Insert Text to Word File
Description
You can insert text to a Word DOCX file at a certain position indicated by a placeholder.
Input Arguments
| Input Argument | Type | Description | Required? | Advanced Option? | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Existing File Content | Dynamic Content | The Word document which shall be used to insert text into it. Must be a file – Base64 string is not supported. | ✔️ | ❌ | - |
Placeholder name | String | The string which indicates the placeholder. Hence, the position where the text is inserted at in the Word document. | ✔️ | ❌ | - |
Placeholder text | String | The text which shall be added to a Word document. | ❌ | ❌ | - |
Placeholder Prefix | String | Opening placeholder delimiter e.g. {{InsertHere}}. | ❌ | ✔️ | '{{' |
Placeholder Suffix | String | Closing placeholder delimiter e.g. {{InsertHere}}. | ❌ | ✔️ | '}}' |
Output
| Response | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
File response | File | The updated Word file (docx) with the inserted text. |
File response as string | String | The updated Word file as a base64-encoded string. Useful for storing in variables, Dataverse, or passing to other actions. |
MIME type | String | The MIME type of the file, typically application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document. |
Extension | String | The file extension, e.g., docx. |
Power Automate Examples
Insert Text to Word File
We use Get file content to retrieve an existing Word document. In same existing Word document we included a text about a giraffe and the placeholder code: "##placeholder##". At the position of the placeholder code, the placeholder text will be inserted. Thereafter, the Word is being saved.
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Known Limitations
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