How to Open Word Documents Programmatically

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View Word Documents Online or Programmatically

Want to view Word documents without installing MS Word? Check out this article to learn how to:

✅ Open DOCX files online for free
✅ View Word documents programmatically using C#, Java, Python, or Node.js
✅ Compare the online vs. programmatic approaches

Read the full guide here: View Word Documents Online & Programmatically

view_word_document.py

# View Word Documents using Python
import groupdocs.viewer as gv
import groupdocs.viewer.options as gvo

with gv.Viewer("path/document.docx") as viewer:
    viewer.view(gvo.PdfViewOptions("path/Word-Document.pdf"))

print("Document rendered successfully.")

ViewWordDocument.cs

// View Word Documents using C#
using GroupDocs.Viewer.Options;
...

using (Viewer viewer = new Viewer("path/document.docx"))
{
    PdfViewOptions options = new PdfViewOptions("path/Word-Document.pdf");
    viewer.View(options);
}

ViewWordDocument.java

// View Word Documents in Java
import com.groupdocs.viewer.Viewer;
import com.groupdocs.viewer.options.PdfViewOptions;
...

try (Viewer viewer = new Viewer("path/document.docx"))
{
    viewer.view(new PdfViewOptions("path/Word-Document.pdf"));
}

viewWordDocument.js

// View Word Documents using Node.js
async function renderToPdf(groupdocs, inputFilePath) {
  await new groupdocs.viewer.Viewer(inputFilePath).view(
    new groupdocs.viewer.PdfViewOptions("path/Word-Document.pdf")
  );
  console.log("Document rendered successfully.");
}

module.exports = renderToPdf;