What are the benefits of Open XML Formats?
The Open XML Formats introduces several benefits — not only for developers and the solutions that they build, but also for individual people and organizations of all sizes: • Compact files Files are automatically compressed and can be up to 75 percent smaller in some cases. The Open XML Formats uses zip-compression technology to store documents, offering potential cost savings because it reduces the disk space required to store files, and decreases the bandwidth needed to send files via e-mail, over networks, and across the Internet. When you open a file, it is automatically unzipped. When you save a file, it is automatically zipped again. You do not have to install any special zip programs to open and close files in the 2007 Office release. • Improved damaged-file recovery Files are structured in a modular fashion that keeps different data components in the file separate from each other. This allows files to be opened even if a component in the file (for example, a chart or table) is
