Word Action

Performs a selected operation on a Microsoft Word document, such as inserting or replacing content, manipulating tables, managing images, or extracting text.

Purpose

Use this task to automate modifications to Word documents during a workflow. The operation to perform is controlled by the Action selector, and additional inputs become visible based on the selected action. This task supports a broad range of document manipulation scenarios, from simple text replacement to bulk table population and image management.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Description
Action	Dropdown	Yes	The Word operation to perform.
Document Path	Text	Yes	Full path to the target Word document on the server.
Insert Text	Multi-line Text	No	Text to insert as a new paragraph. Visible when Action is InsertParagraph.
Insertion Marker	Text	No	Location marker for insertion (e.g. AtEnd, BeforeBookmark:Name, Paragraph:5). Visible when Action is InsertParagraph, InsertImage, or CreateTable.
Replacement Patterns	Key-Value Pairs	No	Dictionary of search patterns (keys) and replacement text (values). Visible when Action is ReplaceText.
Use Regex	Checkbox	No	Treat search patterns as regular expressions. Visible when Action is ReplaceText or FindAndHighlightText.
Search Pattern	Text	No	Text or regex pattern to find. Visible when Action is FindAndHighlightText.
Highlight Color	Text	No	Color to apply to matched text (e.g. yellow, green). Visible when Action is FindAndHighlightText.
Target Paragraph Identifier	Text	No	Paragraph number or bookmark name to delete. Visible when Action is DeleteParagraph.
Image Path	Text	No	Local path or URL to the image file. Visible when Action is InsertImage or ReplaceImage.
Target Image Identifier	Text	No	Image filename, alt text, or index to replace or delete. Visible when Action is ReplaceImage or DeleteImage.
Image Width	Text	No	Desired image width. Visible when Action is InsertImage or ReplaceImage.
Image Height	Text	No	Desired image height. Visible when Action is InsertImage or ReplaceImage.
Number of Rows	Text	No	Number of rows for the table. Visible when Action is CreateTable or BulkPopulateTable.
Number of Columns	Text	No	Number of columns for the table. Visible when Action is CreateTable or BulkPopulateTable.
Table Identifier	Text	No	Table index or bookmark name. Visible when Action is AddTableRow, DeleteTableRow, or BulkPopulateTable.
Row Values (Comma-Separated)	Multi-line Text	No	Comma-separated values for the new row. Visible when Action is AddTableRow.
Row Index	Text	No	Zero-based index of the row to delete. Visible when Action is DeleteTableRow.
Table Data (JSON)	Multi-line Text	No	JSON array of arrays representing table rows and columns. Visible when Action is BulkPopulateTable.
PDF Output Path	Text	No	File path where the exported PDF will be saved. Visible when Action is SaveAsPDF.
Extract Range Marker	Text	No	Range to extract (e.g. All, Bookmark:Name, Paragraph:5-10). Visible when Action is ExtractText.

Visibility Rules

All inputs except Action and Document Path are conditional. Each input is shown only when the relevant Action value is selected, as indicated in the Description column above.

Operations

Operation	Description
InsertParagraph	Inserts a new paragraph at the specified marker location.
ReplaceText	Replaces text throughout the document using a dictionary of find-and-replace pairs.
DeleteParagraph	Removes the paragraph identified by number or bookmark.
InsertImage	Inserts an image at the specified marker location.
ReplaceImage	Replaces an existing image identified by name, alt text, or index.
DeleteImage	Deletes an image identified by name, alt text, or index.
CreateTable	Creates a new table with the specified dimensions at the marker location.
AddTableRow	Appends a row of comma-separated values to the specified table.
DeleteTableRow	Deletes the row at the specified zero-based index from the specified table.
BulkPopulateTable	Populates a table with a 2D JSON array of row and cell values.
ExtractText	Extracts text from the specified range and returns it as the Result output.
FindAndHighlightText	Highlights all matches of a search pattern with the specified color.

Outputs

Name	Description
Result	The result of the operation. Returns OK for most actions, extracted text for ExtractText, or the output file path for SaveAsPDF.