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TXT (Plain Text) is the simplest file format in computing — raw text stored as a sequence of characters with no formatting, no fonts, no images, and no metadata. Every operating system, programming language, and text editor can read TXT files. They are the universal baseline for text data. Microsoft Word's DOC format is the binary document standard from Word 97-2003, supporting rich formatting including fonts, styles, tables, headers, footers, page layouts, and embedded objects.
Converting TXT to DOC transforms unformatted text into an editable Word document where you can apply formatting, set margins, add headers and footers, create bulleted lists, and prepare the content for professional printing or distribution. This conversion is the first step in turning raw notes, logs, or exported text into polished documents.
Plain text files lack every visual formatting element that professional documents require: there are no heading styles, no bold or italic emphasis, no page margins, no paragraph spacing, no font choices, and no page numbering. Converting to DOC immediately gives the text a proper document structure that can be formatted in Microsoft Word with all its layout and styling tools.
Legacy systems and enterprise workflows that standardize on the Word 97-2003 format often need text data ingested as DOC files. Configuration files, log outputs, exported data, and text-based reports from command-line tools or scripts need to be converted to DOC for inclusion in formal documentation packages, compliance reports, and organizational records management systems.
LibreOffice reads the TXT file with automatic character encoding detection (UTF-8, UTF-16, Latin-1, Windows-1252, ASCII). The text is parsed line by line, with line breaks mapped to paragraph breaks in the DOC output. The converter applies a default font (typically Times New Roman or Liberation Serif) and standard margins (1 inch on all sides). No automatic heading detection or formatting is applied — the output is a faithful representation of the raw text in a DOC container. The output uses the BIFF8/OLE2 binary format compatible with Word 97 through Word 2019.
Text content is preserved with complete fidelity — every character, line break, and whitespace element from the TXT file appears in the DOC output. Character encoding is detected automatically, ensuring international characters, accented letters, and Unicode symbols are preserved. The main limitation is that plain text has no formatting information, so the DOC output is uniformly styled. You will need to manually apply headings, bold, italic, and other formatting after conversion.
| Device | TXT | DOC |
|---|---|---|
| Windows PC | Partial | Partial |
| macOS | Partial | Partial |
| iPhone/iPad | Partial | Partial |
| Android | Partial | Partial |
| Linux | Partial | Partial |
| Web Browser | No |
TXT-to-DOC conversion wraps plain text in a Word-compatible document container, enabling formatting, editing, and distribution through standard word processing workflows.
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| Feature | TXT | DOC |
|---|---|---|
| Full Name | Plain Text | Microsoft Word 97-2003 |
| Extension | .txt | .doc |
| Best For | Universal | Legacy support |