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About Word Output

Word is an output type where the generated project is exported to Microsoft Word in one of the following formats: XML (default), DOC, DOCX, XPS, PDF. However, you can also create PDF or XPS output directly, without going through Word.

Note: Unless you specify otherwise, the Word target will create files with an .xml extension only. If you want to use one of the other formats, see Specifying DOCX Output Via Microsoft Word, Specifying XPS Output Via Microsoft Word, and Specifying PDF Output Via Word or FrameMaker.

Note: Flare supports Microsoft Word 2003 and newer versions.

Note: To create output in DOCX or XPS format, you need to have Microsoft Word 2007 installed. Also, Word 2007 allows you to create PDF files from Word without needing to have the Adobe Distiller installed.

Output Type Comparison Table—Print-based Output Types

Following are the various print-based output types available, with the distinguishing features of each.

	PDF	XHTML	XPS	MS Word	FrameMaker
Primary benefits	Familiar to many users	View output online	Smaller file size than PDF Better print quality Easy file sharing Enhanced security	Work with output in Word	Work with output in FrameMaker
Main entry file extension	.pdf	.htm	.xps	.xml (default)	.fm or .book
Output files necessary to distribute	.pdf file only	All files generated	.xps file only	All files generated	All files generated
Program used to view output	MadCap Book Viewer, browser window, or Adobe PDF Reader	MadCap Book Viewer or browser window	MadCap Book Viewer or browser window	Microsoft Word	Adobe FrameMaker