# Manage Word Documents

> The example below explains how you can customize a Word document by reading the text from the file, displaying it in a message box, appending text, and replacing text without even opening Microsoft Word. The example uses activities such as [Read Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/document-read-text), [Append Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/document-append-text), or [Replace Text in Document](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/document-replace-text). You can find these activities in the **UiPath.Word.Activities** package.

The example below explains how you can customize a Word document by reading the text from the file, displaying it in a message box, appending text, and replacing text without even opening Microsoft Word. The example uses activities such as [Read Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/document-read-text), [Append Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/document-append-text), or [Replace Text in Document](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/document-replace-text). You can find these activities in the **UiPath.Word.Activities** package.

This is how the automation process can be built:

1. Open Studio and create a new **Process**.
2. Download and extract the archive with the project in this example and copy the file **document.docx** to your project folder.
3. Drag a **Sequence** container in the **Workflow Designer**.
   * Create the following variable:

      | Variable Name | Variable Type | Default Value |
      | --- | --- | --- |
      | `text` | **String** | **N/A** |
4. Drag a **Message Box** activity inside the **Sequence** container.
   * Add the expression `"This is the original document."` in the **Text** field.
5. Drag a **Read Text** activity below the **Message Box** activity.
   * Add the expression `"document.docx"` in the **File path** field.
   * Add the variable `text` in the **Text** field.
6. Drag a **Message Box** below the **Read Text** activity.
   * In the **Properties** panel, select the **Ok** option from the **Buttons** drop-down list.
   * Add the variable `text` in the **Text** field.
   * Select the check box for the **TopMost** option. This always brings the message box to the foreground.
7. Drag a **Message Box** below the previous **Message Box** activity.
   * In the **Properties** panel, select the **Ok** option from the **Buttons** drop-down list.
   * Add the expression `"A new paragraph is added"` in the **Text** field.
   * Select the check box for the **TopMost** option. This always brings the message box to the foreground.
8. Drag an **Append Text** activity below the **Message Box** activity.
   * Add the expression `"document.docx"` in the **File path** field.
   * Add the following expression in the **Text** field: `"Nulla eu arcu a urna ultrices scelerisque nec in lectus. Suspendisse iaculis cursus turpis. Sed sed nibh in augue molestie egestas sit amet ac justo. Suspendisse facilisis, mi scelerisque mattis elementum, leo nisi euismod turpis, sed consequat nibh nulla non ipsum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aenean mauris risus, aliquam vel tristique blandit, consectetur ac nunc. Phasellus convallis dolor ligula, non auctor nulla lobortis sit amet. Nulla eu lectus fermentum, porttitor metus in, consectetur ex. Vivamus gravida justo et auctor fermentum. Cras nisl urna, blandit et elementum sit amet, sodales ut tellus. In sit amet semper lectus. Donec ac ipsum vel libero mattis porta vitae id velit. Nullam facilisis porttitor elementum. Ut congue tristique nisi, ornare porta enim mattis eu. Donec in lacus risus. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos."`.
   * Select the check box for the **New line** option.
9. Drag a **Read Text** activity below the **Append Text** activity.
   * Add the expression `"document.docx"` in the **File path** field.
   * Add the variable `text` in the **Text** field.
10. Drag a **Message Box** below the **Read Text** activity.
    * In the **Properties** panel, select the **Ok** option from the **Buttons** drop-down list.
    * Add the value `text` in the **Text** field.
    * Select the check box for the **TopMost** option. This always brings the message box to the foreground.
11. Drag a **Message Box** below the previous **Message Box** activity.
    * In the **Properties** panel, select the **Ok** option from the **Buttons** drop-down list.
    * Add the value `"Replace all the occurrences of the word "lorem" with "REPLACED""` in the **Text** field.
    * Select the check box for the **TopMost** option. This always brings the message box to the foreground.
12. Drag a **Replace Text** activity below the **Message Box** activity.
    * Add the expression `"document.docx"` in the **File path** field.
    * Add the value `"REPLACED"` in the **Replace** field.
    * Add the value `"lorem"` in the **Search** field.
13. Drag a **Read Text** activity below the **Replace Text** activity.
    * Add the expression `"document.docx"` in the **File path** field.
    * Add the variable `text` in the **Text** field.
14. Drag a **Message Box** activity below the **Read Text** activity.
    * In the **Properties** panel, select the **Ok** option from the **Buttons** drop-down list.
    * Add the value `text` in the **Text** field.
    * Select the check box for the **TopMost** option. This always brings the message box to the foreground.
15. Drag a **Message Box** activity below the previous **Message Box** activity.
    * In the **Properties** panel, select the **Ok** option from the **Buttons** drop-down list.
    * Add the value `"This activity doesn't need to open Word to interact with it. Thank you and goodbye!"` in the **Text** field.
    * Select the check box for the **TopMost** option. This always brings the message box to the foreground.
    * This is how your workflow should look:

      ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/activities-docs-image-183449-fef2f4d6.webp)

16. Run the process. Several message boxes display the original text of the document, the text with the added paragraph, and the text with the replaced word.

[Download example](https://docexamples.uipath.com/examples/Activities/Manage%20Word%20Documents%20-%20Example.zip)