Word. Body class

context

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

Word.RequestContext

endnotes

Gets the collection of endnotes in the body.

readonly endnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection;

Property Value

Word.NoteItemCollection

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

fields

Gets the collection of field objects in the body.

readonly fields: Word.FieldCollection;

Property Value

Word.FieldCollection

Remarks

Examples

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

// Gets all fields in the document body.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const fields: Word.FieldCollection = context.document.body.fields.load("items");

  await context.sync();

  if (fields.items.length === 0) {
    console.log("No fields in this document.");
  } else {
    fields.load(["code", "result"]);
    await context.sync();

    for (let i = 0; i < fields.items.length; i++) {
      console.log(`Field ${i + 1}'s code: ${fields.items[i].code}`, `Field ${i + 1}'s result: ${JSON.stringify(fields.items[i].result)}`);
    }
  }
});

font

Gets the text format of the body. Use this to get and set font name, size, color and other properties.

readonly font: Word.Font;

Property Value

Word.Font

Remarks

Examples

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

// Gets the style and the font size, font name, and font color properties on the body object.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to load font and style information for the document body.
  body.load("font/size, font/name, font/color, style");

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  // Show font-related property values on the body object.
  const results =
    "Font size: " +
    body.font.size +
    "; Font name: " +
    body.font.name +
    "; Font color: " +
    body.font.color +
    "; Body style: " +
    body.style;

  console.log(results);
});

footnotes

Gets the collection of footnotes in the body.

readonly footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection;

Property Value

Word.NoteItemCollection

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-footnotes.yaml

// Gets the footnotes in the document body.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection = context.document.body.footnotes;
  footnotes.load("length");
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Number of footnotes in the document body: " + footnotes.items.length);
});

inlinePictures

Gets the collection of InlinePicture objects in the body. The collection doesn't include floating images.

readonly inlinePictures: Word.InlinePictureCollection;

Property Value

Word.InlinePictureCollection

Remarks

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/15-images/insert-and-get-pictures.yaml

// Gets the first image in the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const firstPicture: Word.InlinePicture = context.document.body.inlinePictures.getFirst();
  firstPicture.load("width, height, imageFormat");

  await context.sync();
  console.log(`Image dimensions: ${firstPicture.width} x ${firstPicture.height}`, `Image format: ${firstPicture.imageFormat}`);
  // Get the image encoded as Base64.
  const base64 = firstPicture.getBase64ImageSrc();

  await context.sync();
  console.log(base64.value);
});

lists

Gets the collection of list objects in the body.

readonly lists: Word.ListCollection;

Property Value

Word.ListCollection

Remarks

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/20-lists/organize-list.yaml

// Gets information about the first list in the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const lists: Word.ListCollection = context.document.body.lists;
  lists.load("items");

  await context.sync();

  if (lists.items.length === 0) {
    console.warn("There are no lists in this document.");
    return;
  }
  
  // Get the first list.
  const list: Word.List = lists.getFirst();
  list.load("levelTypes,levelExistences");

  await context.sync();

  const levelTypes  = list.levelTypes;
  console.log("Level types of the first list:");
  for (let i = 0; i < levelTypes.length; i++) {
    console.log(`- Level ${i + 1} (index ${i}): ${levelTypes[i]}`);
  }

  const levelExistences = list.levelExistences;
  console.log("Level existences of the first list:");
  for (let i = 0; i < levelExistences.length; i++) {
    console.log(`- Level ${i + 1} (index ${i}): ${levelExistences[i]}`);
  }
});

paragraphs

Gets the collection of paragraph objects in the body.

readonly paragraphs: Word.ParagraphCollection;

Property Value

Word.ParagraphCollection

Remarks

Important: Paragraphs in tables aren't returned for requirement sets 1.1 and 1.2. From requirement set 1.3, paragraphs in tables are also returned.

Examples

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

// Counts how many times each term appears in the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraphs: Word.ParagraphCollection = context.document.body.paragraphs;
  paragraphs.load("text");
  await context.sync();

  // Split up the document text using existing spaces as the delimiter.
  let text = [];
  paragraphs.items.forEach((item) => {
    let paragraph = item.text.trim();
    if (paragraph) {
      paragraph.split(" ").forEach((term) => {
        let currentTerm = term.trim();
        if (currentTerm) {
          text.push(currentTerm);
        }
      });
    }
  });

  // Determine the list of unique terms.
  let makeTextDistinct = new Set(text);
  let distinctText = Array.from(makeTextDistinct);
  let allSearchResults = [];

  for (let i = 0; i < distinctText.length; i++) {
    let results = context.document.body.search(distinctText[i], { matchCase: true, matchWholeWord: true });
    results.load("text");

    // Map each search term with its results.
    let correlatedResults = {
      searchTerm: distinctText[i],
      hits: results
    };

    allSearchResults.push(correlatedResults);
  }

  await context.sync();

  // Display the count for each search term.
  allSearchResults.forEach((result) => {
    let length = result.hits.items.length;

    console.log("Search term: " + result.searchTerm + " => Count: " + length);
  });
});

parentBody

Gets the parent body of the body. For example, a table cell body's parent body could be a header. Throws an ItemNotFound error if there isn't a parent body.

readonly parentBody: Word.Body;

Property Value

Word.Body

Remarks

parentBodyOrNullObject

Gets the parent body of the body. For example, a table cell body's parent body could be a header. If there isn't a parent body, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly parentBodyOrNullObject: Word.Body;

Property Value

Word.Body

Remarks

parentContentControl

Gets the content control that contains the body. Throws an ItemNotFound error if there isn't a parent content control.

readonly parentContentControl: Word.ContentControl;

Property Value

Word.ContentControl

Remarks

parentContentControlOrNullObject

Gets the content control that contains the body. If there isn't a parent content control, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly parentContentControlOrNullObject: Word.ContentControl;

Property Value

Word.ContentControl

Remarks

parentSection

Gets the parent section of the body. Throws an ItemNotFound error if there isn't a parent section.

readonly parentSection: Word.Section;

Property Value

Word.Section

Remarks

parentSectionOrNullObject

Gets the parent section of the body. If there isn't a parent section, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly parentSectionOrNullObject: Word.Section;

Property Value

Word.Section

Remarks

style

Specifies the style name for the body. Use this property for custom styles and localized style names. To use the built-in styles that are portable between locales, see the "styleBuiltIn" property.

style: string;

Property Value

string

Remarks

styleBuiltIn

Specifies the built-in style name for the body. Use this property for built-in styles that are portable between locales. To use custom styles or localized style names, see the "style" property.

styleBuiltIn: Word.BuiltInStyleName | "Other" | "Normal" | "Heading1" | "Heading2" | "Heading3" | "Heading4" | "Heading5" | "Heading6" | "Heading7" | "Heading8" | "Heading9" | "Toc1" | "Toc2" | "Toc3" | "Toc4" | "Toc5" | "Toc6" | "Toc7" | "Toc8" | "Toc9" | "FootnoteText" | "Header" | "Footer" | "Caption" | "FootnoteReference" | "EndnoteReference" | "EndnoteText" | "Title" | "Subtitle" | "Hyperlink" | "Strong" | "Emphasis" | "NoSpacing" | "ListParagraph" | "Quote" | "IntenseQuote" | "SubtleEmphasis" | "IntenseEmphasis" | "SubtleReference" | "IntenseReference" | "BookTitle" | "Bibliography" | "TocHeading" | "TableGrid" | "PlainTable1" | "PlainTable2" | "PlainTable3" | "PlainTable4" | "PlainTable5" | "TableGridLight" | "GridTable1Light" | "GridTable1Light_Accent1" | "GridTable1Light_Accent2" | "GridTable1Light_Accent3" | "GridTable1Light_Accent4" | "GridTable1Light_Accent5" | "GridTable1Light_Accent6" | "GridTable2" | "GridTable2_Accent1" | "GridTable2_Accent2" | "GridTable2_Accent3" | "GridTable2_Accent4" | "GridTable2_Accent5" | "GridTable2_Accent6" | "GridTable3" | "GridTable3_Accent1" | "GridTable3_Accent2" | "GridTable3_Accent3" | "GridTable3_Accent4" | "GridTable3_Accent5" | "GridTable3_Accent6" | "GridTable4" | "GridTable4_Accent1" | "GridTable4_Accent2" | "GridTable4_Accent3" | "GridTable4_Accent4" | "GridTable4_Accent5" | "GridTable4_Accent6" | "GridTable5Dark" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent1" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent2" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent3" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent4" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent5" | "GridTable5Dark_Accent6" | "GridTable6Colorful" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent1" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent2" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent3" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent4" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent5" | "GridTable6Colorful_Accent6" | "GridTable7Colorful" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent1" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent2" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent3" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent4" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent5" | "GridTable7Colorful_Accent6" | "ListTable1Light" | "ListTable1Light_Accent1" | "ListTable1Light_Accent2" | "ListTable1Light_Accent3" | "ListTable1Light_Accent4" | "ListTable1Light_Accent5" | "ListTable1Light_Accent6" | "ListTable2" | "ListTable2_Accent1" | "ListTable2_Accent2" | "ListTable2_Accent3" | "ListTable2_Accent4" | "ListTable2_Accent5" | "ListTable2_Accent6" | "ListTable3" | "ListTable3_Accent1" | "ListTable3_Accent2" | "ListTable3_Accent3" | "ListTable3_Accent4" | "ListTable3_Accent5" | "ListTable3_Accent6" | "ListTable4" | "ListTable4_Accent1" | "ListTable4_Accent2" | "ListTable4_Accent3" | "ListTable4_Accent4" | "ListTable4_Accent5" | "ListTable4_Accent6" | "ListTable5Dark" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent1" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent2" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent3" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent4" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent5" | "ListTable5Dark_Accent6" | "ListTable6Colorful" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent1" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent2" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent3" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent4" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent5" | "ListTable6Colorful_Accent6" | "ListTable7Colorful" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent1" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent2" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent3" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent4" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent5" | "ListTable7Colorful_Accent6";

Property Value

Remarks

tables

Gets the collection of table objects in the body.

readonly tables: Word.TableCollection;

Property Value

Word.TableCollection

Remarks

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/40-tables/table-cell-access.yaml

// Gets the content of the first cell in the first table.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const firstCell: Word.Body = context.document.body.tables.getFirst().getCell(0, 0).body;
  firstCell.load("text");

  await context.sync();
  console.log("First cell's text is: " + firstCell.text);
});

text

Gets the text of the body. Use the insertText method to insert text.

readonly text: string;

Property Value

string

Remarks

Examples

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

// Gets the text content of the body.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to load the text in document body.
  body.load("text");

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Body contents (text): " + body.text);
});

type

Gets the type of the body. The type can be 'MainDoc', 'Section', 'Header', 'Footer', or 'TableCell'. Additional types ‘Footnote’, ‘Endnote’, and ‘NoteItem’ are supported in WordAPIOnline 1.1 and later.

readonly type: Word.BodyType | "Unknown" | "MainDoc" | "Section" | "Header" | "Footer" | "TableCell" | "Footnote" | "Endnote" | "NoteItem";

Property Value

Remarks

Examples

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

// Gets the referenced note's item type and body type, which are both "Footnote".
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection = context.document.body.footnotes;
  footnotes.load("items");
  await context.sync();

  const referenceNumber = $("#input-reference").val();
  const mark = (referenceNumber as number) - 1;
  const item: Word.NoteItem = footnotes.items[mark];
  console.log(`Note type of footnote ${referenceNumber}: ${item.type}`);

  item.body.load("type");
  await context.sync();

  console.log(`Body type of note: ${item.body.type}`);
});

Method Details

clear()

Clears the contents of the body object. The user can perform the undo operation on the cleared content.

clear(): void;

Returns

void

Remarks

Examples

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

// Clears out the content from the document body.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to clear the contents of the body.
  body.clear();

  console.log("Cleared the body contents.");
});

// The Silly stories add-in sample shows how the clear method can be used to clear the contents of a document.
// https://aka.ms/sillystorywordaddin

getComments()

Gets comments associated with the body.

getComments(): Word.CommentCollection;

Returns

Word.CommentCollection

Remarks

Examples

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

// Gets the comments in the document body.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const comments: Word.CommentCollection = context.document.body.getComments();

  // Load objects to log in the console.
  comments.load();
  await context.sync();

  console.log("All comments:", comments);
});

getContentControls(options)

Gets the currently supported content controls in the body.

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

Parameters

options: Word.ContentControlOptions

Optional. Options that define which content controls are returned.

Returns

Word.ContentControlCollection

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.

getHtml()

Gets an HTML representation of the body object. When rendered in a web page or HTML viewer, the formatting will be a close, but not exact, match for of the formatting of the document. This method doesn't return the exact same HTML for the same document on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Word on the web, etc.). If you need exact fidelity, or consistency across platforms, use Body.getOoxml() and convert the returned XML to HTML.

getHtml(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Returns

Remarks

Examples

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

// Gets the HTML that represents the content of the body.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to get the HTML contents of the body.
  const bodyHTML = body.getHtml();

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Body contents (HTML): " + bodyHTML.value);
});

getOoxml()

Gets the OOXML (Office Open XML) representation of the body object.

getOoxml(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Returns

Remarks

Examples

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

// Gets the OOXML that represents the content of the body.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to get the OOXML contents of the body.
  const bodyOOXML = body.getOoxml();

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Body contents (OOXML): " + bodyOOXML.value);
});

getRange(rangeLocation)

Gets the whole body, or the starting or ending point of the body, as a range.

getRange(rangeLocation?: Word.RangeLocation.whole | Word.RangeLocation.start | Word.RangeLocation.end | Word.RangeLocation.after | Word.RangeLocation.content | "Whole" | "Start" | "End" | "After" | "Content"): Word.Range;

Parameters

rangeLocation: whole | start | end | after | content | "Whole" | "Start" | "End" | "After" | "Content"

Optional. The range location must be 'Whole', 'Start', 'End', 'After', or 'Content'.

Returns

Word.Range

Remarks

getReviewedText(changeTrackingVersion)

Gets reviewed text based on ChangeTrackingVersion selection.

getReviewedText(changeTrackingVersion?: Word.ChangeTrackingVersion): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Parameters

changeTrackingVersion: Word.ChangeTrackingVersion

Optional. The value must be 'Original' or 'Current'. The default is 'Current'.

Returns

Remarks

getReviewedText(changeTrackingVersionString)

Gets reviewed text based on ChangeTrackingVersion selection.

getReviewedText(changeTrackingVersionString?: "Original" | "Current"): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Parameters

changeTrackingVersionString: "Original" | "Current"

Optional. The value must be 'Original' or 'Current'. The default is 'Current'.

Returns

Remarks

getTrackedChanges()

Gets the collection of the TrackedChange objects in the body.

getTrackedChanges(): Word.TrackedChangeCollection;

Returns

Word.TrackedChangeCollection

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Examples

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

// Gets all tracked changes.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;
  const trackedChanges: Word.TrackedChangeCollection = body.getTrackedChanges();
  trackedChanges.load();
  await context.sync();

  console.log(trackedChanges);
});

insertBreak(breakType, insertLocation)

Inserts a break at the specified location in the main document.

insertBreak(breakType: Word.BreakType | "Page" | "Next" | "SectionNext" | "SectionContinuous" | "SectionEven" | "SectionOdd" | "Line", insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Start" | "End"): void;

Parameters

breakType: Word.BreakType | "Page" | "Next" | "SectionNext" | "SectionContinuous" | "SectionEven" | "SectionOdd" | "Line"

Required. The break type to add to the body.

insertLocation: start | end | "Start" | "End"

Required. The value must be 'Start' or 'End'.

Returns

void

Remarks

Examples

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

// Inserts a page break at the beginning of the document.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to insert a page break at the start of the document body.
  body.insertBreak(Word.BreakType.page, Word.InsertLocation.start);

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Added a page break at the start of the document body.");
});

insertContentControl(contentControlType)

Wraps the Body object with a content control.

insertContentControl(contentControlType?: Word.ContentControlType.richText | Word.ContentControlType.plainText | Word.ContentControlType.checkBox | Word.ContentControlType.dropDownList | Word.ContentControlType.comboBox | "RichText" | "PlainText" | "CheckBox" | "DropDownList" | "ComboBox"): Word.ContentControl;

Parameters

contentControlType: richText | plainText | checkBox | dropDownList | comboBox | "RichText" | "PlainText" | "CheckBox" | "DropDownList" | "ComboBox"

Optional. Content control type to insert. Must be 'RichText', 'PlainText', 'CheckBox', 'DropDownList', or 'ComboBox'. The default is 'RichText'.

Returns

Word.ContentControl

Remarks

Note: The contentControlType parameter was introduced in WordApi 1.5. PlainText support was added in WordApi 1.5. CheckBox support was added in WordApi 1.7. DropDownList and ComboBox support are currently in preview.

Examples

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

// Creates a content control using the document body.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to wrap the body in a content control.
  body.insertContentControl();

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Wrapped the body in a content control.");
});

insertFileFromBase64(base64File, insertLocation)

Inserts a document into the body at the specified location.

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

Parameters

base64File: string

Required. The Base64-encoded content of a .docx file.

insertLocation: replace | start | end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"

Required. The value must be 'Replace', 'Start', or 'End'.

Returns

Word.Range

Remarks

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/manage-body.yaml

// Inserts the body from the external document at the beginning of this document.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to insert the Base64-encoded string representation of the body of the selected .docx file at the beginning of the current document.
  body.insertFileFromBase64(externalDocument, Word.InsertLocation.start);

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Added Base64-encoded text to the beginning of the document body.");
});

insertHtml(html, insertLocation)

Inserts HTML at the specified location.

insertHtml(html: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.replace | Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"): Word.Range;

Parameters

html: string

Required. The HTML to be inserted in the document.

insertLocation: replace | start | end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"

Required. The value must be 'Replace', 'Start', or 'End'.

Returns

Word.Range

Remarks

Examples

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

// Inserts the HTML at the beginning of this document.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to insert HTML at the beginning of the document.
  body.insertHtml("<strong>This is text inserted with body.insertHtml()</strong>", Word.InsertLocation.start);

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("HTML added to the beginning of the document body.");
});

insertInlinePictureFromBase64(base64EncodedImage, insertLocation)

Inserts a picture into the body at the specified location.

insertInlinePictureFromBase64(base64EncodedImage: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Start" | "End"): Word.InlinePicture;

Parameters

base64EncodedImage: string

Required. The Base64-encoded image to be inserted in the body.

insertLocation: start | end | "Start" | "End"

Required. The value must be 'Start' or 'End'.

Returns

Word.InlinePicture

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.2 ]

Examples

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

// Inserts an image inline at the beginning of this document.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Base64-encoded image to insert inline.
  const base64EncodedImg =
    "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAB4AAAANCAIAAAAxEEnAAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAJcEhZcwAADsMAAA7DAcdvqGQAAACFSURBVDhPtY1BEoQwDMP6/0+XgIMTBAeYoTqso9Rkx1zG+tNj1H94jgGzeNSjteO5vtQQuG2seO0av8LzGbe3anzRoJ4ybm/VeKEerAEbAUpW4aWQCmrGFWykRzGBCnYy2ha3oAIq2MloW9yCCqhgJ6NtcQsqoIKdjLbFLaiACnYyf2fODbrjZcXfr2F4AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC";

  // Queue a command to insert a Base64-encoded image at the beginning of the current document.
  body.insertInlinePictureFromBase64(base64EncodedImg, Word.InsertLocation.start);

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Added a Base64-encoded image to the beginning of the document body.");
});

insertOoxml(ooxml, insertLocation)

Inserts OOXML at the specified location.

insertOoxml(ooxml: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.replace | Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"): Word.Range;

Parameters

ooxml: string

Required. The OOXML to be inserted.

insertLocation: replace | start | end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"

Required. The value must be 'Replace', 'Start', or 'End'.

Returns

Word.Range

Remarks

Examples

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

// Inserts OOXML at the beginning of this document.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to insert OOXML at the beginning of the body.
  body.insertOoxml(
    "<pkg:package xmlns:pkg='http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/xmlPackage'><pkg:part pkg:name='/_rels/.rels' pkg:contentType='application/vnd.openxmlformats-package.relationships+xml' pkg:padding='512'><pkg:xmlData><Relationships xmlns='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships'><Relationship Id='rId1' Type='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/officeDocument' Target='word/document.xml'/></Relationships></pkg:xmlData></pkg:part><pkg:part pkg:name='/word/document.xml' pkg:contentType='application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.main+xml'><pkg:xmlData><w:document xmlns:w='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main' ><w:body><w:p><w:pPr><w:spacing w:before='360' w:after='0' w:line='480' w:lineRule='auto'/><w:rPr><w:color w:val='70AD47' w:themeColor='accent6'/><w:sz w:val='28'/></w:rPr></w:pPr><w:r><w:rPr><w:color w:val='70AD47' w:themeColor='accent6'/><w:sz w:val='28'/></w:rPr><w:t>This text has formatting directly applied to achieve its font size, color, line spacing, and paragraph spacing.</w:t></w:r></w:p></w:body></w:document></pkg:xmlData></pkg:part></pkg:package>",
    Word.InsertLocation.start
  );

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Added OOXML to the beginning of the document body.");
});

// Read "Understand when and how to use Office Open XML in your Word add-in" for guidance on working with OOXML.
// https://learn.microsoft.com/office/dev/add-ins/word/create-better-add-ins-for-word-with-office-open-xml

// The Word-Add-in-DocumentAssembly sample shows how you can use this API to assemble a document.
// https://github.com/OfficeDev/Word-Add-in-DocumentAssembly

insertParagraph(paragraphText, insertLocation)

Inserts a paragraph at the specified location.

insertParagraph(paragraphText: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Start" | "End"): Word.Paragraph;

Parameters

paragraphText: string

Required. The paragraph text to be inserted.

insertLocation: start | end | "Start" | "End"

Required. The value must be 'Start' or 'End'.

Returns

Word.Paragraph

Remarks

Examples

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

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Second sentence, let's insert it as a paragraph after the previously inserted one.
  const secondSentence: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph(
    "This is the first text with a custom style.",
    "End"
  );
  secondSentence.font.set({
    bold: false,
    italic: true,
    name: "Berlin Sans FB",
    color: "blue",
    size: 30
  });

  await context.sync();
});

insertTable(rowCount, columnCount, insertLocation, values)

Inserts a table with the specified number of rows and columns.

insertTable(rowCount: number, columnCount: number, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Start" | "End", values?: string[][]): Word.Table;

Parameters

rowCount: number

Required. The number of rows in the table.

columnCount: number

Required. The number of columns in the table.

insertLocation: start | end | "Start" | "End"

Required. The value must be 'Start' or 'End'.

values: string[][]

Optional 2D array. Cells are filled if the corresponding strings are specified in the array.

Returns

Word.Table

Remarks

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/40-tables/table-cell-access.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Use a two-dimensional array to hold the initial table values.
  const data = [
    ["Tokyo", "Beijing", "Seattle"],
    ["Apple", "Orange", "Pineapple"]
  ];
  const table: Word.Table = context.document.body.insertTable(2, 3, "Start", data);
  table.styleBuiltIn = Word.BuiltInStyleName.gridTable5Dark_Accent2;
  table.styleFirstColumn = false;

  await context.sync();
});

insertText(text, insertLocation)

Inserts text into the body at the specified location.

insertText(text: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.replace | Word.InsertLocation.start | Word.InsertLocation.end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"): Word.Range;

Parameters

text: string

Required. Text to be inserted.

insertLocation: replace | start | end | "Replace" | "Start" | "End"

Required. The value must be 'Replace', 'Start', or 'End'.

Returns

Word.Range

Remarks

Examples

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

// Inserts text at the beginning of this document.
// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Create a proxy object for the document body.
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;

  // Queue a command to insert text at the beginning of the current document.
  body.insertText('This is text inserted with body.insertText()', Word.InsertLocation.start);

  // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Text added to the beginning of the document body.");
});

load(options)

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.BodyLoadOptions): Word.Body;

Parameters

options: Word.Interfaces.BodyLoadOptions

Provides options for which properties of the object to load.

Returns

Word.Body

load(propertyNames)

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.Body;

Parameters

propertyNames: string | string[]

A comma-delimited string or an array of strings that specify the properties to load.

Returns

Word.Body

load(propertyNamesAndPaths)

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.Body;

Parameters

propertyNamesAndPaths: { select?: string; expand?: string; }

propertyNamesAndPaths.select is a comma-delimited string that specifies the properties to load, and propertyNamesAndPaths.expand is a comma-delimited string that specifies the navigation properties to load.

Returns

Word.Body

search(searchText, searchOptions)

Performs a search with the specified SearchOptions on the scope of the body object. The search results are a collection of range objects.

search(searchText: string, searchOptions?: Word.SearchOptions | {
            ignorePunct?: boolean;
            ignoreSpace?: boolean;
            matchCase?: boolean;
            matchPrefix?: boolean;
            matchSuffix?: boolean;
            matchWholeWord?: boolean;
            matchWildcards?: boolean;
        }): Word.RangeCollection;

Parameters

searchText: string

Required. The search text. Can be a maximum of 255 characters.

searchOptions: Word.SearchOptions | { ignorePunct?: boolean; ignoreSpace?: boolean; matchCase?: boolean; matchPrefix?: boolean; matchSuffix?: boolean; matchWholeWord?: boolean; matchWildcards?: boolean; }

Optional. Options for the search.

Returns

Word.RangeCollection

Remarks

Examples

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

// Does a basic text search and highlights matches in the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const results : Word.RangeCollection = context.document.body.search("extend");
  results.load("length");

  await context.sync();

  // Let's traverse the search results and highlight matches.
  for (let i = 0; i < results.items.length; i++) {
    results.items[i].font.highlightColor = "yellow";
  }

  await context.sync();
});

...

// Does a wildcard search and highlights matches in the document.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Construct a wildcard expression and set matchWildcards to true in order to use wildcards.
  const results : Word.RangeCollection = context.document.body.search("$*.[0-9][0-9]", { matchWildcards: true });
  results.load("length");

  await context.sync();

  // Let's traverse the search results and highlight matches.
  for (let i = 0; i < results.items.length; i++) {
    results.items[i].font.highlightColor = "red";
    results.items[i].font.color = "white";
  }

  await context.sync();
});

select(selectionMode)

Selects the body and navigates the Word UI to it.

select(selectionMode?: Word.SelectionMode): void;

Parameters

selectionMode: Word.SelectionMode

Optional. The selection mode must be 'Select', 'Start', or 'End'. 'Select' is the default.

Returns

void

Remarks

Examples

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

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

  // Queue a command to select the document body.
  // The Word UI will move to the selected document body.
  body.select();

  console.log("Selected the document body.");
});

select(selectionModeString)

Selects the body and navigates the Word UI to it.

select(selectionModeString?: "Select" | "Start" | "End"): void;

Parameters

selectionModeString: "Select" | "Start" | "End"

Optional. The selection mode must be 'Select', 'Start', or 'End'. 'Select' is the default.

Returns

void

Remarks

OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>

set(properties, options)

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.BodyUpdateData, options?: OfficeExtension.UpdateOptions): void;

Parameters

properties: Word.Interfaces.BodyUpdateData

A JavaScript object with properties that are structured isomorphically to the properties of the object on which the method is called.

options: OfficeExtension.UpdateOptions

Provides an option to suppress errors if the properties object tries to set any read-only properties.

Returns

void

set(properties)

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

set(properties: Word.Body): void;

Parameters

properties: Word.Body

Returns

void

toJSON()

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.Body object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Word.Interfaces.BodyData) that contains shallow copies of any loaded child properties from the original object.

toJSON(): Word.Interfaces.BodyData;

Returns

Word.Interfaces.BodyData

track()

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.Body;

Returns

Word.Body

untrack()

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.Body;

Returns

Word.Body

Event Details

onCommentAdded

Note

This API is provided as a preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Occurs when new comments are added.

readonly onCommentAdded: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/99-preview-apis/manage-comments.yaml

// Registers event handlers.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;
  body.track();
  await context.sync();

  eventContexts[0] = body.onCommentAdded.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[1] = body.onCommentChanged.add(onChangedHandler);
  eventContexts[2] = body.onCommentDeleted.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[3] = body.onCommentDeselected.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[4] = body.onCommentSelected.add(onEventHandler);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Event handlers registered.");
});

...

async function onEventHandler(event: Word.CommentEventArgs) {
  // Handler for all events except onCommentChanged.
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    console.log(`${event.type} event detected. Event source: ${event.source}. Comment info:`, event.commentDetails);
  });
}

onCommentChanged

Note

This API is provided as a preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Occurs when a comment or its reply is changed.

readonly onCommentChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/99-preview-apis/manage-comments.yaml

// Registers event handlers.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;
  body.track();
  await context.sync();

  eventContexts[0] = body.onCommentAdded.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[1] = body.onCommentChanged.add(onChangedHandler);
  eventContexts[2] = body.onCommentDeleted.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[3] = body.onCommentDeselected.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[4] = body.onCommentSelected.add(onEventHandler);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Event handlers registered.");
});

...

async function onChangedHandler(event: Word.CommentEventArgs) {
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    console.log(
      `${event.type} event detected. ${event.changeType} change made. Event source: ${event.source}. Comment info:`, event.commentDetails
    );
  });
}

onCommentDeleted

Note

This API is provided as a preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Occurs when comments are deleted.

readonly onCommentDeleted: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/99-preview-apis/manage-comments.yaml

// Registers event handlers.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;
  body.track();
  await context.sync();

  eventContexts[0] = body.onCommentAdded.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[1] = body.onCommentChanged.add(onChangedHandler);
  eventContexts[2] = body.onCommentDeleted.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[3] = body.onCommentDeselected.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[4] = body.onCommentSelected.add(onEventHandler);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Event handlers registered.");
});

...

async function onEventHandler(event: Word.CommentEventArgs) {
  // Handler for all events except onCommentChanged.
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    console.log(`${event.type} event detected. Event source: ${event.source}. Comment info:`, event.commentDetails);
  });
}

onCommentDeselected

Note

This API is provided as a preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Occurs when a comment is deselected.

readonly onCommentDeselected: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/99-preview-apis/manage-comments.yaml

// Registers event handlers.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;
  body.track();
  await context.sync();

  eventContexts[0] = body.onCommentAdded.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[1] = body.onCommentChanged.add(onChangedHandler);
  eventContexts[2] = body.onCommentDeleted.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[3] = body.onCommentDeselected.add(onEventHandler);
  eventContexts[4] = body.onCommentSelected.add(onEventHandler);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Event handlers registered.");
});

...

async function onEventHandler(event: Word.CommentEventArgs) {
  // Handler for all events except onCommentChanged.
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    console.log(`${event.type} event detected. Event source: ${event.source}. Comment info:`, event.commentDetails);
  });
}

onCommentSelected

Note

This API is provided as a preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Occurs when a comment is selected.

readonly onCommentSelected: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Word.CommentEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks