How do I see the XML of my DOCX document?

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Mar 15, 2026133872 views

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I want to see my in its pure XML format. Various application like internet browsers and visual studio will open the file up in Word for me. I've also tried renaming the document to extension and it just opens up in notepad showing a bunch of unintelligible text.

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How do I see the XML of my DOCX document?

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