Manipulate Word Documents

The example below explains how to read the text from a Word file, write it into another document, add a picture, and convert it from Word to PDF by using activities such as Word Application Scope / Use Word File,Read Text, Append Text, Add Picture, or Save Document as PDF. You can find these activities in the UiPath.Word.Activities package.

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This is how the automation process can be built:

1. Open Studio and create a new Process.

2. Drag a Sequence container in the Workflow Designer.

   • Create the following variables:

     Variable Name	Variable Type	Default Value
     sourceDocument	String	"Raw Text.docx"
     destinationDocument	String	"About Samoyed.docx"
     rawTextFromSource	String	N/A

3. Drag a Word Application Scope activity inside the Sequence container.

   • Add the variable sourceDocument in the Document path field.

4. Drag a Read Text activity inside the Word Application Scope activity.

   • Add the variable rawTextFromSource in the Text field.

5. Drag a Word Application Scope activity below the previous Word Application Scope activity.

   • Add the variable destinationDocument in the Document path field.

   • Select the Do container and create the following variables:

     Variable Name	Variable Type	Default Value
     picturePath	String	"Samoyed Picture.jpg"
     exportedDocToPdf	String	"About Samoyed.pdf"

6. Drag an Append Text activity inside the Do container of the Word Application Scope activity.

   • Add the variable rawTextFromSource in the Text field.

7. Drag an Add Picture activity below the Append Text activity.

   • In the Properties panel, add the variable picturePath in the PicturePath field.

8. Drag an Export To PDF activity below the Add Picture activity.

   • Add the variable exportedDocToPdf in the File path field.
9. Run the process. The robot reads the text from one document, writes it into another document, adds a picture. and converts it from Word to PDF.

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