docx

# DOCX creation, editing, and analysis ## Overview A .docx file is a ZIP archive containing XML files. ## Quick Reference | Task | Approach | |------|----------| | Read/analyze content | `pandoc` or unpack for raw XML | | Create new document | Use `docx-js` - see Creating New Documents below | | Edit existing document | Unpack → edit XML → repack - see Editing Existing Documents below | ### Converting .doc to .docx Legacy `.doc` files must be converted before editing: ```bash python scripts/office/soffice.py --headless --convert-to docx document.doc ``` ### Reading Content ```bash # Text extraction with tracked changes pandoc --track-changes=all document.docx -o output.md # Raw XML access python scripts/office/unpack.py document.docx unpacked/ ``` ### Converting to Images ```bash python scripts/office/soffice.py --headless --convert-to pdf document.docx pdftoppm -jpeg -r 150 document.pdf page ``` ### Accepting Tracked Changes To produce a clean document with all tracked changes accepted (requires LibreOffice): ```bash python scripts/accept_changes.py input.docx output.docx ``` --- ## Creating New Documents Generate .docx files with JavaScript, then validate. Install: `npm install -g docx` ### Setup ```javascript const { Document, Packer, Paragraph, TextRun, Table, TableRow, TableCell, ImageRun, Header, Footer, AlignmentType, PageOrientation, LevelFormat, ExternalHyperlink, InternalHyperlink, Bookmark, FootnoteReferenceRun, PositionalTab, PositionalTabAlignment, PositionalTabRelativeTo, PositionalTabLeader, TabStopType, TabStopPosition, Column, SectionType, TableOfContents, HeadingLevel, BorderStyle, WidthType, ShadingType, VerticalAlign, PageNumber, PageBreak } = require('docx'); const doc = new Document({ sections: [{ children: [/* content */] }] }); Packer.toBuffer(doc).then(buffer => fs.writeFileSync("doc.docx", buffer)); ``` ### Validation After creating the file, validate it. If validation fails, unpack, fix the XML, and repack. ```bash python scripts/office/validate.py doc.docx ``` ### Page Size ```javascript // CRITICAL: docx-js defaults to A4, not US Letter // Always set page size explicitly for consistent results sections: [{ properties: { page: { size: { width: 12240, // 8.5 inches in DXA height: 15840 // 11 inches in DXA }, margin: { top: 1440, right: 1440, bottom: 1440, left: 1440 } // 1 inch margins } }, children: [/* content */] }] ``` **Common page sizes (DXA units, 1440 DXA = 1 inch):** | Paper | Width | Height | Content Width (1" margins) | |-------|-------|--------|---------------------------| | US Letter | 12,240 | 15,840 | 9,360 | | A4 (default) | 11,906 | 16,838 | 9,026 | **Landscape orientation:** docx-js swaps width/height internally, so pass portrait dimensions and let it handle the swap: ```javascript size: { width: 12240, // Pass SHORT edge as width height: 15840, // Pass LONG edge as heigh