The Report (Word) action will output a report in Microsoft Word (.doc) format. The default Report (Word) action with label of “Microsoft Word” is highlighted in the picture below.
![Default Report (Word) action highlighted in the Report menu of action bar. Default Report (Word) action highlighted in the Report menu of action bar.](/blog/2012/12/report-word-action/image02.png)
The file will open in your default document reader associated with .doc extension.
![Word Report opened in Microsoft Word. Word Report opened in Microsoft Word.](/blog/2012/12/report-word-action/image04.png)
Note that reports in DOC format are not typographically precise – if this is a requirement, then use PDF or TIFF formats.