The (MODIW) and its modern successor, the Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW), are "virtual printers" designed to let you save digital documents without ever touching paper.
Bundled with Microsoft Office 2003 , this driver was a go-to for turning Word or Excel files into TIFF or MDI (Microsoft Document Imaging) formats. It was famously used to "digitize" files before PDFs became the universal standard.
Instead of ink, the driver uses the XML Paper Specification (XPS) to "draw" your document into a file.
While most people now use , the XPS Writer remains essential for specific legacy software: Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) - Win32 apps
Microsoft Office Document: Writer Driver
The (MODIW) and its modern successor, the Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW), are "virtual printers" designed to let you save digital documents without ever touching paper.
Bundled with Microsoft Office 2003 , this driver was a go-to for turning Word or Excel files into TIFF or MDI (Microsoft Document Imaging) formats. It was famously used to "digitize" files before PDFs became the universal standard. Microsoft Office Document Writer Driver
Instead of ink, the driver uses the XML Paper Specification (XPS) to "draw" your document into a file. The (MODIW) and its modern successor, the Microsoft
While most people now use , the XPS Writer remains essential for specific legacy software: Microsoft XPS Document Writer (MXDW) - Win32 apps The (MODIW) and its modern successor