How can I know with which Microsoft word version a .docx file was saved?

Question

I wonder whether there exist a way to know with which Microsoft word version a .docx file was saved.

Reason: Microsoft Word tend to add new features, so I prefer to open a Microsoft Word document using Microsoft Word version at least equal to the one that was used to create/save the document:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Use-Word-2016-to-open-documents-created-in-earlier-versions-of-Word-5b38a00a-840b-4719-a8a3-ce155df82554 :

Answer 1

1. Make a copy of the *.docx file and change the extension to *.zip.

2. Open the zip file.

3. Open the docProps\app.xml file.

4. Look at the end for the AppVersion tag value:

   • 12.0000 = Word 2007
   • 14.0000 = Word 2010
   • 15.0000 = Word 2013
   • 16.0000 = Word 2016

Answer 2

I just want to mention that LPChip is 100% wrong. If e.g. you open 2010 created document with 2007 Word, then you will not see any elements/effects because they are not supported. See this list for reference: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Open-a-Word-2010-document-in-an-earlier-version-of-Word-adfe6ca1-7b18-45a2-ba05-cb1b00ad9935