.NET Word Library - Find and Replace in Word Documents using C#

Find text

Find text in a Word document based on a specific pattern using a regular expression (regex) or a normal string. You can search the entire document or within a specific paragraph.

• Find text documentation
• Find text example

Casing and whole words

Refine the find operation by matching the casing or whole word for precise results.

Find first

Find only the first occurrence of a piece of text in a Word document.

• Find first documentation
• Find first example

Find all

Find all the occurrences of a text length in all parts of a Word document, including the body, header, footer, shapes, comments, footnotes, and endnotes.

• Find all documentation
• Find all example

Find next

Find the next occurrence of a specified text in a Word document.

• Find next documentation
• Find next example

Find multiline text

Find the first or next occurrence of a text that extends across several paragraphs.

• Find multiline text documentation
• Find multiline text example

Replace text

Perform a find and replace operation for the text in a Word document and track the total number of replacements made. You can find a static text or specific pattern using a regular expression (regex).

• Replace text documentation
• Replace text example

Replace first

Replace only the first occurrence of the specified text in a Word document.

• Replace first documentation
• Replace first example

Replace with document

Replace the searched text with document elements such as paragraphs, tables, and content controls while maintaining the source formatting.

• Replace with document documentation
• Replace with document example

Replace with document elements

Replace the searched text with document elements such as paragraphs, tables, and content controls while maintaining the source formatting.

• Replace text with image documentation

Replace with selection

Find and retrieve text with formatting (bold, highlight) for replacement in occurrences of other placeholders in a Word document, maintaining that formatting.

• Replace with selection documentation
• Replace with selection example

Replace multiline text

Replace all text occurrences spanning multiple paragraphs with the replacement text or document elements.

• Replace multiline text documentation
• Replace multiline text example

Find the element by properties

Locate the first Word document element that matches a specified property or a collection of properties. For example, find a picture by its alternative text or a chart by its title and type.

• Find the element by properties
• Find the element by properties example

Find all elements by properties

Find all elements that match a specified property or a collection of properties. For example, find all fields of a specific type or all content controls with a specific title and tag.

• Find all elements by properties
• Find all elements by properties example