Code to edit DOCX in JavaScript

Advanced DOCX Editor for Node.js. Use it to modify DOCX documents programmatically

This is a comprehensive DOCX Editing and Manipulation Library for Node.js. Easily build DOCX editing software, leveraging non-blocking, event-driven architecture of Node.js.

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Edit text in DOCX using JavaScript

Programmatic modification of DOCX documents is an integral part of modern digital workflow. Edit text in DOCX, insert graphs using external data, modify tables.

JavaScript library is a stand-alone solution to edit DOCX that doesn't rely on other software. It's ready for commercial use covers all possible needs of professional JavaScript developers:

  • Modify existing DOCX elements: tables, lists, charts, images, links, fields, etc.
  • Modify DOCX styles and formatting attributes
  • Add new DOCX elements
  • Search DOCX for text patterns and replace them with new text
  • Save the result to a variety of file formats using 'Document.Save' method
  • Remove unwanted DOCX elements (paragraphs, pages, sections, chapters)

Change DOCX in JavaScript

JavaScript DOCX programmatic editor provides developers with a modern API to edit DOCX programmatically. Quickly integrate DOCX modification features into your software. Our library supports the modification of a variety of document formats in JavaScript.

The task of editing DOCX programmatically in JavaScript is the task of modifying elements in the DOCX document tree. It is also known as the 'DOM' - the programming model for interacting with DOCX document elements and their properties.

Edit DOCX in JavaScript

DOCX modification features are inseparable from the advanced DOCX search functionality. For a hig level of flexibility, our JavaScript library provides developers with DOCX Regex-based search functionality. This approach expands the possibilities to edit text in DOCX files, allowing the use of templates for dynamic DOCX transformation.

Edit table in DOCX using JavaScript

One of the most requested features is the dynamic creation and modification of tables in DOCX documents. Working with tables is very convenient with JavaScript library: edit tables, update tables and extract table text using JavaScript.

The following example demostrates how to modify a DOCX document in JavaScript:

Example in JavaScript to edit DOCX files
Upload a document you want to modify
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npm install @aspose/words
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const aw = require('@aspose/words');

var doc = new aw.Document("Input.docx")
var builder = new aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

// Insert text at the beginning of the document.
builder.moveToDocumentStart()
builder.writeln("Morbi enim nunc faucibus a.")

doc.save("Output.docx")
const aw = require('@aspose/words');

var doc = new aw.Document("Input.docx")
var builder = new aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

// Insert table at the beginning of the document.
builder.moveToDocumentStart()
builder.startTable()
builder.insertCell()
builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.")
builder.insertCell()
builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.")
builder.endTable()

doc.save("Output.docx")
const aw = require('@aspose/words');

var doc = new aw.Document("Input.docx")
var builder = new aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

// Insert image at the beginning of the document.
builder.moveToDocumentStart()
builder.insertImage("Image.png")

doc.save("Output.docx")
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How to edit DOCX

  1. Install DOCX Editor for JavaScript.
  2. Add a library reference (import the library) to your JavaScript project.
  3. Open a DOCX in JavaScript.
  4. Insert content at the beginning of the DOCX document.
  5. Call the save() method, passing the name of the output file with the required extension.
  6. Get the edited result.

JavaScript library to work with DOCX files

We host our Node.js via .Net packages in NPM repositories. Please follow the step-by-step instructions on how to install "Aspose.Words for Node.js via .NET" to your developer environment.

System Requirements

This package is compatible with Node.js 14.17.0 or higher.

Other supported file formats

You can edit files in many other file formats:

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