Edit DOCX in Ruby using REST API

Our Ruby library gives developers the ability to modify a DOCX document directly by editing its Document Object Model (DOM), which means no additional software needs to be installed.

Edit text in DOCX file using Ruby

The most popular case to edit a DOCX file is text editing. With the given software solution, you can add, modify or delete text using Ruby within the document.

Edit table in DOCX file using Ruby

Another popular DOCX editing option is table editing. Our Ruby SDK allows you to work with tables and text in table cells.

Ruby developers can add or remove table and table cells, as well as add, edit and remove text within them.

Add an image to DOCX file using Ruby

Besides editing text and tables in DOCX, there is another common option: adding images to a document in Ruby. Ruby developers can also add an image into a DOCX file using DOM.

Edit DOCX programmatically

Try this powerful Ruby SDK and evaluate some options in DOCX document editing. Using the following example, load your DOCX document and make some changes: add text, add a table and a table cell with text or insert an image into the DOCX document:

Edit text, tables or images in DOCX using Ruby

Input files

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Output format

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					require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input.docx')
request_paragraph = ParagraphInsert.new({:Text => 'Morbi enim nunc faucibus a.'})
insert_paragraph_request = InsertParagraphOnlineRequest.new(document: request_document, 
   paragraph: request_paragraph)
insert_paragraph = @words_api.insert_paragraph_online(insert_paragraph_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_paragraph.document.values[0], format: 'docx')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
				

					require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input.docx')
request_table = TableInsert.new({:ColumnsCount => 1, :RowsCount => 2})
insert_table_request = InsertTableOnlineRequest.new(document: request_document, 
   table: request_table, node_path: '')
insert_table = @words_api.insert_table_online(insert_table_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_table.document.values[0], format: 'docx')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
				

					require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input1.docx')
request_drawing_object = DrawingObjectInsert.new({:Height => 0, :Left => 0, :Top => 0, 
   :Width => 0, :RelativeHorizontalPosition => 'Margin', 
      :RelativeVerticalPosition => 'Margin', :WrapType => 'Inline'})
request_image_file = File.open('Input2.docx')
insert_drawing_object_request = InsertDrawingObjectOnlineRequest.new(
   document: request_document, drawing_object: request_drawing_object, 
      image_file: request_image_file, node_path: 'sections/0')
insert_drawing_object = @words_api.insert_drawing_object_online(insert_drawing_object_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_drawing_object.document.values[0], format: 'docx')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
				

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How to edit DOCX Ruby REST API

Install Aspose.Words Cloud for Ruby
Add a library reference (import the library) to your Ruby project
Load DOCX to edit in Ruby
Insert content at the beginning of DOCX
Download the result document from the cloud storage

Ruby library to use DOCX editing

Install Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Ruby using RubyGems hosting service. Run gem install aspose_words_cloud to install the package. As an alternative, you can manually clone Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Ruby source code from GitHub and use it in your project. Please follow these Instructions to quickly get the necessary security credentials and access our REST API.