Cmdlet

ConvertTo-OfficeWordDocument

Module PSWriteOffice

Inputs

None

Outputs

System.IO.FileInfo

Source

ConvertToOfficeWordDocumentCommand.cs:26 Edit on GitHub

Converts Word documents between supported .doc and .docx formats.

Syntax

ConvertTo-OfficeWordDocument [-AllowLossyLegacyConversion] [-Force] [-Open] [-OutputPath] <String> [-PassThru] [-Path] <String> [<CommonParameters>]

Parameter set: All Parameter Sets

Description

Uses the OfficeIMO Word normal load/save conversion path, including legacy DOC diagnostics and save preflight.

Examples

Authored help example

Convert a legacy DOC file to DOCX.

ConvertTo-OfficeWordDocument -Path .\legacy.doc -OutputPath .\converted.docx -PassThru

Reads the .doc file and writes a .docx file.

Convert a DOCX file to native DOC.

ConvertTo-OfficeWordDocument -Path .\report.docx -OutputPath .\report.doc -Force

Writes a supported native Word 97-2003 .doc file.

Parameters

-AllowLossyLegacyConversion SwitchParameter optional: Allow conversion when a legacy DOC source contains unsupported or preserve-only content.
-Force SwitchParameter optional: Overwrite an existing destination file.
-Open SwitchParameter optional: Open the converted document after saving.
-OutputPath String requiredposition: 1aliases: OutPath: Destination .doc or .docx file path.
-PassThru SwitchParameter optional: Emit the saved file information.
-Path String requiredposition: 0aliases: FilePath: Source .doc or .docx file path.

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.