DOCX creation, editing, and analysis Overview A .docx file is a ZIP archive containing XML files. Quick Reference | Task | Approach | |------|----------| | Read/analyze content | or unpack for raw XML | | Create new document | Use - see Creating New Documents below | | Edit existing document | Unpack → edit XML → repack - see Editing Existing Documents below | Converting .doc to .docx Legacy files must be converted before editing: Reading Content Converting to Images Accepting Tracked Changes To produce a clean document with all tracked changes accepted (requires LibreOffice): --- Creating Ne…