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PSWriteOffice

PowerShell document automation across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Reader, Confluence, Visio, and open text formats.

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Release v3.0.5
Language: C# Updated: 2026-09-03

API Reference

Cmdlet

Get-OfficeWordFootnote

Aliases: WordFootnotes
Namespace PSWriteOffice
Aliases
WordFootnotes
Inputs
OfficeIMO.Word.WordDocument OfficeIMO.Word.WordSection
Outputs
PSWriteOffice.Services.Word.WordNoteInfo

Gets footnotes from a Word document or section.

Remarks

Gets footnotes from a Word document or section.

Examples

Authored help example

Export footnotes for review.

PS>


$footnotes = Get-OfficeWordFootnote -Path .\PolicyReport.docx
            $footnotes |
                Select-Object -Property Kind, ReferenceId, ParentText, Text |
                Export-Csv -Path .\Footnotes.csv -NoTypeInformation
        

Reads footnotes from the document and exports the PowerShell-friendly note snapshot.

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Syntax

Get-OfficeWordFootnote -Path <String> [<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Path

Parameters

Path String requiredposition: 0pipeline: Falsealiases: FilePath, InputPath
Path to the document.

Outputs

PSWriteOffice.Services.Word.WordNoteInfo: Describes a Word footnote or endnote in a document-safe snapshot.

Get-OfficeWordFootnote -Document <WordDocument> [<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Document

Parameters

Document WordDocument requiredposition: namedpipeline: True (ByValue)
Document to inspect.

Outputs

PSWriteOffice.Services.Word.WordNoteInfo: Describes a Word footnote or endnote in a document-safe snapshot.

Get-OfficeWordFootnote -Section <WordSection> [<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Section

Parameters

Section WordSection requiredposition: namedpipeline: True (ByValue)
Section to inspect.

Outputs

PSWriteOffice.Services.Word.WordNoteInfo: Describes a Word footnote or endnote in a document-safe snapshot.