Document files
In this section you will find a list of the most common document file formats, complete with a desciption. In a later stadium we will add a complete list of software, how to convert the document files and so on...
.DOC (Microsof Word document file, .doc)
DOC or doc (an abbreviation of 'document') is a file extension for word processing documents; most commonly for Microsoft Word. Historically, the extension was used for documentation in plain-text format, particularly of programs or computer hardware, on a wide range of operating systems.
CHM (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help, .chm)
Microsoft Compiled HTML Help is a proprietary format for online help files, developed by Microsoft and first released in 1997 as a successor to the Microsoft WinHelp format. It was first introduced with the release of Windows 98, and is still supported and distributed through Windows XP and Vista platforms.
DocBook (markup language)
DocBook is a markup language for technical documentation. It was originally intended for writing technical documents related to computer hardware and software but it can be used for any other sort of documentation.
HLP (Microsoft WinHelp document file format, .HLP)
Microsoft WinHelp is a proprietary format for online help files that can be displayed by the Microsoft Help browser winhelp.exe or winhlp32.exe. The file format is based on Rich Text Format (RTF). It remained a popular Help platform from Windows 3.0 platform through Windows XP.
HTML (HyperText Markup Language, .htm .html)
HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web pages.
OOXML (Office Open XML)
Office Open XML (commonly referred to as OOXML or OpenXML) is an XML-based file format specification for electronic documents such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents.
PDF (Portable Document Format, .pdf)
The Portable Document Format (PDF) is the file format created by Adobe Systems in 1993 for document exchange. PDF is fixed-layout document format used for representing two-dimensional documents in a manner independent of the application software, hardware, and operating system.
RTF (Rich Text Format, .rtf)
The Rich Text Format (often abbreviated to RTF) is a proprietary document file format developed by Microsoft in 1987 for cross-platform document interchange. Most word processors are able to read and write RTF documents.
