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Word Documents
Use Claude Code to create Word documents, fix formatting, and generate reports. Get headers, footers, and table of contents automatically.
By Anthropic
Official skill
About
You need a proposal by end of day. You open Word. Thirty minutes later you're still wrestling with paragraph spacing, heading styles, and page breaks that appear from nowhere. Instead, describe what you need. Give Claude your content and get a polished, properly formatted document in minutes—headers, footers, table of contents, the works.
Stop formatting. Start delivering. Generate from notes Give Claude your outline or bullet points. It builds the document with proper styling, headers, and page layout—ready to send. Consistent formatting Need that same format next quarter? Claude remembers your preferences. Same headers, same styling, same professional look every time. Merge and extract Pull content from existing docs, combine sections from multiple files, or restructure documents without the copy-paste chaos.
Best for
- · Create properly formatted documents from bullet points in minutes, not hours
- · Consistent styling across all pages without fighting with Word settings
- · Generate contracts, proposals, and reports with professional structure
- · Iterate on formatting without starting over or breaking the layout
Not for
- · Complex tables with merged cells or formulas work better in Excel—use xlsx skill for heavy data work
- · Custom fonts need to be available on the system opening the document
- · Very specific brand templates may need a round of review to match exactly
How to use
- 1Install the SkillDownload the skill file directly, or install via the plugin marketplace. Skills auto-activate when relevant—no manual invocation needed.
- 2Describe What You NeedBe specific about the document type and formatting. "Professional proposal" beats "a document." Include any branding or style requirements.
- 3Provide Your ContentPaste your notes, bullet points, or existing text. Claude handles the structure and polish. Messy input, clean output.
- 4Request ChangesNot quite right? Ask for adjustments. Claude iterates on styling, structure, or content without starting over.
Source
@anthropics on GitHubhttps://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx
Someone else wrote this — read the source, verify it does what it says, and never share a password or API key with it.
Example prompts
Exploring templates before committing
/docx Before creating the full proposal, show me 3-4 different formatting approaches: formal corporate, modern minimal, structured technical, friendly startup. Preview the header style and layout for each so I can pick a direction.
Proposal on a deadline
/docx I need a client proposal in 2 hours. Here are my bullet points: [paste]. Create sections for Executive Summary, Our Approach, Timeline, Investment, and Next Steps. Professional formatting, nothing fancy.
Meeting notes to formal report
/docx Transform these raw meeting notes into a formatted board report. Add an executive summary at the top, organize by topic, include action items as a table at the end. Make it look like our CFO wrote it.
Contract generation
/docx Create an NDA using these terms: parties are Acme Corp and Globex Inc, 2-year term, mutual confidentiality, standard exceptions. Include signature blocks and proper legal formatting.
Template creation for reuse
/docx Build me a monthly report template. Sections: Executive Summary, Key Metrics (table placeholder), Highlights, Challenges, Next Month Focus. Use our brand colors (navy headers, gray subheaders). Save as a template I can reuse.
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