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title: "New: DOCX Rich Preview + More"
slug: "new-docx-rich-preview"
updated: 2026-05-08T21:55:30Z
published: 2026-05-08T21:55:30Z
canonical: "help.lexworkplace.com/new-docx-rich-preview"
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# New: DOCX Rich Preview + More

> [!NOTE]
> New in LexWorkplace
> 
> May 7, 2026

## In This Release

- DOCX (MS Word Document) Rich Preview
- Matter Description
- Misc. UI Bugfixes

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## DOCX Rich Preview

Full-Text Preview has long been a feature of LexWorkplace, enabling users to see a (text-only) preview of most document types, from the LexWorkplace interface, without opening the Document. This functionality, to date, has been limited to text-only.

PDF Documents have been the single exception to the plain-text-only format of Document Preview (PDFs are rendered and displayed in-line in Document Preview).

With this latest LexWorkplace update, DOCX (MS Word Document) files will now render in full, “rich” format. This includes most formatting, images, and other elements.

![Document management interface displaying a mutual non-disclosure agreement and related files.](https://cdn.document360.io/cc24f28e-6bf8-4cc0-b7cd-519f8d33e693/Images/Documentation/rich docx preview.png)

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## Matter Description

We’ve added a new field to Matters: **Matter Description**

![Form fields for matter information including client, type, and description details.](https://cdn.document360.io/cc24f28e-6bf8-4cc0-b7cd-519f8d33e693/Images/Documentation/matter_Detail.png)

Here, users can enter a short description or summary of this Matter or project. This description will help inform other members of your firm to quickly get up-to-speed on the purpose/objective for any given Matter, as well as provide important context to LexWorkplace AI.

You can also show/hide the Matter Description as a column in the Matter list view.

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### Misc. UI Bugfixes

This release also contains various fixes to minor UI bugs, including incorrect table sorting behavior.