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PSWriteOffice

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

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Language: C# Updated: 2026-09-03

API Reference

Cmdlet

Get-OfficeWordParagraph

Namespace PSWriteOffice
Inputs
OfficeIMO.Word.WordDocument OfficeIMO.Word.WordSection
Outputs
OfficeIMO.Word.WordParagraph

Gets paragraphs from a Word document or section.

Remarks

Gets paragraphs from a Word document or section.

Examples

Authored help example

Extract visible paragraph text.

PS>


$paragraphs = Get-OfficeWordParagraph -Path .\Report.docx
            $paragraphs |
                Where-Object { $_.Text } |
                Select-Object -Property Text |
                Set-Content -Path .\ReportParagraphs.txt
        

Enumerates document paragraphs and writes their text for a lightweight review workflow.

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

Parameters

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

Outputs

OfficeIMO.Word.WordParagraph

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

Parameters

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

Outputs

OfficeIMO.Word.WordParagraph

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

Parameters

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

Outputs

OfficeIMO.Word.WordParagraph