This tutorial covers how to work with a Word Document using the Office API

Working With a Document.WORD.yaml

name: Working With a Document
description: This tutorial covers how to work with a Word Document using the Office API
host: WORD
api_set: {}
script:
  content: |
    $("#run").click(() => tryCatch(run));

    async function run() {
      await Word.run(async (context) => {

        // grab the document
        let doc = context.document;

        // insert some text into our document
        doc.body.insertText("This is me inserting some text into my document. \n", "Start")

        // select the content in the document
        doc.body.getRange('Content').select();

        // search for a particular word
        doc.body.search("document",{matchCase:true, matchWholeWord:true}).getFirst().select();

        // define a variable that contains all the results
        let myResults = doc.body.search("document", { matchCase: true, matchWholeWord: true })

        // load the properties
        myResults.load(['items','text']);
        await context.sync();

        // loop through the results
        myResults.items.forEach(function(rng){
          console.log(rng.text)
        })

        // change the style
        doc.body.load(['style']);
        await context.sync();
        doc.body.style = 'Heading 1'

        // save it
        doc.save();

      });
    }

    /** Default helper for invoking an action and handling errors. */
    async function tryCatch(callback) {
      try {
        await callback();
      } catch (error) {
        // Note: In a production add-in, you'd want to notify the user through your add-in's UI.
        console.error(error);
      }
    }
  language: typescript
template:
  content: |
    <button id="run" class="ms-Button">
        <span class="ms-Button-label">Run</span>
    </button>
  language: html
style:
  content: |-
    section.samples {
        margin-top: 20px;
    }

    section.samples .ms-Button, section.setup .ms-Button {
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 5px;
        margin-left: 20px;
        min-width: 80px;
    }
  language: css
libraries: |
  https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/lib/1/hosted/office.js
  @types/office-js

  office-ui-fabric-js@1.4.0/dist/css/fabric.min.css
  office-ui-fabric-js@1.4.0/dist/css/fabric.components.min.css

  core-js@2.4.1/client/core.min.js
  @types/core-js

  @microsoft/office-js-helpers@0.7.4/dist/office.helpers.min.js
  @microsoft/office-js-helpers@0.7.4/dist/office.helpers.d.ts

  jquery@3.1.1
  @types/jquery@3.3.1