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.
Bring approved text or an existing Word file and define the part that may change. The request can organize document structure and layout checks while preserving unrelated comments, formatting, or template elements required by the original delivery brief.
Name the sections, source notes, and headings, tables, or comments that must remain.
Copy the request into a new Floatboat conversation and provide the required material.
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Reference: DOCX https://github.com/anthropics/skills/blob/main/skills/docx/SKILL.md Read the original documentation and check the current environment and dependencies. Propose any new installation or tool connection before proceeding. My task: 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. Expected deliverable: An edited document with the requested structure preserved and changed pages rendered for review.
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.
New reports, bounded revisions, and template reuse all produce editable Word files, but preserve different structures. Explore how DOCX work handles heading hierarchy, existing comments, and repeating page elements while checking the rendered document.
A structured report can turn approved text and table data into an editable Word document. Define the heading hierarchy and page requirements before laying out the content, then render the file to inspect the result. Deliver a document whose structure and layout can both be reviewed and adjusted.
Editing an existing Word document requires a bounded change list and the approved notes behind it. Use the source file as the baseline and revise only the selected sections. Check unrelated text, comments, and formatting afterward so the requested update does not silently alter material outside its scope.
Reusing a Word template means fitting replacement content to its existing styles and page structure. Inspect repeated elements such as headers and footers alongside the new text, then check pagination in the output. A template-based document should preserve the useful conventions rather than merely resemble the original first page.
A change to one section can shift page breaks, tables, and repeated elements elsewhere in a Word document. Use the revised file and its original layout requirements to inspect representative rendered pages, not just the edited paragraph. Record unintended movement and correct it within the agreed scope while preserving unrelated text and comments.
A Word task needs source content, a template if relevant, and a bounded generation or editing request. Follow the corresponding document workflow, then inspect structure and rendered pages before delivering the editable file with representative layouts checked.
Share the outline, original file, or template. Specify edits, required styles, and any comments or tracked changes that must remain.
Ask the agent to use the matching source workflow. Keep the original intact and verify the resulting document package.
Review page breaks, headings, tables, images, and changed text. Fix layout problems before sharing the editable DOCX.
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