Supported and Unsupported Features

21 Oct 2020 / 1 minute to read

This section describes the support and unsupported elements in the DocIO.

Word document features

Element	DOC, DOT		DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML		RTF
	Read	Write	Read	Write	Read	Write
Built-in document properties	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Custom document properties	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Mail merge	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Encryption and Decryption	Yes	Yes	Yes—limited [except Word 2013]	Yes—limited [except Word 2013]	N/A	N/A
View setup	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Watermark	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Font substitution table	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Attached Template	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Track changes	Yes	Yes – limited [can only accept/reject]	Yes	Yes – limited [can only accept/reject]	No	No
Themes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Document variables	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Macros	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Embedded fonts	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

Element	DOC, DOT		DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML		RTF
	Read	Write	Read	Write	Read	Write
Headers & footers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Section break	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Text columns	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Page margin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Page border	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Page orientation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Page size	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Header & footer distance	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Vertical alignment	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Element	DOC, DOT		DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML		RTF
	Read	Write	Read	Write	Read	Write
Break – Page break, column break and Line break	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Symbols	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Comments	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Footnote and endnote	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Pictures (.bmp, .jpg, .png, .emf, .tif and .gif)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Text boxes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
OLE objects	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Predefined shapes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Custom shapes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Grouped shapes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Equation	No	No	No	No	No	No
SmartArt	No	No	No	No	No	No
WordArt	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bookmark	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hyperlink	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chart	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Fields	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Form Fields-TextInput, CheckBox & DropDown	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Element	DOC, DOT		DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM		RTF
	Read	Write	Read	Write	Read	Write
Paragraph style	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alignment – left, right, center and justify	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Right to left paragraph	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lists - bullets and numbers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Run properties for the paragraph mark	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Suppress hyphenation	No	No	No	No	No	No
Indents – left, right, first line & hanging	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spacing – before, after & auto	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Keeps and breaks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Text frames	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tabs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Borders	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shading	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Element	DOC, DOT		DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML		RTF
	Read	Write	Read	Write	Read	Write
Built-in paragraph style	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Custom paragraph style	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Built-in character style	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Custom character style	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Built-in list style	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Custom list style	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Built-in table style	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Custom table style	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

Element	DOC, DOT		DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML		RTF
	Read	Write	Read	Write	Read	Write
Nested tables	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Right to left tables	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Table style	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Conditional formatting style	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Table alignment	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Table indent	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Allow AutoFit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cell margins	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cell spacing	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Preferred table width	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Table shading	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Table borders	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Floating tables	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Allow row to break across pages	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Repeat as header row	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Height	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Height type	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cell borders	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cell shading	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wrap text	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fit text	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Horizontal & vertical merged cells	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vertical alignment	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Text direction	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Element	DOC, DOT		DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML		RTF
	Read	Write	Read	Write	Read	Write
Character style	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Color	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Highlight color	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Language	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Border	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Shading	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Font	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Underline	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Strikethrough	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Double strikethrough	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Subscript/Superscript	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Small caps	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
All caps	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hidden text	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Scale	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Expanded / Compressed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Vertical Position	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Feature	Server side and hosted application	Client side application
Pictures	Yes	Yes
Chart	Yes	Yes
AutoShapes	Yes	Yes
Group Shapes	Yes	Yes
Content control	Yes	Yes
Bookmarks	Yes	Yes
OLE Object	Yes	Yes
Form Fields	Yes	Yes
Watermark	Yes	Yes
Break	Yes	Yes
RTL	Yes	Yes
Header and Footer	Yes	Yes
Footnotes and Endnotes	Yes	Yes
Styles	Yes	Yes
Table Styles	Yes	Yes
Document Settings	Yes	Yes
Mail Merge	Yes	Yes
Updating Document Fields	Yes	Yes
Find and Replace	Yes	Yes
Bookmark Navigation	Yes	Yes
Clone and Merge	Yes	Yes
Formatting Table	Yes	Yes
Macro Preservation	Yes	Yes
Document Protection	Yes	Yes
Word to PDF	Yes	No
RTF to Word	Yes	Yes
Word to WordML	Yes	Yes
WordML to Word	Yes	Yes
Word to ODT	Yes	Yes