A Word document is a package of XML, styles and media. If you copy Chinese text out of Word, convert it in a plain box, and paste it back, you often lose heading styles, fonts and tracked structure. Converting the DOCX file as a document keeps those parts in place and changes the characters inside.
ChineseDocConverter accepts .docx files and runs an OpenCC conversion over the text it can read from the document. The download is a new Word file. Choose the conversion type that matches your audience, such as Simplified to Traditional (Taiwan) or Traditional to Simplified.
What formatting is the goal
"Keep formatting" means the converted file should still look like a Word document: paragraphs, basic styles and the original filename pattern. It does not mean every vendor-specific Word feature is guaranteed. Complex fields, some embedded objects and unusual encodings can still surprise you.
Before you upload
- Save as
.docx, not the older.docbinary format. - Make sure the Chinese is real text, not a picture of text. OCR is a different job.
- Pick the right OpenCC type. Taiwan and Hong Kong Traditional output are not identical.
If characters already look wrong in Word, conversion will not invent the missing text. See garbled Chinese text.
After conversion
Open the file and skim headings, the table of contents if you have one, and any names. Then proofread the same way you would after any automatic rewrite.