The Aspose.Words product family allows developers to work with Microsoft Word documents and other file formats without Microsoft Word by providing class libraries for .NET, Java, Reporting Services, JasperReports, and SharePoint. Key features include opening, creating, modifying, converting and rendering Word files as well as manipulating document content and formatting. Support is offered for many common file formats.

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Save time and effort by using our efficient and robust components instead of developing your own. Aspose.Words lets
you open, create, save and convert files from within your application without Microsoft Word, confident that the output
document will look like the original. As well as Microsoft Word formats, we support a wide range of word processing and
image formats.
Aspose.Words for .NET is a class library that enables you to create and manipulate files, manage images, create thumb-
nails, change formatting, perform mail merges and much more. Aspose.Words for Java has similar capabilities.
Aspose.Words for Reporting Services, Jasper Reports and SharePoint offer efficient file conversion and export.
Not all features are available on all platforms. To help you find what you are looking for we have grouped product
features according to function: file formats and conversion, rendering and printing, document content manipulation,
formatting and mail merge features.
Get a free trial of Aspose.Words for any platform at www.aspose.com and see for yourself how easy it is to work with.
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All Aspose.Words products work independently of Office Automation and do not require Microsoft Office to be installed.
Item Benefit Supported Platform
Aspose.Words Work with Microsoft Word, and other word processing file formats in .NET .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0
for .NET applications, using a well-structured Document Object Model.
Aspose.Words Work with Microsoft Word, and other word processing file formats in Java JDK 1.4 through 6.0
for Java applications, using a well-structured Document Object Model.
Aspose.Words Export RDL / RDLC Reports to Microsoft Word, and other word processing file Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
for Reporting Services formats in SSRS applications. (2000, 2005, 2008)
Aspose.Words Export JasperReports to Microsoft Word, and other word processing file JasperReports 2.0 and above
for JasperReports formats in JasperReports applications.
Aspose.Words Generate reports, convert and join Microsoft Word, and other word processing Microsoft SharePoint
for SharePoint documents from SharePoint document library. (WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007-10)
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Features for all Platforms
File Formats and Conversion
Formats Aspose.Words Aspose.Words Aspose.Words Aspose.Words Aspose.Words
for .NET for Java for Reporting Services for JasperReports for SharePoint
Word 97-2003 (DOC) Create, load, save, convert Create, load, save, convert Save Save Convert, save, join
OOXML 2007-2010 (DOCX) Create, load, save, convert Create, load, save, convert Save Save Convert, save, join
Rich TextFormat (RTF) Create, load, save, convert Create, load, save, convert Save Save Convert, save, join
Web Page (HTML) Create, load, save, convert Create, load, save, convert Save Save N/A
XML Web Page (XHTML) Create, load, save, convert Create, load, save, convert Save Save Convert, save, join
Modular Web Page Archive (MHTML) Create, load, save, convert Create, load, save, convert Save N/A Convert, save, join
Open Document (ODT) Create, load, save, convert Create, load, save, convert Save Save Convert, save, join
Plain Text (TXT) Create, load, save, convert Create, load, save, convert Save Save Convert, save, join
WordprocessingML (XML) Create, load, save, convert Create, load, save, convert Save N/A Convert, save, join
Portable Document Format (PDF) Save Save N/A N/A Save
Multipage TIFF (TIFF) Save N/A N/A N/A N/A
XML Paper Specification (XPS) Save Save Save N/A Save
Electronic Publication (EPUB) Save Save Save N/A Save
Flash (SWF) Save Save N/A N/A N/A
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Features for .NET and Java
Rendering and Printing
Feature Aspose.Words for .NET Aspose.Words for Java
Scaled rendering to raster images (TIFF, JPEG, PNG, BMP) Entire document or selected pages N/A
Scaled rendering to vector images (EMF) Entire document or selected pages N/A
Rendering to PDF Entire document or selected pages Entire document or selected pages
Printing Print documents using flexible page and print settings N/A
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Document Content Manipulation
Element Aspose.Words for .NET Aspose.Words for Java
Paragraph and text Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Image, text box and shape Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
DrawingML shape, chart, diagram Preserve Preserve
Table, row and cell Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Field (hyperlink, formula etc) Access, create, modify, update Access, create, modify, update
Table of contents (TOC) Access, create, modify, update Access, create, modify, update
Form field Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Bookmark Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Section, header and footer Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Footnote, endnote Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Comment Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Structured document tag (SDT) Preserve Preserve
Custom XML Preserve Preserve
Bulleted and numbered list Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Style Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Built-in and custom document properties Access, create, modify Access, create, modify
Protection Apply, remove Apply, remove
OLE objects and ActiveX controls Preserve, extract Preserve, extract
VBA macros, toolbar customizations Preserve, remove Preserve, remove
HTML text Insert Insert
Formatting
Element Aspose.Words for .NET Aspose.Words for Java
Character formatting (font, color, effect, border, shading) Access, modify Access, modify
Paragraph formatting (indent, spacing, border, shading, tab stop) Access, modify Access, modify
Lists formatting (numbering, level) Access, modify Access, modify
Table formatting (alignment, orientation, border, shading) Access, modify Access, modify
Section formatting (paper size, margin, orientation) Access, modify Access, modify
Drawing objects (position, size, line, fill properties, image bytes) Access, modify Access, modify
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Mail Merge
Feature Aspose.Words for .NET Aspose.Words for Java
Populate documents with data Use .NET or XML data source Use Java or XML data source
Standard mail merge fields or bookmarks Use in reports Use in reports
Tables or fragments Populate and dynamically grow from data source Populate and dynamically grow from data source
Images during mail merge Insert Insert
Mail merge field names Retrieve Retrieve
MS Word mail merge data source Create, modify Create, modify
Master detail reports Generate Generate
Features for Reporting Services and JasperReports
Feature Aspose.Words for Reporting Services Aspose.Words for JasperReports
Comprehensive support RDL specification is covered JasperReports specification is covered
Same report from different applications MS SQL Server Reporting Services, MS Report Viewer, JaperReports, JasperServer
MS Visual Studio Report Designer
Features for SharePoint
Feature
Generate reports based on a Microsoft Word template file
Convert and join documents of different formats
Develop your own SharePoint solution
Contact Aspose
Our users depend on Aspose.Words to do high-fidelity document conversion and creation from within their own
applications. Implementation is easy and our open APIs make development fast and your code tidy. If you have any
questions, please contact us and we will be happy to answer them. Or download a trial and try it for yourself.
Aspose Pty Ltd Tel (US) 888.277.6734
Suite 163 Tel (Europe) +44 (0)800 098 8425
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