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title: "Recognize Text From Word Doc Step"
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tags: ["Word", "text"]
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published: 2025-07-09T15:31:43Z
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# Recognize Text From Word Doc Step

## Overview

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 5.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 5.0.0 |
| **Location** | Data > MS Word |

The **Recognize Text From Word Doc** step will scan the specified Word file and output recognizable text.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Word Document | Word document to obtain text from | FileData |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Done |
|  | Output | Text that was recognized in the Word file | String |

#### ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1667576712556.png)

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