 set of products means that documents, worksheets, presentations and forms can be saved in an XML file format is freely available to anyone to use and license, without paying royalties. Also, the Office has support for XML defined by the customer, improving the existing Office document types. This means that now customers can easily unlock information from existing systems and act with them in their familiar Office programs. Information that is created in Office can be easily used by other commercial applications. To open and edit an Office file need only unzip a ZIP utility and an XML editor.
Easier detection of documents containing macro files saved using the default suffix “x” (such as. Docx,. Xlsx or. Pptx) can’t contain macros, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros and XLM. Only files with the extension file name ending in “m” (such as. Docm. Xlsm and. Pptm) can contain macros.
What XML file name extensions?
By default, documents, workbooks, and presentations that you create in Office 2010 are saved in XML format with file name extensions that adds an “x” or an “m” in extensions that are already familiar. The “x” indicates an XML file that has macros, and “I” indicates an XML file that contains macros. For example, you save a document in Word, now uses file name extension. Docx file by default instead of file name extension. Duck.
When you save a file as a template, you see the same kind of change. Extension for templates used in earlier versions is still here, but now it has an “x” or an “m” at the end. If the file contains code or macros, you must save it using the new XML file format that allows macro format that adds an “m” the macro, the file name extension.
How different versions of Office share the same file?
Allows saving files in Office 2010 Open XML Formats and the binary file format of earlier versions of Office and includes compatibility checkers and file converters to allow sharing of files between different versions of Office.
Open existing files in Office 2010 You can open and work on a file that was created in an earlier version of Office, then save the existing format. Since it is possible to work on a document with someone using an earlier version of Office. Office 2010 uses a compatibility checker to verify that you entered an unsupported feature of an older version of Office. When you save the file, your compatibility checker reports those features, then lets you remove them before continuing rescuing.
Opening Office 2010 files in earlier versions of Office You can open and edit Office 2010 file in Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint if you download the necessary file converters. On the computer with the older version of Office, go to the download centre and download Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for File Formats Word, Excel and PowerPoint in Office 2007.
Important: In order for these converters to operate the older version of Microsoft Office should be updated first with one service packs listed here. After you install the service pack for your version of Office, download converter.
