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How to Open Word Documents Programmatically

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 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.")
// 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);
}
// 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"));
}
// 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;
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