Word. Paragraph class

Examples

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

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Center last paragraph alignment.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getLast().alignment = "Centered";

  await context.sync();
});

contentControls

Gets the collection of content control objects in the paragraph.

readonly contentControls: Word.ContentControlCollection;

Property Value

Word.ContentControlCollection

Remarks

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 paragraph.

readonly endnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection;

Property Value

Word.NoteItemCollection

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

fields

Gets the collection of fields in the paragraph.

readonly fields: Word.FieldCollection;

Property Value

Word.FieldCollection

Remarks

firstLineIndent

Specifies the value, in points, for a first line or hanging indent. Use a positive value to set a first-line indent, and use a negative value to set a hanging indent.

firstLineIndent: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

font

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

readonly font: Word.Font;

Property Value

Word.Font

Remarks

footnotes

Gets the collection of footnotes in the paragraph.

readonly footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection;

Property Value

Word.NoteItemCollection

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

inlinePictures

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

readonly inlinePictures: Word.InlinePictureCollection;

Property Value

Word.InlinePictureCollection

Remarks

isLastParagraph

Indicates the paragraph is the last one inside its parent body.

readonly isLastParagraph: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

isListItem

Checks whether the paragraph is a list item.

readonly isListItem: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

leftIndent

Specifies the left indent value, in points, for the paragraph.

leftIndent: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

Examples

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

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Indent the first paragraph.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().leftIndent = 75; //units = points

  return context.sync();
});

lineSpacing

Specifies the line spacing, in points, for the specified paragraph. In the Word UI, this value is divided by 12.

lineSpacing: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

Examples

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

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Adjust line spacing.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().lineSpacing = 20;

  await context.sync();
});

lineUnitAfter

Specifies the amount of spacing, in grid lines, after the paragraph.

lineUnitAfter: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

Examples

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

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Set the space (in line units) after the first paragraph.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().lineUnitAfter = 1;

  await context.sync();
});

lineUnitBefore

Specifies the amount of spacing, in grid lines, before the paragraph.

lineUnitBefore: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

Examples

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

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Set the space (in line units) before the first paragraph.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().lineUnitBefore = 1;

  await context.sync();
});

list

Gets the List to which this paragraph belongs. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the paragraph isn't in a list.

readonly list: Word.List;

Property Value

Word.List

Remarks

listItem

Gets the ListItem for the paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the paragraph isn't part of a list.

readonly listItem: Word.ListItem;

Property Value

Word.ListItem

Remarks

listItemOrNullObject

Gets the ListItem for the paragraph. If the paragraph isn't part of a list, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly listItemOrNullObject: Word.ListItem;

Property Value

Word.ListItem

Remarks

listOrNullObject

Gets the List to which this paragraph belongs. If the paragraph isn't in a list, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly listOrNullObject: Word.List;

Property Value

Word.List

Remarks

outlineLevel

Specifies the outline level for the paragraph.

outlineLevel: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

parentBody

Gets the parent body of the paragraph.

readonly parentBody: Word.Body;

Property Value

Word.Body

Remarks

parentContentControl

Gets the content control that contains the paragraph. 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 paragraph. 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

parentTable

Gets the table that contains the paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if it isn't contained in a table.

readonly parentTable: Word.Table;

Property Value

Word.Table

Remarks

parentTableCell

Gets the table cell that contains the paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if it isn't contained in a table cell.

readonly parentTableCell: Word.TableCell;

Property Value

Word.TableCell

Remarks

parentTableCellOrNullObject

Gets the table cell that contains the paragraph. If it isn't contained in a table cell, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly parentTableCellOrNullObject: Word.TableCell;

Property Value

Word.TableCell

Remarks

parentTableOrNullObject

Gets the table that contains the paragraph. If it isn't contained in a table, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

readonly parentTableOrNullObject: Word.Table;

Property Value

Word.Table

Remarks

rightIndent

Specifies the right indent value, in points, for the paragraph.

rightIndent: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

spaceAfter

Specifies the spacing, in points, after the paragraph.

spaceAfter: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

Examples

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

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Set the space (in points) after the first paragraph.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().spaceAfter = 20;

  await context.sync();
});

spaceBefore

Specifies the spacing, in points, before the paragraph.

spaceBefore: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

style

Specifies the style name for the paragraph. 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

Examples

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

// Applies the specified style to a paragraph.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const styleName = $("#style-name-to-use").val() as string;
  if (styleName == "") {
    console.warn("Enter a style name to apply.");
    return;
  }

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

  if (style.isNullObject) {
    console.warn(`There's no existing style with the name '${styleName}'.`);
  } else if (style.type != Word.StyleType.paragraph) {
    console.log(`The '${styleName}' style isn't a paragraph style.`);
  } else {
    const body: Word.Body = context.document.body;
    body.clear();
    body.insertParagraph(
      "Do you want to create a solution that extends the functionality of Word? You can use the Office Add-ins platform to extend Word clients running on the web, on a Windows desktop, or on a Mac.",
      "Start"
    );
    const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = body.paragraphs.getFirst();
    paragraph.style = style.nameLocal;
    console.log(`'${styleName}' style applied to first paragraph.`);
  }
});

styleBuiltIn

Specifies the built-in style name for the paragraph. 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

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/90-scenarios/doc-assembly.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
    const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Timeline", "End");
    paragraph.styleBuiltIn = "Heading2";
    const paragraph2: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("The Services shall commence on July 31, 2015, and shall continue through July 29, 2015.", "End");
    paragraph2.styleBuiltIn = "Normal";
    const paragraph3: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Project Costs by Phase", "End");
    paragraph3.styleBuiltIn = "Heading2";
    // Note a content control with the title of "ProjectCosts" is added. Content will be replaced later.
    const paragraph4: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("<Add Project Costs Here>", "End");
    paragraph4.styleBuiltIn = "Normal";
    paragraph4.font.highlightColor = "#FFFF00";
    const contentControl: Word.ContentControl = paragraph4.insertContentControl();
    contentControl.title = "ProjectCosts";
    const paragraph5: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Project Team", "End");
    paragraph5.styleBuiltIn = "Heading2";
    paragraph5.font.highlightColor = "#FFFFFF";
    const paragraph6: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Terms of Work", "End");
    paragraph6.styleBuiltIn = "Heading1";
    const paragraph7: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Contractor shall provide the Services and Deliverable(s) as follows:", "End");
    paragraph7.styleBuiltIn = "Normal";
    const paragraph8: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.insertParagraph("Out-of-Pocket Expenses / Invoice Procedures", "End");
    paragraph8.styleBuiltIn = "Heading2";
    const paragraph9 : Word.Paragraph= context.document.body.insertParagraph("Client will be invoiced monthly for the consulting services and T&L expenses. Standard Contractor invoicing is assumed to be acceptable. Invoices are due upon receipt. client will be invoiced all costs associated with out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, costs and expenses associated with meals, lodging, local transportation and any other applicable business expenses) listed on the invoice as a separate line item. Reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with performance of this SOW, when authorized and up to the limits set forth in this SOW, shall be in accordance with Client's then-current published policies governing travel and associated business expenses, which information shall be provided by the Client Project Manager.", "End");
    paragraph9.styleBuiltIn = "Normal";
    // Insert a page break at the end of the document.
    context.document.body.insertBreak("Page", "End");

    await context.sync();
});

tableNestingLevel

Gets the level of the paragraph's table. It returns 0 if the paragraph isn't in a table.

readonly tableNestingLevel: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

text

Gets the text of the paragraph.

readonly text: string;

Property Value

string

Remarks

Examples

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

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // The collection of paragraphs of the current selection returns the full paragraphs contained in it.
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.getSelection().paragraphs.getFirst();
  paragraph.load("text");

  await context.sync();
  console.log(paragraph.text);
});

uniqueLocalId

Gets a string that represents the paragraph identifier in the current session. ID is in standard 8-4-4-4-12 GUID format without curly braces and differs across sessions and coauthors.

readonly uniqueLocalId: string;

Property Value

string

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-annotations.yaml

// Registers event handlers.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  eventContexts[0] = context.document.onParagraphAdded.add(paragraphChanged);
  eventContexts[1] = context.document.onParagraphChanged.add(paragraphChanged);

  eventContexts[2] = context.document.onAnnotationClicked.add(onClickedHandler);
  eventContexts[3] = context.document.onAnnotationHovered.add(onHoveredHandler);
  eventContexts[4] = context.document.onAnnotationInserted.add(onInsertedHandler);
  eventContexts[5] = context.document.onAnnotationRemoved.add(onRemovedHandler);
  eventContexts[6] = context.document.onAnnotationPopupAction.add(onPopupActionHandler);

  await context.sync();

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

...

async function paragraphChanged(args: Word.ParagraphChangedEventArgs) {
  await Word.run(async (context) => {
    const results = [];
    for (let id of args.uniqueLocalIds) {
      let para = context.document.getParagraphByUniqueLocalId(id);
      para.load("uniqueLocalId");

      results.push({ para: para, text: para.getText() });
    }

    await context.sync();

    for (let result of results) {
      console.log(`${args.type}: ID ${result.para.uniqueLocalId}:-`, result.text.value);
    }
  });
}

Method Details

attachToList(listId, level)

Lets the paragraph join an existing list at the specified level. Fails if the paragraph cannot join the list or if the paragraph is already a list item.

attachToList(listId: number, level: number): Word.List;

Parameters

listId: number

Required. The ID of an existing list.

level: number

Required. The level in the list.

Returns

Word.List

Remarks

clear()

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

clear(): void;

Returns

void

Remarks

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('style');

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

    // Queue a command to clear the contents of the first paragraph.
    paragraphs.items[0].clear();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Cleared the contents of the first paragraph.');
});

delete()

Deletes the paragraph and its content from the document.

delete(): void;

Returns

void

Remarks

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the text property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('text');

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

    // Queue a command to delete the first paragraph.
    paragraphs.items[0].delete();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Deleted the first paragraph.');
});

detachFromList()

Moves this paragraph out of its list, if the paragraph is a list item.

detachFromList(): void;

Returns

void

Remarks

getAnnotations()

Gets annotations set on this Paragraph object.

getAnnotations(): Word.AnnotationCollection;

Returns

Word.AnnotationCollection

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.7 ]

getComments()

Gets comments associated with the paragraph.

getComments(): Word.CommentCollection;

Returns

Word.CommentCollection

Remarks

getContentControls(options)

Gets the currently supported content controls in the paragraph.

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 paragraph 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 Paragraph.getOoxml() and convert the returned XML to HTML.

getHtml(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Returns

Remarks

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('style');

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

    // Queue a set of commands to get the HTML of the first paragraph.
    const html = paragraphs.items[0].getHtml();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Paragraph HTML: ' + html.value);
});

getNext()

Gets the next paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the paragraph is the last one.

getNext(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns

Word.Paragraph

Remarks

getNextOrNullObject()

Gets the next paragraph. If the paragraph is the last one, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

getNextOrNullObject(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns

Word.Paragraph

Remarks

getOoxml()

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

getOoxml(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Returns

Remarks

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for the top 2 paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load({select: 'style', top: 2} );

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

    // Queue a set of commands to get the OOXML of the first paragraph.
    const ooxml = paragraphs.items[0].getOoxml();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Paragraph OOXML: ' + ooxml.value);
});

getPrevious()

Gets the previous paragraph. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the paragraph is the first one.

getPrevious(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns

Word.Paragraph

Remarks

getPreviousOrNullObject()

Gets the previous paragraph. If the paragraph is the first one, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

getPreviousOrNullObject(): Word.Paragraph;

Returns

Word.Paragraph

Remarks

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the text property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('text');

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

    // Queue commands to create a proxy object for the next-to-last paragraph.
    const indexOfLastParagraph = paragraphs.items.length - 1;
    const precedingParagraph = paragraphs.items[indexOfLastParagraph].getPreviousOrNullObject();

    // Queue a command to load the text of the preceding paragraph.
    precedingParagraph.load('text');

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    if (precedingParagraph.isNullObject) {
        console.log('There are no paragraphs before the current one.');
    } else {
        console.log('The preceding paragraph is: ' + precedingParagraph.text);
    }
});

getRange(rangeLocation)

Gets the whole paragraph, or the starting or ending point of the paragraph, 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

Examples

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

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Get the complete sentence (as range) associated with the insertion point.
  const sentences: Word.RangeCollection = context.document
    .getSelection()
    .getTextRanges(["."] /* Using the "." as delimiter */, false /*means without trimming spaces*/);
  sentences.load("$none");
  await context.sync();

  // Expand the range to the end of the paragraph to get all the complete sentences.
  const sentencesToTheEndOfParagraph: Word.RangeCollection = sentences.items[0]
    .getRange()
    .expandTo(
      context.document
        .getSelection()
        .paragraphs.getFirst()
        .getRange(Word.RangeLocation.end)
    )
    .getTextRanges(["."], false /* Don't trim spaces*/);
  sentencesToTheEndOfParagraph.load("text");
  await context.sync();

  for (let i = 0; i < sentencesToTheEndOfParagraph.items.length; i++) {
    console.log(sentencesToTheEndOfParagraph.items[i].text);
  }
});

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

getText(options)

Returns the text of the paragraph. This excludes equations, graphics (e.g., images, videos, drawings), and special characters that mark various content (e.g., for content controls, fields, comments, footnotes, endnotes). By default, hidden text and text marked as deleted are excluded.

getText(options?: Word.GetTextOptions | {
            IncludeHiddenText?: boolean;
            IncludeTextMarkedAsDeleted?: boolean;
        }): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Parameters

options: Word.GetTextOptions | { IncludeHiddenText?: boolean; IncludeTextMarkedAsDeleted?: boolean; }

Optional. Options that define whether the final result should include hidden text and text marked as deleted.

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.7 ]

getTextRanges(endingMarks, trimSpacing)

Gets the text ranges in the paragraph by using punctuation marks and/or other ending marks.

getTextRanges(endingMarks: string[], trimSpacing?: boolean): Word.RangeCollection;

Parameters

endingMarks: string[]

Required. The punctuation marks and/or other ending marks as an array of strings.

trimSpacing: boolean

Optional. Indicates whether to trim spacing characters (spaces, tabs, column breaks, and paragraph end marks) from the start and end of the ranges returned in the range collection. Default is false which indicates that spacing characters at the start and end of the ranges are included in the range collection.

Returns

Word.RangeCollection

Remarks

getTrackedChanges()

Gets the collection of the TrackedChange objects in the paragraph.

getTrackedChanges(): Word.TrackedChangeCollection;

Returns

Word.TrackedChangeCollection

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

insertAnnotations(annotations)

Inserts annotations on this Paragraph object.

insertAnnotations(annotations: Word.AnnotationSet): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string[]>;

Parameters

annotations: Word.AnnotationSet

Annotations to set.

Returns

OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string[]>

An array of the inserted annotations identifiers.

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.7 ]

Examples

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

// Adds annotations to the selected paragraph.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.getSelection().paragraphs.getFirst();
  const options: Word.CritiquePopupOptions = {
    brandingTextResourceId: "PG.TabLabel",
    subtitleResourceId: "PG.HelpCommand.TipTitle",
    titleResourceId: "PG.HelpCommand.Label",
    suggestions: ["suggestion 1", "suggestion 2", "suggestion 3"]
  };
  const critique1: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.red,
    start: 1,
    length: 3,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const critique2: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.green,
    start: 6,
    length: 1,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const critique3: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.blue,
    start: 10,
    length: 3,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const critique4: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.lavender,
    start: 14,
    length: 3,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const critique5: Word.Critique = {
    colorScheme: Word.CritiqueColorScheme.berry,
    start: 18,
    length: 10,
    popupOptions: options
  };
  const annotationSet: Word.AnnotationSet = {
    critiques: [critique1, critique2, critique3, critique4, critique5]
  };

  const annotationIds = paragraph.insertAnnotations(annotationSet);

  await context.sync();

  console.log("Annotations inserted:", annotationIds.value);
});

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.before | Word.InsertLocation.after | "Before" | "After"): void;

Parameters

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

Required. The break type to add to the document.

insertLocation: before | after | "Before" | "After"

Required. The value must be 'Before' or 'After'.

Returns

void

Remarks

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for the top 2 paragraphs.
    // We never perform an empty load. We always must request a property.
    paragraphs.load({select: 'style', top: 2} );

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

    // Queue a command to get the first paragraph.
    const paragraph = paragraphs.items[0];

    // Queue a command to insert a page break after the first paragraph.
    paragraph.insertBreak(Word.BreakType.page, Word.InsertLocation.after);

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands,
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log('Inserted a page break after the paragraph.');
});

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/25-paragraph/insert-line-and-page-breaks.yaml

Word.run(async (context) => {
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst().insertBreak(Word.BreakType.line, "After");

  await context.sync();
  console.log("success");
});

insertContentControl(contentControlType)

Wraps the Paragraph object with a content control.

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

Parameters

contentControlType: richText | plainText | checkBox | "RichText" | "PlainText" | "CheckBox"

Optional. Content control type to insert. Must be 'RichText', 'PlainText', or 'CheckBox'. 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.

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for the top 2 paragraphs.
    // We never perform an empty load. We always must request a property.
    paragraphs.load({select: 'style', top: 2} );

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

    // Queue a command to get the first paragraph.
    const paragraph = paragraphs.items[0];

    // Queue a command to wrap the first paragraph in a rich text content control.
    paragraph.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 first paragraph in a content control.');
});

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

// Traverses each paragraph of the document and wraps a content control on each with either a even or odd tags.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  let paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;
  paragraphs.load("$none"); // Don't need any properties; just wrap each paragraph with a content control.

  await context.sync();

  for (let i = 0; i < paragraphs.items.length; i++) {
    let contentControl = paragraphs.items[i].insertContentControl();
    // For even, tag "even".
    if (i % 2 === 0) {
      contentControl.tag = "even";
    } else {
      contentControl.tag = "odd";
    }
  }
  console.log("Content controls inserted: " + paragraphs.items.length);

  await context.sync();
});

insertFileFromBase64(base64File, insertLocation)

Inserts a document into the paragraph 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.

insertHtml(html, insertLocation)

Inserts HTML into the paragraph 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 paragraph.

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

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

Returns

Word.Range

Remarks

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for the top 2 paragraphs.
    // We never perform an empty load. We always must request a property.
    paragraphs.load({select: 'style', top: 2} );

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

    // Queue a command to get the first paragraph.
    const paragraph = paragraphs.items[0];

    // Queue a command to insert HTML content at the end of the first paragraph.
    paragraph.insertHtml('<strong>Inserted HTML.</strong>', 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 HTML content at the end of the first paragraph.');
});

insertInlinePictureFromBase64(base64EncodedImage, insertLocation)

Inserts a picture into the paragraph at the specified location.

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

Parameters

base64EncodedImage: string

Required. The Base64-encoded image to be inserted.

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

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

Returns

Word.InlinePicture

Remarks

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Create a proxy object for the paragraphs collection.
    const paragraphs = context.document.body.paragraphs;

    // Queue a command to load the style property for all of the paragraphs.
    paragraphs.load('style');

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

    // Queue a command to get the first paragraph.
    const paragraph = paragraphs.items[0];

    const b64encodedImg = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAB4AAAANCAIAAAAxEEnAAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAJcEhZcwAADsMAAA7DAcdvqGQAAACFSURBVDhPtY1BEoQwDMP6/0+XgIMTBAeYoTqso9Rkx1zG+tNj1H94jgGzeNSjteO5vtQQuG2seO0av8LzGbe3anzRoJ4ybm/VeKEerAEbAUpW4aWQCmrGFWykRzGBCnYy2ha3oAIq2MloW9yCCqhgJ6NtcQsqoIKdjLbFLaiACnYyf2fODbrjZcXfr2F4AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC";

    // Queue a command to insert a base64 encoded image at the beginning of the first paragraph.
    paragraph.insertInlinePictureFromBase64(b64encodedImg, 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 an image to the first paragraph.');
});

insertOoxml(ooxml, insertLocation)

Inserts OOXML into the paragraph 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 in the paragraph.

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

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

Returns

Word.Range

Remarks

insertParagraph(paragraphText, insertLocation)

Inserts a paragraph at the specified location.

insertParagraph(paragraphText: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.before | Word.InsertLocation.after | "Before" | "After"): Word.Paragraph;

Parameters

paragraphText: string

Required. The paragraph text to be inserted.

insertLocation: before | after | "Before" | "After"

Required. The value must be 'Before' or 'After'.

Returns

Word.Paragraph

Remarks

insertTable(rowCount, columnCount, insertLocation, values)

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

insertTable(rowCount: number, columnCount: number, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation.before | Word.InsertLocation.after | "Before" | "After", 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: before | after | "Before" | "After"

Required. The value must be 'Before' or 'After'.

values: string[][]

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

Returns

Word.Table

Remarks

insertText(text, insertLocation)

Inserts text into the paragraph 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/25-paragraph/insert-in-different-locations.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Replace the last paragraph.
  const range: Word.Range = context.document.body.paragraphs.getLast().insertText("Just replaced the last paragraph!", "Replace");
  range.font.highlightColor = "black";
  range.font.color = "white";

  await context.sync();
});

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.ParagraphLoadOptions): Word.Paragraph;

Parameters

options: Word.Interfaces.ParagraphLoadOptions

Provides options for which properties of the object to load.

Returns

Word.Paragraph

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.Paragraph;

Parameters

propertyNames: string | string[]

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

Returns

Word.Paragraph

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.Paragraph;

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.Paragraph

search(searchText, searchOptions)

Performs a search with the specified SearchOptions on the scope of the paragraph 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.

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

select(selectionMode)

Selects and navigates the Word UI to the paragraph.

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/35-ranges/scroll-to-range.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // If select is called with no parameters, it selects the object.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getLast().select();

  await context.sync();
});

...

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  // Select can be at the start or end of a range; this by definition moves the insertion point without selecting the range.
  context.document.body.paragraphs.getLast().select(Word.SelectionMode.end);

  await context.sync();
});

select(selectionModeString)

Selects and navigates the Word UI to the paragraph.

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

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

Parameters

properties: Word.Interfaces.ParagraphUpdateData

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

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/90-scenarios/multiple-property-set.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst();
  paragraph.set({
    leftIndent: 30,
    font: {
      bold: true,
      color: "red"
    }
  });

  await context.sync();
});

...

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const firstParagraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst();
  const secondParagraph: Word.Paragraph = firstParagraph.getNext();
  firstParagraph.load("text, font/color, font/bold, leftIndent");

  await context.sync();

  secondParagraph.set(firstParagraph);

  await context.sync();
});

set(properties)

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

set(properties: Word.Paragraph): void;

Parameters

properties: Word.Paragraph

Returns

void

split(delimiters, trimDelimiters, trimSpacing)

Splits the paragraph into child ranges by using delimiters.

split(delimiters: string[], trimDelimiters?: boolean, trimSpacing?: boolean): Word.RangeCollection;

Parameters

delimiters: string[]

Required. The delimiters as an array of strings.

trimDelimiters: boolean

Optional. Indicates whether to trim delimiters from the ranges in the range collection. Default is false which indicates that the delimiters are included in the ranges returned in the range collection.

trimSpacing: boolean

Returns

Word.RangeCollection

Remarks

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/35-ranges/split-words-of-first-paragraph.yaml

await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraph: Word.Paragraph = context.document.body.paragraphs.getFirst();
  const words = paragraph.split([" "], true /* trimDelimiters*/, true /* trimSpaces */);
  words.load("text");

  await context.sync();

  for (let i = 0; i < words.items.length; i++) {
    if (i >= 1) {
      words.items[i - 1].font.highlightColor = "#FFFFFF";
    }
    words.items[i].font.highlightColor = "#FFFF00";

    await context.sync();
    await pause(200);
  }
});

startNewList()

Starts a new list with this paragraph. Fails if the paragraph is already a list item.

startNewList(): Word.List;

Returns

Word.List

Remarks