Word: Copy content to clipboard

Get the content of the Word document as text and store in state.

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Get the content of the Word document as text and store in state.

Runs on: macOS and Windows only.

Add it to a process

In the process designer, open the Add step tab. Find Copy content to clipboard under Word › Export, or type its name in the search box, and drag it onto the canvas.

Fields

FieldRequiredWhat it does
WindowNoThe title of the window to interact with. Supports wildcards: * matches any characters.
VariableNoName of the variable to store the document text content in. Default: content.

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Errors

ErrorDescription
Word not openMicrosoft Word is not running

Tips

  • Extracts the full text content from the active Word document
  • Default variable name is "content" if not specified

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