Displaying DOCX Files and Securing DOCX as Ebooks

In addition to HTML pages and PDF documents, HTML Executable has robust support for Microsoft Word DOCX files. This means DOCX files can be seamlessly included in your ebooks or applications. End users can view DOCX files directly within the publication thanks to its built-in DOCX viewer, even if Microsoft Word is not installed on their computer. Furthermore, HTML Executable extends its strong content protection capabilities to your DOCX content, allowing you to restrict user permissions (such as copy and print), block screenshots, and safeguard the source files from unauthorized copying.

  Utilizing the HTML Executable's built-in DOCX viewer ensures your Word documents remain as secure as possible: they are not unpacked to the hard disk, preventing users from copying them. The "Save" feature is disabled for these embedded documents. Printing can be optionally allowed or forbidden, and security profiles can be applied to control specific actions like text selection or copying.

  Learn all features and hints about the built-in Word (DOCX) Viewer

Displaying DOCX documents in your ebook or publication

  To enable the built-in DOCX viewer, go to Application Settings => Word Viewer and turn on: "Use the built-in Word Viewer in this publication".

Once enabled, DOCX files are displayed similarly to HTML pages or PDF documents. For instance, when an end user clicks a link to a DOCX file compiled in your publication, the application will display the DOCX content directly.

  If the built-in DOCX viewer is not used (option is disabled), and a user attempts to open a DOCX file, HTML Executable will attempt to open it using the system's default application for DOCX files (usually Microsoft Word). This requires Word to be installed on the user's computer and the file will be temporarily extracted, which is less secure. The "_heopenit" target can also be used for this purpose:

<a href="mydoc.docx" target="_heopenit">Open my Word document</a>