title: Programmatically Find and Replace Text in Word Documents (.NET, C#) | Aspose.Words optimized: true lastmod: 2024-12-11 seoTitle: Find and Replace Text in Word Documents (.NET, C#) | Automate Word Editing with Aspose.Words description: Learn how to programmatically find and replace specific text in Word documents (DOCX, DOC) using C# in .NET or .NET Core applications. Explore various scenarios and leverage Aspose.Words for efficient text manipulation and automation. Discover the power of the Aspose Plugin for only $99. date: 2023-10-08 draft: false author: Usman Aziz summary: Effortlessly automate text replacement in Word documents using C# and Aspose.Words. Find, replace, or modify text with functionalities such as similar word replacement, regex-based searching, and header/footer editing. Enhance your .NET Plugin capabilities today! (139 characters) tags:
- C# Find and Replace in Word
- C# Word Document Text Manipulation
- .NET Word Automation
- Aspose.Words for .NET
- find and replace text in word document c#
- Aspose Plugin
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- Aspose.Words Plugin Family This article covers various approaches to find and replace text in Word documents using C# in .NET or .NET Core applications, leveraging the Aspose.Words library for efficient programmatic Word document editing and automation.

Find and Replace is an essential feature of MS Word, allowing users to quickly locate and replace desired text in documents. This functionality becomes increasingly convenient and time-efficient when dealing with lengthy documents. Particularly in scenarios where you may need to replace text in multiple Word documents or automate this process, effective programmatic document manipulation offers the best results. In this article, I will demonstrate how to find and replace text in Word documents programmatically using C#.
Once you read this article, you will be capable of:
- Finding and replacing specific text in Word documents using C#
- Finding and replacing similar words in Word documents
- Finding and replacing text using Regex
- Finding and replacing text in the header/footer of Word documents
- Finding and replacing text with meta-characters in Word documents
C# Library to Find and Replace Text in a Word Document
First, create a new C# project (Console, ASP.NET, etc.) in Visual Studio and install the Aspose.Words for .NET library using NuGet Package Manager or Package Manager Console.
Installing via NuGet Package Manager

Installing via Package Manager Console
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Words