Reference Letter Template (DOCX)
A professional reference letter recommending a former colleague, in standard block format — adapt the specifics and keep the structure.
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Specifications
- Type
- reference letter
- Structure
- sender, date, salutation, 3 paragraphs, sign-off
What is a .docx file?
DOCX is the default Microsoft Word format, an Office Open XML document packaged as a ZIP archive of XML parts, media, and relationships. It stores structured text, styles, tables, images, and metadata. It is the dominant format for editable word-processing documents.
How to use this file
Use an example DOCX to test Office Open XML parsing, text and style extraction, ZIP-package handling, and converters that render or transform Word documents.
How to use this file for testing
“Reference Letter Template (DOCX)” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Templates. Professional, neutral starting-point documents you can download and adapt — invoices, resumes, budgets, and more.
Documented properties for this file: reference letter · sender, date, salutation, 3 paragraphs, sign-off. Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.
Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.
This template ships filled with realistic sample content and documented fields and formulas. Download it as a starting point, or point a converter/parser at it — format twins (for example DOCX↔PDF) let you diff conversion fidelity.
Code examples
from docx import Document # pip install python-docx
doc = Document("reference-letter.docx")
for p in doc.paragraphs[:10]:
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