Create a structured report
Turn approved content into an editable Word file with a clear heading hierarchy, tables, and consistent page settings.
DOCX by Anthropic
Use DOCX by Anthropic to create, read, or edit Word documents with an agent. Work from an outline, existing file, or template, organize headings and tables, and review changes in context before checking the rendered document for pagination, formatting, and content accuracy.
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Read the original DOCX instructions at https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/main/skills/docx/SKILL.md. Explain its purpose, required tools, and installation options, then help me use it.Let the agent read the original instructions and check how to use them in your environment.
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Update the executive summary in this Word report using the approved notes. Preserve the remaining text, headings, tables, and comments, and show me the rendered pages that changed.
About DOCX
DOCX is Anthropic’s document Skill for Word files and templates. It separates new-document creation, existing-file editing, and content reading because those tasks require different tools and package handling. Its guidance addresses headings, page geometry, lists, tables, images, and verification of the resulting document. Existing files may also involve tracked changes, comments, and relationships that need to survive an edit. Provide the original file and the exact change request when preservation matters, then render the output and inspect pagination and formatting. The required scripts and office utilities are environment prerequisites. Anthropic makes this Skill source-available under a proprietary license, separate from the repository’s open-source examples.
Use Cases for DOCX
Explore Word-document work that needs an editable deliverable. Build a structured report from approved content, update selected passages in an existing document, or adapt a template while preserving its conventions and checking that headings, tables, images, and pagination remain usable.
Edit selected document content
Use an existing document as the source and define bounded changes so unrelated text, comments, and formatting can be checked for preservation.
Reuse a Word template
Provide the template and new content, then check that its styles, page structure, and repeating elements still work in the output.
How to Use DOCX
Provide the outline or source document and explain what must change and what must remain. Choose the source’s creation or editing path with the agent, then validate the saved package, render the document, and review representative pages before delivering the editable file.
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Supply content and constraints
Share the outline, original file, or template. Specify edits, required styles, and any comments or tracked changes that must remain.
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Create or edit the document
Ask the agent to use the matching source workflow. Keep the original intact and verify the resulting document package.
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Render and inspect pages
Review page breaks, headings, tables, images, and changed text. Fix layout problems before sharing the editable DOCX.
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DOCX FAQ
Can the Skill edit an existing Word document?
Yes. The source defines a separate existing-document workflow. Supply the original and the precise edits, then compare unchanged content and verify the output package and rendered pages.
Does it preserve tracked changes and comments automatically?
Do not assume so. State which annotations must remain and inspect them after editing. A valid DOCX package alone does not prove that every review annotation or relationship was preserved.
Can I provide a Word template?
Yes. The source addresses Word documents and templates. Provide the template plus content and style constraints, then inspect output pages instead of assuming the new text will fit every placeholder.
Is this intended for Google Docs?
Its documented task is working with Word files. Importing a DOCX into Google Docs is a separate conversion path that may change formatting and should be checked in that product.
Why render a document that already opens successfully?
Opening checks only part of the result. Rendering reveals broken page flow, clipped text, misplaced images, or tables that do not fit the page. Inspect the pages that are affected by the change.
What license applies to this DOCX Skill?
It is one of Anthropic’s source-available document Skills, with a proprietary LICENSE.txt in its directory. Use the official access and installation routes and read those terms before copying or reusing package material.