Word.Document class

Gets the body object of the main document. The body is the text that excludes headers, footers, footnotes, textboxes, etc.

readonly body: Word.Body;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Specifies the ChangeTracking mode.

changeTrackingMode: Word.ChangeTrackingMode | "Off" | "TrackAll" | "TrackMineOnly";

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-change-tracking.yaml

// Gets the current change tracking mode.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const document: Word.Document = context.document;
  document.load("changeTrackingMode");
  await context.sync();

  if (document.changeTrackingMode === Word.ChangeTrackingMode.trackMineOnly) {
    console.log("Only my changes are being tracked.");
  } else if (document.changeTrackingMode === Word.ChangeTrackingMode.trackAll) {
    console.log("Everyone's changes are being tracked.");
  } else {
    console.log("No changes are being tracked.");
  }
});

Gets the collection of content control objects in the document. This includes content controls in the body of the document, headers, footers, textboxes, etc.

readonly contentControls: Word.ContentControlCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

The request context associated with the object. This connects the add-in's process to the Office host application's process.

context: RequestContext;

Property Value

Gets the custom XML parts in the document.

readonly customXmlParts: Word.CustomXmlPartCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Gets the properties of the document.

readonly properties: Word.DocumentProperties;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/30-properties/get-built-in-properties.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
    const builtInProperties: Word.DocumentProperties = context.document.properties;
    builtInProperties.load("*"); // Let's get all!

    await context.sync();
    console.log(JSON.stringify(builtInProperties, null, 4));
});

Indicates whether the changes in the document have been saved. A value of true indicates that the document hasn't changed since it was saved.

readonly saved: boolean;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Gets the collection of section objects in the document.

readonly sections: Word.SectionCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Gets the add-in's settings in the document.

readonly settings: Word.SettingCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-settings.yaml

// Gets all custom settings this add-in set on this document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const settings: Word.SettingCollection = context.document.settings;
  settings.load("items");
  await context.sync();

  if (settings.items.length == 0) {
    console.log("There are no settings.");
  } else {
    console.log("All settings:");
    for (let i = 0; i < settings.items.length; i++) {
      console.log(settings.items[i]);
    }
  }
});

Adds a style into the document by name and type.

addStyle(name: string, type: Word.StyleType): Word.Style;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-styles.yaml

// Adds a new style.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const newStyleName = $("#new-style-name").val() as string;
  if (newStyleName == "") {
    console.warn("Enter a style name to add.");
    return;
  }

  const style: Word.Style = context.document.getStyles().getByNameOrNullObject(newStyleName);
  style.load();
  await context.sync();

  if (!style.isNullObject) {
    console.warn(
      `There's an existing style with the same name '${newStyleName}'! Please provide another style name.`
    );
    return;
  }

  const newStyleType = ($("#new-style-type").val() as unknown) as Word.StyleType;
  context.document.addStyle(newStyleName, newStyleType);
  await context.sync();

  console.log(newStyleName + " has been added to the style list.");
});

Adds a style into the document by name and type.

addStyle(name: string, typeString: "Character" | "List" | "Paragraph" | "Table"): Word.Style;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Closes the current document.

Note: This API isn't supported in Word on the web.

close(closeBehavior?: Word.CloseBehavior): void;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/save-close.yaml

// Closes the document with default behavior
// for current state of the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  context.document.close();
});

Closes the current document.

Note: This API isn't supported in Word on the web.

close(closeBehaviorString?: "Save" | "SkipSave"): void;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Deletes a bookmark, if it exists, from the document.

deleteBookmark(name: string): void;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Gets a bookmark's range. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the bookmark doesn't exist.

getBookmarkRange(name: string): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Gets a bookmark's range. If the bookmark doesn't exist, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

getBookmarkRangeOrNullObject(name: string): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Gets the currently supported content controls in the document.

getContentControls(options?: Word.ContentControlOptions): Word.ContentControlCollection;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Important: If specific types are provided in the options parameter, only content controls of supported types are returned. Be aware that an exception will be thrown on using methods of a generic Word.ContentControl that aren't relevant for the specific type. With time, additional types of content controls may be supported. Therefore, your add-in should request and handle specific types of content controls.

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/10-content-controls/insert-and-change-checkbox-content-control.yaml

// Toggles the isChecked property on all checkbox content controls.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  let contentControls = context.document.getContentControls({
    types: [Word.ContentControlType.checkBox]
  });
  contentControls.load("items");

  await context.sync();

  const length = contentControls.items.length;
  console.log(`Number of checkbox content controls: ${length}`);

  if (length <= 0) {
    return;
  }

  const checkboxContentControls = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
    let contentControl = contentControls.items[i];
    contentControl.load("id,checkboxContentControl/isChecked");
    checkboxContentControls.push(contentControl);
  }

  await context.sync();

  console.log("isChecked state before:");
  const updatedCheckboxContentControls = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < checkboxContentControls.length; i++) {
    const currentCheckboxContentControl = checkboxContentControls[i];
    const isCheckedBefore = currentCheckboxContentControl.checkboxContentControl.isChecked;
    console.log(`id: ${currentCheckboxContentControl.id} ... isChecked: ${isCheckedBefore}`);

    currentCheckboxContentControl.checkboxContentControl.isChecked = !isCheckedBefore;
    currentCheckboxContentControl.load("id,checkboxContentControl/isChecked");
    updatedCheckboxContentControls.push(currentCheckboxContentControl);
  }

  await context.sync();

  console.log("isChecked state after:");
  for (let i = 0; i < updatedCheckboxContentControls.length; i++) {
    const currentCheckboxContentControl = updatedCheckboxContentControls[i];
    console.log(
      `id: ${currentCheckboxContentControl.id} ... isChecked: ${currentCheckboxContentControl.checkboxContentControl.isChecked}`
    );
  }
});

Gets the document's endnotes in a single body.

getEndnoteBody(): Word.Body;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Gets the document's footnotes in a single body.

getFootnoteBody(): Word.Body;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Gets the paragraph by its unique local ID. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the collection is empty.

getParagraphByUniqueLocalId(id: string): Word.Paragraph;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/onadded-event.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraphId = $("#paragraph-id").val() as string;
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.getParagraphByUniqueLocalId(paragraphId);
  paragraph.load();
  await paragraph.context.sync();

  console.log(paragraph);
});

Gets the current selection of the document. Multiple selections aren't supported.

getSelection(): Word.Range;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
    
    const textSample = 'This is an example of the insert text method. This is a method ' + 
        'which allows users to insert text into a selection. It can insert text into a ' +
        'relative location or it can overwrite the current selection. Since the ' +
        'getSelection method returns a range object, look up the range object documentation ' +
        'for everything you can do with a selection.';
    
    // Create a range proxy object for the current selection.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();
    
    // Queue a command to insert text at the end of the selection.
    range.insertText(textSample, Word.InsertLocation.end);
    
    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Inserted the text at the end of the selection.');
});  

Gets a StyleCollection object that represents the whole style set of the document.

getStyles(): Word.StyleCollection;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-styles.yaml

// Gets the number of available styles stored with the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const styles: Word.StyleCollection = context.document.getStyles();
  const count = styles.getCount();
  await context.sync();

  console.log(`Number of styles: ${count.value}`);
});

Import styles from a JSON-formatted string.

importStylesFromJson(stylesJson: string, ): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string[]>;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Note: The importedStylesConflictBehavior parameter was introduced in WordApiDesktop 1.1.

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/40-tables/manage-custom-style.yaml

// Imports styles from JSON.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const str =
    '{"styles":[{"baseStyle":"Default Paragraph Font","builtIn":false,"inUse":true,"linked":false,"nameLocal":"NewCharStyle","priority":2,"quickStyle":true,"type":"Character","unhideWhenUsed":false,"visibility":false,"paragraphFormat":null,"font":{"name":"DengXian Light","size":16.0,"bold":true,"italic":false,"color":"#F1A983","underline":"None","subscript":false,"superscript":true,"strikeThrough":true,"doubleStrikeThrough":false,"highlightColor":null,"hidden":false},"shading":{"backgroundPatternColor":"#FF0000"}},{"baseStyle":"Normal","builtIn":false,"inUse":true,"linked":false,"nextParagraphStyle":"NewParaStyle","nameLocal":"NewParaStyle","priority":1,"quickStyle":true,"type":"Paragraph","unhideWhenUsed":false,"visibility":false,"paragraphFormat":{"alignment":"Centered","firstLineIndent":0.0,"keepTogether":false,"keepWithNext":false,"leftIndent":72.0,"lineSpacing":18.0,"lineUnitAfter":0.0,"lineUnitBefore":0.0,"mirrorIndents":false,"outlineLevel":"OutlineLevelBodyText","rightIndent":72.0,"spaceAfter":30.0,"spaceBefore":30.0,"widowControl":true},"font":{"name":"DengXian","size":14.0,"bold":true,"italic":true,"color":"#8DD873","underline":"Single","subscript":false,"superscript":false,"strikeThrough":false,"doubleStrikeThrough":true,"highlightColor":null,"hidden":false},"shading":{"backgroundPatternColor":"#00FF00"}},{"baseStyle":"Table Normal","builtIn":false,"inUse":true,"linked":false,"nextParagraphStyle":"NewTableStyle","nameLocal":"NewTableStyle","priority":100,"type":"Table","unhideWhenUsed":false,"visibility":false,"paragraphFormat":{"alignment":"Left","firstLineIndent":0.0,"keepTogether":false,"keepWithNext":false,"leftIndent":0.0,"lineSpacing":12.0,"lineUnitAfter":0.0,"lineUnitBefore":0.0,"mirrorIndents":false,"outlineLevel":"OutlineLevelBodyText","rightIndent":0.0,"spaceAfter":0.0,"spaceBefore":0.0,"widowControl":true},"font":{"name":"DengXian","size":20.0,"bold":false,"italic":true,"color":"#D86DCB","underline":"None","subscript":false,"superscript":false,"strikeThrough":false,"doubleStrikeThrough":false,"highlightColor":null,"hidden":false},"tableStyle":{"allowBreakAcrossPage":true,"alignment":"Left","bottomCellMargin":0.0,"leftCellMargin":0.08,"rightCellMargin":0.08,"topCellMargin":0.0,"cellSpacing":0.0},"shading":{"backgroundPatternColor":"#60CAF3"}}]}';
  const styles = context.document.importStylesFromJson(str);
  await context.sync();
  console.log("Styles imported from JSON:", styles);
});

Import styles from a JSON-formatted string.

importStylesFromJson(stylesJson: string, importedStylesConflictBehaviorString?: "Ignore" | "Overwrite" | "CreateNew"): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string[]>;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Note: The importedStylesConflictBehavior parameter was introduced in WordApiDesktop 1.1.

Inserts a document into the target document at a specific location with additional properties. Headers, footers, watermarks, and other section properties are copied by default.

insertFileFromBase64(base64File: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.replace | Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End", insertFileOptions?: Word.InsertFileOptions): Word.SectionCollection;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Note: Insertion isn't supported if the document being inserted contains an ActiveX control (likely in a form field). Consider replacing such a form field with a content control or other option appropriate for your scenario.

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/insert-external-document.yaml

// Inserts content (applying selected settings) from another document passed in as a Base64-encoded string.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Use the Base64-encoded string representation of the selected .docx file.
  context.document.insertFileFromBase64(externalDocument, "Replace", {
    importTheme: true,
    importStyles: true,
    importParagraphSpacing: true,
    importPageColor: true,
    importChangeTrackingMode: true,
    importCustomProperties: true,
    importCustomXmlParts: true,
    importDifferentOddEvenPages: true
  });
  await context.sync();
});

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(options?: Word.Interfaces.DocumentLoadOptions): Word.Document;

Parameters

Returns

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
    
    // Create a proxy object for the document.
    const thisDocument = context.document;
    
    // Queue a command to load content control properties.
    thisDocument.load('contentControls/id, contentControls/text, contentControls/tag');
    
    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    if (thisDocument.contentControls.items.length !== 0) {
        for (let i = 0; i < thisDocument.contentControls.items.length; i++) {
            console.log(thisDocument.contentControls.items[i].id);
            console.log(thisDocument.contentControls.items[i].text);
            console.log(thisDocument.contentControls.items[i].tag);
        }
    } else {
        console.log('No content controls in this document.');
    }
});

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNames?: string | string[]): Word.Document;

Parameters

Returns

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNamesAndPaths?: {
            select?: string;
            expand?: string;
        }): Word.Document;

Parameters

Returns

Saves the document.

save(saveBehavior?: Word.SaveBehavior, fileName?: string): void;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Note: The saveBehavior and fileName parameters were introduced in WordApi 1.5.

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
    
    // Create a proxy object for the document.
    const thisDocument = context.document;

    // Queue a command to load the document save state (on the saved property).
    thisDocument.load('saved');    
    
    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
        
    if (thisDocument.saved === false) {
        // Queue a command to save this document.
        thisDocument.save();
        
        // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
        // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
        await context.sync();
        console.log('Saved the document');
    } else {
        console.log('The document has not changed since the last save.');
    }
});

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/save-close.yaml

// Saves the document with default behavior
// for current state of the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  context.document.save();
  await context.sync();
});

Saves the document.

save(saveBehaviorString?: "Save" | "Prompt", fileName?: string): void;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Note: The saveBehavior and fileName parameters were introduced in WordApi 1.5.

Sets multiple properties of an object at the same time. You can pass either a plain object with the appropriate properties, or another API object of the same type.

set(properties: Interfaces.DocumentUpdateData, options?: OfficeExtension.UpdateOptions): void;

Parameters

Returns

Sets multiple properties on the object at the same time, based on an existing loaded object.

set(properties: Word.Document): void;

Parameters

Returns

Overrides the JavaScript toJSON() method in order to provide more useful output when an API object is passed to JSON.stringify(). (JSON.stringify, in turn, calls the toJSON method of the object that's passed to it.) Whereas the original Word.Document object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Word.Interfaces.DocumentData) that contains shallow copies of any loaded child properties from the original object.

toJSON(): Word.Interfaces.DocumentData;

Returns

Track the object for automatic adjustment based on surrounding changes in the document. This call is a shorthand for context.trackedObjects.add(thisObject). If you're using this object across .sync calls and outside the sequential execution of a ".run" batch, and get an "InvalidObjectPath" error when setting a property or invoking a method on the object, you need to add the object to the tracked object collection when the object was first created. If this object is part of a collection, you should also track the parent collection.

track(): Word.Document;

Returns

Release the memory associated with this object, if it has previously been tracked. This call is shorthand for context.trackedObjects.remove(thisObject). Having many tracked objects slows down the host application, so please remember to free any objects you add, once you're done using them. You'll need to call context.sync() before the memory release takes effect.

untrack(): Word.Document;

Returns

Occurs when a content control is added. Run context.sync() in the handler to get the new content control's properties.

readonly onContentControlAdded: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.ContentControlAddedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/10-content-controls/content-control-onadded-event.yaml

// Registers the onAdded event handler on the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  eventContext = context.document.onContentControlAdded.add(contentControlAdded);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Added event handler for when content controls are added.");
});

...

async function contentControlAdded(event: Word.ContentControlAddedEventArgs) {
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    console.log(`${event.eventType} event detected. IDs of content controls that were added:`, event.ids);
  });
}

Occurs when the user adds new paragraphs.

readonly onParagraphAdded: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.ParagraphAddedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/onadded-event.yaml

// Registers the onParagraphAdded event handler on the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  eventContext = context.document.onParagraphAdded.add(paragraphAdded);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Added event handler for when paragraphs are added.");
});

...

async function paragraphAdded(event: Word.ParagraphAddedEventArgs) {
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    console.log(`${event.type} event detected. IDs of paragraphs that were added:`, event.uniqueLocalIds);
  });
}

Occurs when the user changes paragraphs.

readonly onParagraphChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.ParagraphChangedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/onchanged-event.yaml

// Registers the onParagraphChanged event handler on the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  eventContext = context.document.onParagraphChanged.add(paragraphChanged);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Added event handler for when content is changed in paragraphs.");
});

...

async function paragraphChanged(event: Word.ParagraphChangedEventArgs) {
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    console.log(`${event.type} event detected. IDs of paragraphs where content was changed:`, event.uniqueLocalIds);
  });
}

Occurs when the user deletes paragraphs.

readonly onParagraphDeleted: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.ParagraphDeletedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/ondeleted-event.yaml

// Registers the onParagraphDeleted event handler on the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  eventContext = context.document.onParagraphDeleted.add(paragraphDeleted);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Added event handlers for when paragraphs are deleted.");
});

...

async function paragraphDeleted(event: Word.ParagraphDeletedEventArgs) {
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    console.log(`${event.type} event detected. IDs of paragraphs that were deleted:`, event.uniqueLocalIds);
  });
}