How to batch convert Word documents to txt file?
This article is talking about how to batch convert all Word documents in a specific folder to separate TXT files in Word.
Batch convert Word documents to txt files with VBA
Batch convert Word documents to txt files with VBA
The below VBA code can help to convert all Word documents in a specific folder to txt files at once. Please do as follows.
1. In Word document, press the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module, then copy below code into the Module window.
VBA code: Batch convert Word documents to txt files
Sub ConvertDocumentsToTxt()
'Updated by Extendoffice 20181123
Dim xIndex As Long
Dim xFolder As Variant
Dim xFileStr As String
Dim xFilePath As String
Dim xDlg As FileDialog
Dim xActPath As String
Dim xDoc As Document
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set xDlg = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
If xDlg.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub
xFolder = xDlg.SelectedItems(1)
xFileStr = Dir(xFolder & "\*.doc")
xActPath = ActiveDocument.Path
While xFileStr <> ""
xFilePath = xFolder & "\" & xFileStr
If xFilePath <> xActPath Then
Set xDoc = Documents.Open(xFilePath, AddToRecentFiles:=False, Visible:=False)
xIndex = InStrRev(xFilePath, ".")
Debug.Print Left(xFilePath, xIndex - 1) & ".txt"
xDoc.SaveAs Left(xFilePath, xIndex - 1) & ".txt", FileFormat:=wdFormatText, AddToRecentFiles:=False
xDoc.Close True
End If
xFileStr = Dir()
Wend
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
3. Press the F5 key to run the code.
4. In the Browse window, select the folder contains Word documents you will convert to txt files, and click the OK button. See screenshot:
Then you can see all documents in selected folder are converted to txt files at once. See screenshot:
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