Binary DOC files often contain more text formatting information (as well as scripts and undo

information) than some other document file formats like Rich Text Format and HyperText Markup
Language, but are usually less widely compatible.
The DOC files created with Microsoft Word versions differ. Microsoft Word versions up to Word 97
used a different format from Microsoft Word 97 - 2003.
In Microsoft Word 2007 and later, the binary file format was replaced as the default format by
the Office Open XML format, though Microsoft Word can still produce DOC files.