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| ## What is DocX? | ## What is DocX? | ||||
| DocX is a .NET library that allows developers to manipulate Word 2007/2010/2013 files, in an easy and intuitive manner. DocX is fast, lightweight and best of all it does not require Microsoft Word or Office to be installed. | DocX is a .NET library that allows developers to manipulate Word 2007/2010/2013 files, in an easy and intuitive manner. DocX is fast, lightweight and best of all it does not require Microsoft Word or Office to be installed. | ||||
| ## What are the main features of DocX? | ## What are the main features of DocX? | ||||
| 1. Insert, Remove or [Replace](http://cathalscorner.blogspot.com/2009/02/docx-net-library-for-manipulating-word.html) text in a document. | |||||
| All standard [text formatting](http://cathalscorner.blogspot.com/2009/08/docx-v1008-released.html) is available: | |||||
| 1. Font {Family, Size, Color}, | |||||
| 2. Bold, | |||||
| 3. Italic, | |||||
| 4. Underline, | |||||
| 5. Strikethrough, | |||||
| 6. Script {Sub, Super}, | |||||
| 7. Highlight | |||||
| 2. Here’s a [cool example](http://cathalscorner.blogspot.com/2010/12/replace-text-across-many-documents-in.html) of replacing text across many documents in Parallel | |||||
| 3. Paragraph properties are exposed: | |||||
| 1. Direction LeftToRight or RightToLeft, | |||||
| 2. Indentation, | |||||
| 3. Alignment | |||||
| 4. DocX also supports: | |||||
| 1. [Pictures](http://cathalscorner.blogspot.com/2009/04/docx-version-1002-released.html), | |||||
| 2. [Hyperlinks](http://cathalscorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/docx-version-1009.html), | |||||
| 3. [Tables](http://cathalscorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/docx-and-tables.html), | |||||
| 4. [Headers & Footers](http://cathalscorner.blogspot.com/2010/06/docx-version-10010.html), | |||||
| 5. [Custom Properties](http://cathalscorner.blogspot.com/2009/02/docx-net-library-for-manipulating-word.html) | |||||
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| <td><a href="">Edition</a></td> | |||||
| <td><a href=""><b>DocX</b></a></td> | |||||
| <td><a href="https://xceed.com/xceed-words-for-net"><b>Xceed Words for .NET</b></a></td> | |||||
| </tr> | |||||
| <tr> | |||||
| <td>Price</td> | |||||
| <td>Free</td> | |||||
| <td>$499.95</td> | |||||
| </tr> | |||||
| <tr> | |||||
| <td>License</td> | |||||
| <td>Ms-PL</td> | |||||
| <td>Proprietary</td> | |||||
| </tr> | |||||
| <tr> | |||||
| <td>Create new Word documents</td> | |||||
| <td>YES</td> | |||||
| <td>YES</td> | |||||
| </tr> | |||||
| <tr> | |||||
| <td>Modify Word documents</td> | |||||
| <td>YES</td> | |||||
| <td>YES</td> | |||||
| </tr> | |||||
| <tr> | |||||
| <td>Create new PDF documents</td> | |||||
| <td></td> | |||||
| <td>YES</td> | |||||
| </tr> | |||||
| <tr> | |||||
| <td>Convert Word to PDF</td> | |||||
| <td></td> | |||||
| <td>YES</td> | |||||
| </tr> | |||||
| ## Why would I use DocX? | ## Why would I use DocX? | ||||