Supported and Unsupported Features

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

Word document features

Element

DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML

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Built-in document properties

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Custom document properties

Yes

Yes

No

No

Mail merge

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Encryption and Decryption

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

View setup

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Watermark

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Track changes

Yes

Yes – limited [can only accept/reject]

No

No

Themes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Document variables

Yes

Yes

No

No

Macros

Yes

Yes

No

No

Section features

Element

DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML

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Headers & footers

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Section break

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Text columns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Page margin

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Page border

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Page orientation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Page size

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Header & footer distance

Yes

Yes

No

No

Vertical alignment

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Paragraph elements features

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DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML

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Break – Page break, column break and Line break

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Symbols

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Comments

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Footnote and endnote

No

No

No

No

Pictures (*.bmp, *.jpg, *.png, *.emf, *.tif and *.gif)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Text boxes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

OLE objects

No

No

No

No

Predefined shapes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Custom shapes

No

No

No

No

Grouped shapes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Equation

No

No

No

No

SmartArt

No

No

No

No

WordArt

No

No

No

No

Bookmark

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hyperlink

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Chart

No

No

No

No

Fields

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Form Fields-TextInput, CheckBox & DropDown

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Paragraph features

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DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML

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Paragraph style

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Alignment – left, right, center and justify

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Right to left paragraph

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lists - bullets and numbers

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Run properties for the paragraph mark

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Suppress hyphenation

No

No

No

No

Indents – left, right, first line & hanging

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Spacing – before, after & auto

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Keeps and breaks

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Text frames

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Tabs

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Borders

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Shading

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Style features

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DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML

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Built-in paragraph style

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Custom paragraph style

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Built-in character style

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Custom character style

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Built-in list style

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Custom list style

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Built-in table style

Yes

Yes

No

No

Custom table style

Yes

Yes

No

No

Table features

Element

DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML

RTF



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Nested tables

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Right to left tables

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Table style

Yes

Yes

No

No

Conditional formatting style

Yes

Yes

No

No

Table alignment

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Table indent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Allow AutoFit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cell margins

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cell spacing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Preferred table width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Table shading

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Table borders

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Floating tables

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Allow row to break across pages

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Repeat as header row

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Height

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Height type

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cell borders

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cell shading

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wrap text

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fit text

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Horizontal & vertical merged cells

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Vertical alignment

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Text direction

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Text features

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Element

DOCX, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM, WordML

RTF



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Character style

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Color

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Highlight color

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Language

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Border

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Shading

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Font

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Underline

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Strikethrough

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Double strikethrough

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Subscript/Superscript

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Small caps

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

All caps

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hidden text

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Scale

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Expanded / Compressed

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Vertical Position

Yes

Yes

No

Yes