The Microsoft Word DocX format is a proprietary file format used by the “Microsoft Word” word processing program. It is based on the Open XML standard and is designed to store documents as XML files. The HelpNDoc help authoring tool can generate help documentation in the DocX format and optionally in the RTF format too.

Microsoft Word DocX format
How to update your templates

How to update your templates

HelpNDoc offers you an intuitive template editor that makes it easy to customize the look and feel of your PDF and Word documentation to support specific requirements. You can tailor any of the settings and properties of the PDF and Word templates that you've created from scratch as well as those that you've copied from other templates.

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How to rename a template

How to rename a template

It's recommended that you assign a name that helps you remember the purpose of a template. As you update the settings and properties of your templates, it may become necessary to update the names of your templates as well. This is quite simple to do.

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How to duplicate an existing report template

How to duplicate an existing report template

As easy as it is to create a new template for Word and PDF documentation formats from scratch, you can save time by copying an existing template. After you copy a template, you can then tailor the settings and properties to create customized documentation that supports your specific needs.

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How to create a new report template

How to create a new report template

When you publish your PDF and Word documentation, HelpNDoc follows instructions in templates when generating the documentation. You can create PDF and Word templates that define the cover, paper size, orientation of the page, margins, headers, and footers as well as the appearance of your table of contents and topic titles. HelpNDoc makes it easy to create new templates from scratch. After creating a new template, you can then tailor it to support specific requirements.

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How to localize your documentation output

How to localize your documentation output

Some templates include hard-coded English terms (such as "Table of contents", "Index", "Search") which needs to be translated when you generate your documentation in another language. This can easily be done on a build by build basis in HelpNDoc's generate documentation window.

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How to define build settings in HelpNDoc

How to define build settings in HelpNDoc

When you're ready to generate documentation, HelpNDoc allows you to define the location of your output files and select the templates that are used to generate your documentation. In addition, you can further customize settings such as color, font size, numbering style, and create conditional tags to tailor your documentation to support specific requirements.

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