Automate Word to Create, Edit, or Convert Word Documents using Java

AutomateWord_Java.md

Learn how to automate MS Word to create, edit, or convert Word documents using Java: https://blog.conholdate.com/2021/12/01/ms-word-automation-create-edit-or-convert-word-documents-using-java/

This article shall cover the following topics:

1. Java Word Automation API to Create, Edit, or Convert Word Documents
2. Create Word Documents using Java
3. Edit or Modify Word Documents using Java
4. Find and Replace Text in Word Documents using Java
5. Convert Word Documents using Java
6. Parse Word Documents using Java

AutomateWord_Java_ConvertWordDocument.java

// Load document
Document doc = new Document("C:\\Files\\Words\\document.docx");

// Provide PDFSaveOption compliance to PDF17
PdfSaveOptions options = new PdfSaveOptions();
options.setCompliance(PdfCompliance.PDF_17);

// Convert Word to PDF
doc.save("C:\\Files\\Words\\output.pdf", options);

AutomateWord_Java_CreateWordDocument.java

// Open the document.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Set font for next elements
Font font = builder.getFont();
font.setSize(25);
font.setBold(true);
font.setColor(Color.BLACK);
font.setName("Arial");

// Insert text
builder.writeln("Welcome!");

// Set font for next elements
font.setSize(12);
font.setBold(false);

// Insert paragraph
builder.writeln("Aspose.Words for Java is a class library that enables your applications to perform a great range of document processing tasks.\r\n"
    + "\r\n"
    + "Aspose.Words supports most of the popular document formats such as DOC, DOCX, RTF, HTML, Markdown, PDF, XPS, EPUB, and others.\r\n"
    + "\r\n"
    + "With Aspose.Words for Java, you can generate, modify, convert, render, and print documents without third-party applications or Office Automation.");
builder.writeln();

font.setBold(true);
builder.writeln("This is a sample table");

font.setBold(false);
// Insert a table
Table table = builder.startTable();
builder.insertCell();
table.autoFit(AutoFitBehavior.AUTO_FIT_TO_CONTENTS);

builder.getCellFormat().setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);

builder.write("This is row 1 cell 1");
builder.insertCell();
builder.write("This is row 1 cell 2");
builder.endRow();
builder.insertCell();
builder.write("This is row 2 cell 1");
builder.insertCell();
builder.write("This is row 2 cell 2");
builder.endRow();
builder.endTable();
builder.writeln();

// Insert an image
builder.insertImage("C:\\Files\\Words\\words_java.jpg");

// Insert page break 
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);             
// all the elements after page break will be inserted to next page.

// Save the document
doc.save("C:\\Files\\Words\\document.docx");

AutomateWord_Java_EditWordDocument.java

// Load document
Document doc = new Document("C:\\Files\\Words\\document.docx");

// Access the paragraph
Run paragraph = doc.getSections().get(0).getBody().getFirstParagraph().getRuns().get(0);
paragraph.setText("This is updated text");  

// Save the document
doc.save("C:\\Files\\Words\\Document_updated.docx");

AutomateWord_Java_FindAndReplace.java

// Load document
Document doc = new Document("C:\\Files\\Words\\document.docx");

// Update using find and replace
// Specify the search string and replace string using the Replace method.
doc.getRange().replace("Aspose.Words", "Hello", new FindReplaceOptions());

// Save the document
doc.save("C:\\Files\\Words\\Document_updated.docx");

AutomateWord_Java_ParseWordDocument.java

// Load the document from disk.
Document doc = new Document("C:\\Files\\Words\\document.docx");

// Save as plain text 
doc.save("C:\\Files\\Words\\output.txt");