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DOCX Format: Microsoft Word Documents

Export professionally formatted Word documents with metadata, speaker labels, and optional timestamps.

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TranscribeNext Team
Updated Jan 15, 2025

DOCX format exports your transcription as a fully formatted Microsoft Word document with professional layout, metadata, and editable content.

What You Get

  • Professional document formatting
  • Header with title "Transcription"
  • Metadata: filename, date, language, duration
  • Paragraph breaks between segments
  • Optional timestamps (if enabled)
  • Editable in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice

Sample DOCX export with formatting

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Best Use Cases

  • Professional reports and documentation
  • Further editing and formatting needed
  • Meeting minutes and notes
  • Academic research transcriptions
  • Sharing with team members for review

Document Structure

The DOCX file includes:

  • Centered title: "Transcription"
  • Metadata block with file details
  • Horizontal separator line
  • Transcription text with proper spacing
  • Timestamps in gray (if enabled)
  • Paragraph breaks between speakers/segments

Timestamps Option

When timestamps are enabled in your export settings, each segment includes a timestamp in square brackets:

[00:00:15.230]
Hello everyone and welcome to today's podcast.

[00:00:21.450]
Thank you for having me. It's great to be here.

Pro Tip

DOCX files maintain full Unicode support, perfect for transcriptions in any language including Cyrillic, Chinese, Arabic, and more.

Compatibility

  • Microsoft Word 2007 and later
  • Google Docs (via upload)
  • LibreOffice Writer
  • Apple Pages
  • Most modern word processors

Tags

docxwordmicrosoftformatted