MSG to DOCX - Convert document online
Conversion Results:
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How to convert MSG to DOCX:
1. Click the "Choose Files" button to select multiple files on your computer or click the "URL" button to choose an online file from URL, Google Drive or Dropbox.
2. Choose a target document format. The target document format can be PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, HTML, TXT, CSV, RTF, ODT, ODS, ODP, XPS or OXPS. A target format can only be converted from certain document formats. For example: It can convert DOC to DOCX, but it can't convert DOC to XLSX. When choosing a target format, it will list what source formats can be converted to the target format.
3. Click the "Convert Now!" button to start batch conversion. The output files will be listed in the "Conversion Results" section. Click icon to show file QR code or save file to cloud storage services such as Google Drive or Dropbox.
MSG vs DOCX:
| Name | MSG | DOCX |
| Full name | Outlook Email Message Format | Office Open XML Document |
| File extension | .msg | .docx, .docm |
| MIME | application/vnd.ms-outlook | application/vnd.-openxmlformats-officedocument.-wordprocessingml.-document |
| Developed by | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Type of format | Mail Message | Document file format |
| Introduction | MSG format is used by Microsoft Office Outlook and OfficeLogic Groupware. Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. | The Office Open XML file formats are a set of file formats that can be used to represent electronic office documents. There are formats for word processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations as well as specific formats for material such as mathematical formulae, graphics, bibliographies etc. |
| Technical details | An MSG file may contain one or more email fields, which includes the date, sender, recipient, subject, and message body, or contact information, appointment details, and one or more task descriptions. MSG files are also compatible with other programs that use Microsoft's Messaging Applications Programming Interface (MAPI). | Office Open XML documents are stored in Open Packaging Convention (OPC) packages, which are ZIP files containing XML and other data files, along with a specification of the relationships between them. Depending on the type of the document, the packages have different internal directory structures and names. |
| Associated programs | Microsoft Office Outlook, OfficeLogic Groupware | Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, Kingsoft Office, Google Docs. |
| Sample file | sample.msg | sample.docx |
| Wikipedia | MSG on Wikipedia | DOCX on Wikipedia |