I have converted a .docx Word document file to a .zip and I have accessed the internal document.xml file but I'm confused as to how to edit its contents. Do I need to do this via Notepad or other more specific apps? Just FYI, the actual original .docx is quite large (over 10,000 words) and I need to replace the internal strings of the document whilst maintaining its original readable text.
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You can edit with Notepad if you wish.
As long as your changes are syntactically correct, saving with Ctrl+S is okay. After you put it back into the .zip file and give the file its .docx extension, you'll have a valid Microsoft Word file.
And yes, you can edit it with a more specialized editor if you want. (You don't have to. But you can if you wish.) Notepad++ or Visual Studio Code are both okay.
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