Word.Range class

Gets the collection of content control objects in the range.

readonly contentControls: Word.ContentControlCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

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

Gets the collection of endnotes in the range.

readonly endnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Gets the collection of field objects in the range.

readonly fields: Word.FieldCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

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

readonly font: Word.Font;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Gets the collection of footnotes in the range.

readonly footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection;

Property Value

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 selected document range.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection = context.document.getSelection().footnotes;
  footnotes.load("length");
  await context.sync();

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

Gets the first hyperlink in the range, or sets a hyperlink on the range. All hyperlinks in the range are deleted when you set a new hyperlink on the range. Use a '#' to separate the address part from the optional location part.

hyperlink: string;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the collection of inline picture objects in the range.

readonly inlinePictures: Word.InlinePictureCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.2 ]

Checks whether the range length is zero.

readonly isEmpty: boolean;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the collection of list objects in the range.

readonly lists: Word.ListCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the collection of paragraph objects in the range.

readonly paragraphs: Word.ParagraphCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Important: For requirement sets 1.1 and 1.2, paragraphs in tables wholly contained within this range aren't returned. From requirement set 1.3, paragraphs in such tables are also returned.

Gets the parent body of the range.

readonly parentBody: Word.Body;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

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

readonly parentContentControl: Word.ContentControl;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

// Toggles the isChecked property of the first checkbox content control found in the selection.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const selectedRange: Word.Range = context.document.getSelection();
  let selectedContentControl = selectedRange
    .getContentControls({
      types: [Word.ContentControlType.checkBox]
    })
    .getFirstOrNullObject();
  selectedContentControl.load("id,checkboxContentControl/isChecked");

  await context.sync();

  if (selectedContentControl.isNullObject) {
    const parentContentControl: Word.ContentControl = selectedRange.parentContentControl;
    parentContentControl.load("id,type,checkboxContentControl/isChecked");
    await context.sync();

    if (parentContentControl.isNullObject || parentContentControl.type !== Word.ContentControlType.checkBox) {
      console.warn("No checkbox content control is currently selected.");
      return;
    } else {
      selectedContentControl = parentContentControl;
    }
  }

  const isCheckedBefore = selectedContentControl.checkboxContentControl.isChecked;
  console.log("isChecked state before:", `id: ${selectedContentControl.id} ... isChecked: ${isCheckedBefore}`);
  selectedContentControl.checkboxContentControl.isChecked = !isCheckedBefore;
  selectedContentControl.load("id,checkboxContentControl/isChecked");
  await context.sync();

  console.log(
    "isChecked state after:",
    `id: ${selectedContentControl.id} ... isChecked: ${selectedContentControl.checkboxContentControl.isChecked}`
  );
});

Gets the currently supported content control that contains the range. 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

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

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

readonly parentTable: Word.Table;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

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

readonly parentTableCell: Word.TableCell;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the table cell that contains the range. 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

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the table that contains the range. 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

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Specifies the style name for the range. 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

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Specifies the built-in style name for the range. 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

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

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 header: Word.Range = context.document.body.insertText("This is a sample Heading 1 Title!!\n",
        "Start" /*this means at the beginning of the body */);
    header.styleBuiltIn = Word.BuiltInStyleName.heading1;

    await context.sync();
});

Gets the collection of table objects in the range.

readonly tables: Word.TableCollection;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the text of the range.

readonly text: string;

Property Value

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

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

clear(): void;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to clear the contents of the proxy range object.
    range.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 selection (range object)');
});

Compares this range's location with another range's location.

compareLocationWith(range: Word.Range): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<Word.LocationRelation>;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/35-ranges/compare-location.yaml

// Compares the location of one paragraph in relation to another paragraph.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const paragraphs: Word.ParagraphCollection = context.document.body.paragraphs;
  paragraphs.load("items");

  await context.sync();

  const firstParagraphAsRange: Word.Range = paragraphs.items[0].getRange();
  const secondParagraphAsRange: Word.Range = paragraphs.items[1].getRange();

  const comparedLocation = firstParagraphAsRange.compareLocationWith(secondParagraphAsRange);

  await context.sync();

  const locationValue: Word.LocationRelation = comparedLocation.value;
  console.log(`Location of the first paragraph in relation to the second paragraph: ${locationValue}`);
});

Deletes the range and its content from the document.

delete(): void;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to delete the range object.
    range.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 selection (range object)');
});

Returns a new range that extends from this range in either direction to cover another range. This range isn't changed. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the two ranges do not have a union.

expandTo(range: Word.Range): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

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);
  }
});

Returns a new range that extends from this range in either direction to cover another range. This range isn't changed. If the two ranges don't have a union, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

expandToOrNullObject(range: Word.Range): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the names all bookmarks in or overlapping the range. A bookmark is hidden if its name starts with the underscore character.

getBookmarks(includeHidden?: boolean, includeAdjacent?: boolean): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string[]>;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Gets comments associated with the range.

getComments(): Word.CommentCollection;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

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 selected content.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const comments: Word.CommentCollection = context.document.getSelection().getComments();

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

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

Gets the currently supported content controls in the range.

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

Parameters

Returns

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.

Examples

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

// Deletes the first checkbox content control found in the selection.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const selectedRange: Word.Range = context.document.getSelection();
  let selectedContentControl = selectedRange
    .getContentControls({
      types: [Word.ContentControlType.checkBox]
    })
    .getFirstOrNullObject();
  selectedContentControl.load("id");

  await context.sync();

  if (selectedContentControl.isNullObject) {
    const parentContentControl: Word.ContentControl = selectedRange.parentContentControl;
    parentContentControl.load("id,type");
    await context.sync();

    if (parentContentControl.isNullObject || parentContentControl.type !== Word.ContentControlType.checkBox) {
      console.warn("No checkbox content control is currently selected.");
      return;
    } else {
      selectedContentControl = parentContentControl;
    }
  }

  console.log(`About to delete checkbox content control with id: ${selectedContentControl.id}`);
  selectedContentControl.delete(false);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Deleted checkbox content control.");
});

Gets an HTML representation of the range 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 Range.getOoxml() and convert the returned XML to HTML.

getHtml(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to get the HTML of the current selection.
    const html = range.getHtml();

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

Gets hyperlink child ranges within the range.

getHyperlinkRanges(): Word.RangeCollection;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Examples

await Word.run(async (context) => {
    // Get the entire document body.
    const bodyRange = context.document.body.getRange(Word.RangeLocation.whole);

    // Get all the ranges that only consist of hyperlinks.
    const hyperLinks = bodyRange.getHyperlinkRanges();
    hyperLinks.load("hyperlink");
    await context.sync();

    // Log each hyperlink.
    hyperLinks.items.forEach((linkRange) => {
        console.log(linkRange.hyperlink);
    });
});

Gets the next text range by using punctuation marks and/or other ending marks. Throws an ItemNotFound error if this text range is the last one.

getNextTextRange(endingMarks: string[], trimSpacing?: boolean): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the next text range by using punctuation marks and/or other ending marks. If this text range 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.

getNextTextRangeOrNullObject(endingMarks: string[], trimSpacing?: boolean): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Gets the OOXML representation of the range object.

getOoxml(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string>;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to get the OOXML of the current selection.
    const ooxml = range.getOoxml();

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

Clones the range, or gets the starting or ending point of the range as a new 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

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/99-preview-apis/insert-and-change-dropdown-list-content-control.yaml

// Places a dropdown list content control at the end of the selection.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  let selection = context.document.getSelection();
  selection.getRange(Word.RangeLocation.end).insertContentControl(Word.ContentControlType.dropDownList);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Dropdown list content control inserted at the end of the selection.");
});

Gets reviewed text based on ChangeTrackingVersion selection.

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

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Examples

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

// Gets the reviewed text.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const range: Word.Range = context.document.getSelection();
  const before = range.getReviewedText(Word.ChangeTrackingVersion.original);
  const after = range.getReviewedText(Word.ChangeTrackingVersion.current);

  await context.sync();

  console.log("Reviewed text (before):", before.value, "Reviewed text (after):", after.value);
});

Gets reviewed text based on ChangeTrackingVersion selection.

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

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

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

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

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

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);
  }
});

Gets the collection of the TrackedChange objects in the range.

getTrackedChanges(): Word.TrackedChangeCollection;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.6 ]

Highlights the range temporarily without changing document content. To highlight the text permanently, set the range's Font.HighlightColor.

highlight(): void;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.8 ]

Inserts a bookmark on the range. If a bookmark of the same name exists somewhere, it is deleted first.

insertBookmark(name: string): void;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Note: The conditions of inserting a bookmark are similar to doing so in the Word UI. To learn more about managing bookmarks in the Word UI, see Add or delete bookmarks in a Word document or Outlook message.

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

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to insert a page break after the selected text.
    range.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 selected text.');
});

Insert a comment on the range.

insertComment(commentText: string): Word.Comment;

Parameters

Returns

comment object

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Examples

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

// Sets a comment on the selected content.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const text = $("#comment-text")
    .val()
    .toString();
  const comment: Word.Comment = context.document.getSelection().insertComment(text);

  // Load object to log in the console.
  comment.load();
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Comment inserted:", comment);
});

Wraps the Range 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

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

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/90-scenarios/doc-assembly.yaml

// Simulates creation of a template. First searches the document for instances of the string "Contractor",
// then changes the format  of each search result,
// then wraps each search result within a content control,
// finally sets a tag and title property on each content control.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
    const results: Word.RangeCollection = context.document.body.search("Contractor");
    results.load("font/bold");

    // Check to make sure these content controls haven't been added yet.
    const customerContentControls: Word.ContentControlCollection = context.document.contentControls.getByTag("customer");
    customerContentControls.load("text");
    await context.sync();

  if (customerContentControls.items.length === 0) {
    for (let i = 0; i < results.items.length; i++) { 
        results.items[i].font.bold = true;
        let cc: Word.ContentControl = results.items[i].insertContentControl();
        cc.tag = "customer";  // This value is used in the next step of this sample.
        cc.title = "Customer Name " + i;
    }
  }
    await context.sync();
});

Inserts an endnote. The endnote reference is placed after the range.

insertEndnote(insertText?: string): Word.NoteItem;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Inserts a field at the specified location.

insertField(insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation | "Replace" | "Start" | "End" | "Before" | "After", fieldType?: Word.FieldType, text?: string, removeFormatting?: boolean): Word.Field;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Important:

In Word on Windows and on Mac, the API supports inserting and managing all types listed in Word.FieldType except Word.FieldType.others.

In Word on the web, the API supports inserting and managing the following field types.

• Word.FieldType.addin

• Word.FieldType.date

• Word.FieldType.hyperlink

• Word.FieldType.toc

Examples

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

// Inserts a Date field before selection.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const range: Word.Range = context.document.getSelection().getRange();

  const field: Word.Field = range.insertField(Word.InsertLocation.before, Word.FieldType.date, '\\@ "M/d/yyyy h:mm am/pm"', true);

  field.load("result,code");
  await context.sync();

  if (field.isNullObject) {
    console.log("There are no fields in this document.");
  } else {
    console.log("Code of the field: " + field.code, "Result of the field: " + JSON.stringify(field.result));
  }
});

Inserts a field at the specified location.

insertField(insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation | "Replace" | "Start" | "End" | "Before" | "After", fieldTypeString?: "Addin" | "AddressBlock" | "Advance" | "Ask" | "Author" | "AutoText" | "AutoTextList" | "BarCode" | "Bibliography" | "BidiOutline" | "Citation" | "Comments" | "Compare" | "CreateDate" | "Data" | "Database" | "Date" | "DisplayBarcode" | "DocProperty" | "DocVariable" | "EditTime" | "Embedded" | "EQ" | "Expression" | "FileName" | "FileSize" | "FillIn" | "FormCheckbox" | "FormDropdown" | "FormText" | "GotoButton" | "GreetingLine" | "Hyperlink" | "If" | "Import" | "Include" | "IncludePicture" | "IncludeText" | "Index" | "Info" | "Keywords" | "LastSavedBy" | "Link" | "ListNum" | "MacroButton" | "MergeBarcode" | "MergeField" | "MergeRec" | "MergeSeq" | "Next" | "NextIf" | "NoteRef" | "NumChars" | "NumPages" | "NumWords" | "OCX" | "Page" | "PageRef" | "Print" | "PrintDate" | "Private" | "Quote" | "RD" | "Ref" | "RevNum" | "SaveDate" | "Section" | "SectionPages" | "Seq" | "Set" | "Shape" | "SkipIf" | "StyleRef" | "Subject" | "Subscriber" | "Symbol" | "TA" | "TC" | "Template" | "Time" | "Title" | "TOA" | "TOC" | "UserAddress" | "UserInitials" | "UserName" | "XE" | "Empty" | "Others" | "Undefined", text?: string, removeFormatting?: boolean): Word.Field;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Important:

In Word on Windows and on Mac, the API supports inserting and managing all types listed in Word.FieldType except Word.FieldType.others.

In Word on the web, the API supports inserting and managing the following field types.

• Word.FieldType.addin

• Word.FieldType.date

• Word.FieldType.hyperlink

• Word.FieldType.toc

Inserts a document at the specified location.

insertFileFromBase64(base64File: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation | "Replace" | "Start" | "End" | "Before" | "After"): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

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

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to insert base64 encoded .docx at the beginning of the range.
    // You'll need to implement getBase64() to make this work.
    range.insertFileFromBase64(getBase64(), 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 range.');
});

Inserts a footnote. The footnote reference is placed after the range.

insertFootnote(insertText?: string): Word.NoteItem;

Parameters

Returns

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

// Sets a footnote on the selected content.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const text = $("#input-footnote")
    .val()
    .toString();
  const footnote: Word.NoteItem = context.document.getSelection().insertFootnote(text);
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Inserted footnote.");
});

Inserts HTML at the specified location.

insertHtml(html: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation | "Replace" | "Start" | "End" | "Before" | "After"): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to insert HTML in to the beginning of the range.
    range.insertHtml('<strong>This is text inserted with range.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 range.');
});

Inserts a picture at the specified location.

insertInlinePictureFromBase64(base64EncodedImage: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation | "Replace" | "Start" | "End" | "Before" | "After"): Word.InlinePicture;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.2 ]

Inserts OOXML at the specified location.

insertOoxml(ooxml: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation | "Replace" | "Start" | "End" | "Before" | "After"): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to insert OOXML in to the beginning of the range.
    range.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('OOXML added to the beginning of the range.');
});

// Read "Create better add-ins for Word with Office Open XML" for guidance on working with OOXML.
// https://video2.skills-academy.com/office/dev/add-ins/word/create-better-add-ins-for-word-with-office-open-xml

Inserts a paragraph at the specified location.

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

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to insert the paragraph after the range.
    range.insertParagraph('Content of a new paragraph', 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('Paragraph added to the end of the range.');
});

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

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Inserts text at the specified location.

insertText(text: string, insertLocation: Word.InsertLocation | "Replace" | "Start" | "End" | "Before" | "After"): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to insert the paragraph at the end of the range.
    range.insertText('New text inserted into the range.', 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('Text added to the end of the range.');
});

Returns a new range as the intersection of this range with another range. This range isn't changed. Throws an ItemNotFound error if the two ranges aren't overlapped or adjacent.

intersectWith(range: Word.Range): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

Returns a new range as the intersection of this range with another range. This range isn't changed. If the two ranges aren't overlapped or adjacent, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

intersectWithOrNullObject(range: Word.Range): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

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.RangeLoadOptions): Word.Range;

Parameters

Returns

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.Range;

Parameters

Returns

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.Range;

Parameters

Returns

Removes the highlight added by the Highlight function if any.

removeHighlight(): void;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.8 ]

Performs a search with the specified SearchOptions on the scope of the range 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

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Selects and navigates the Word UI to the range.

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

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Examples

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

    // Queue a command to get the current selection and then
    // create a proxy range object with the results.
    const range = context.document.getSelection();

    // Queue a command to insert HTML in to the beginning of the range.
    range.insertHtml('<strong>This is text inserted with range.insertHtml()</strong>', Word.InsertLocation.start);

    // Queue a command to select the HTML that was inserted.
    range.select();

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

Selects and navigates the Word UI to the range.

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

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

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

Parameters

Returns

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

set(properties: Word.Range): void;

Parameters

Returns

Splits the range into child ranges by using delimiters.

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

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

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

toJSON(): Word.Interfaces.RangeData;

Returns

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.Range;

Returns

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.Range;

Returns

Occurs when new comments are added.

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

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi BETA (PREVIEW ONLY) ]

Occurs when a comment or its reply is changed.

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

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi BETA (PREVIEW ONLY) ]

Occurs when a comment is deselected.

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

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi BETA (PREVIEW ONLY) ]

Occurs when a comment is selected.

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

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi BETA (PREVIEW ONLY) ]