# Word Text Extractor Extract text content from Word documents with support for formatting options, paragraph selection, and multi-language processing > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/word-text-extractor - **Category:** Document Tools - **Keywords:** word, docx, text, extract, content, document, paragraph, parse, read, convert, microsoft, office ## Overview The Word Text Extractor is a professional utility designed to quickly pull text content from .docx and .doc files. It offers precise control over extraction, allowing you to select specific paragraphs, preserve original formatting, or convert document content into clean formats like Markdown or JSON. ## Inputs - **Word File** (file): Supports Word documents (.docx, .doc) up to 50MB - **Paragraph Range** (text): Specify paragraphs to extract (1-10 for range, 5 for single paragraph, 1,3,5 for multiple). Leave empty for all paragraphs. - **Output Format** (select) - **Preserve Original Formatting** (checkbox): Keep original layout, spacing, and formatting as much as possible - **Remove Extra Whitespace** (checkbox): Clean up excessive spaces and line breaks - **Include Line Numbers** (checkbox): Add line numbers to the extracted text - **Text Encoding** (select) ## When to use - When you need to repurpose content from legacy Word documents into web-ready formats like Markdown. - When you only need specific sections or paragraphs from a long document rather than the entire file. - When you need to clean up document text by removing excessive whitespace or standardizing encoding for data processing. ## How it works - Upload your Word document (.docx or .doc) to the tool. - Specify a paragraph range if you only need a portion of the document, or leave it blank to extract everything. - Select your preferred output format, such as Plain Text, Markdown, or JSON, and toggle formatting options like whitespace removal. - Click the extract button to process the file and download or copy your clean text content. ## Use cases - Converting long technical manuals into Markdown for documentation websites. - Extracting specific legal clauses from contracts for database entry. - Cleaning up raw document text by removing extra line breaks and spaces for cleaner copy-pasting. ## Frequently asked questions ### What file formats are supported? The tool supports standard Microsoft Word formats, including .docx and .doc files up to 50MB. ### Can I extract only specific parts of a document? Yes, you can use the 'Paragraph Range' field to define specific segments, such as '1-10' for a range or '1,3,5' for individual paragraphs. ### Does the tool keep the original document layout? You can enable the 'Preserve Original Formatting' checkbox to maintain the layout and spacing as closely as possible. ### Can I convert Word documents to JSON? Yes, select 'JSON Structure' in the Output Format settings to parse your document content into a structured JSON format. ### Is my data secure? 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