Having trouble opening a file? It might have been saved in a file format that this version of Word doesn't support. Check the table below to see if that's the case.
Files you can and cannot use in Word for iPhone
| File type | Open and edit | Open as Read-Only |
|---|---|---|
| Word documents (.docx) | Yes | Yes |
| Binary documents (.doc) | No | Yes |
| Word templates (.dot) | Yes | Yes |
| Binary templates (.dot) | Yes | Yes |
| Macro-enabled documents (.docm) | No | Yes |
| IRM-protected files | No | No |
| OpenDocument text (.odt) | No | No |
| PDF (.pdf) | No | No |
| Rich text files (.rtf) | No | No |
| Word XML, Word 2003 XML, or other XML files (.xml) | No | No |
| Hypertext markup language (.htm, .html) | No | No |
| Web pages (.mht, .mhtml) | No | No |
| Plain text file (.txt) | No | No |
| Works 6-9 documents (.wps) | No | No |