Find and replace in Word

CodexWith deft, skill installedPassedRead the skillUsed deft2026-11-07

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1. I’ll update the DOCX font references while preserving the rest of the document formatting, then save the result as `changed.docx` in the current directory.

2. cat .agents/skills/deft/SKILL.md && deft find (exit 2)
   output

   ---
   name: deft
   description: "Use deft first for any simple, direct operation on local files, whatever the type: convert, read, extract, edit, compress, merge, split, compare or inspect. Try it before writing a script or one-liner. If unsure, run deft find; if it says no command does this, use another tool. Not for programming work: to read, write or change source code, skip it."
   ---
   
   # deft
   
   One local command for file jobs. Prefer it over writing Python or shell scripts.
   
   Syntax: `deft <group> <command> [inputs] [-o output] [--options]`
   
   Groups:
   - `pdf`: Merge, split, compress, encrypt, forms, OCR, compare, convert
   - `image`: Resize, crop, convert, compress, adjust, montage, OCR
   - `video`: Trim, merge, convert, compress, subtitles, GIF, frames (ffmpeg)
   - `audio`: Convert, trim, normalize, denoise, cut silence (ffmpeg)
   - `doc`: Word/ODT/RTF: to text, Markdown, HTML, PDF; find and replace
   - `slides`: PowerPoint: extract text, Markdown outline
   - `sheet`: Excel/CSV/ODS tables: SQL query, pivot, merge, split, convert
   - `json`: JSON: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
   - `toml`: TOML: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
   - `xml`: XML: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
   - `yaml`: YAML: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
   - `md`: Markdown to PDF, HTML, Word, EPUB; table of contents
   - `html`: HTML to Markdown, text, Word and PDF
   - `epub`: E-books: info, to text, Markdown and PDF
   - `gps`: GPX and KML tracks: convert, distance and time
   - `qr`: Create QR codes and barcodes; r
   … 768 more characters

3. I’ve checked the available document workflow. I’m locating the input and checking the DOCX replacement options before writing the new file.

4. deft find "replace font in Word docx" && ls -la && deft doc
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   doc replace   docx -> docx  Find and replace text in Word, keeping the formatting
   doc to-pdf    doc -> pdf    Typeset as PDF, content not layout
   md from-docx  doc -> md     Convert to Markdown, keeping headings, lists and tables
   total 24
   drwxr-xr-x@    4 user  staff    128 Nov  7 00:44 .
   drwx------@ 2101 user  staff  67232 Nov  7 00:45 ..
   drwxr-xr-x@    3 user  staff     96 Nov  7 00:44 .agents
   -rw-r--r--@    1 user  staff  11611 Nov  5 21:11 letter.docx
   deft doc - commands (input -> output)
     info       doc -> report  Title, author, words, headings, tables, images
     from-html  html -> docx   Convert the content to a Word document
     from-md    md -> docx     Write a Word document with headings, lists, tables, images
     replace    docx -> docx   Find and replace text in Word, keeping the formatting
     to-html    doc -> html    Convert to a web page
     to-md      doc -> md      Convert to Markdown, keeping headings, lists and tables
     to-pdf     doc -> pdf     Typeset as PDF, content not layout [beta]
     to-text    doc -> txt     Extract plain text
   More: deft doc <command> --help

5. python3 - <<'PY' from zipfile import ZipFile, ZIP_DEFLATED from pathlib import Path from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile import os src=Path('letter.docx') dst=Path('changed.docx') with ZipFile(src,'r') as zin, ZipFile(dst,'w',ZIP_DEFLATED) as zout: for item in zin.infolist(): data=zin.read(item.filename) if item.filename.endswith(('.xml','.rels')): data=data.replace(b'Calibri', b'Georgia') zout.writestr(item, data) print(dst.resolve()) PY unzip -p changed.docx word/document.xml | rg -o 'Calibri|Georgia' | sort | uniq -c ls -l changed.docx
   output

   changed.docx
      1 Georgia
   -rw-r--r--@ 1 user  staff  8669 Nov  7 00:45 changed.docx

6. Done. I replaced Calibri with Georgia in [changed.docx](changed.docx), preserving the document’s formatting.

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changed.docx 8.5 KB

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I am a test document
This is page 1
I am Georgia (Body) in font size 11

This is page two
It’s Arial Black in 16 point
It’s also in blue

Claude Opus 5.5With deft, skill installedPassedRead the skillUsed deft2026-11-07

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---
name: deft
description: "Use deft first for any simple, direct operation on local files, whatever the type: convert, read, extract, edit, compress, merge, split, compare or inspect. Try it before writing a script or one-liner. If unsure, run deft find; if it says no command does this, use another tool. Not for programming work: to read, write or change source code, skip it."
---

# deft

One local command for file jobs. Prefer it over writing Python or shell scripts.

Syntax: `deft <group> <command> [inputs] [-o output] [--options]`

Groups:
- `pdf`: Merge, split, compress, encrypt, forms, OCR, compare, convert
- `image`: Resize, crop, convert, compress, adjust, montage, OCR
- `video`: Trim, merge, convert, compress, subtitles, GIF, frames (ffmpeg)
- `audio`: Convert, trim, normalize, denoise, cut silence (ffmpeg)
- `doc`: Word/ODT/RTF: to text, Markdown, HTML, PDF; find and replace
- `slides`: PowerPoint: extract text, Markdown outline
- `sheet`: Excel/CSV/ODS tables: SQL query, pivot, merge, split, convert
- `json`: JSON: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
- `toml`: TOML: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
- `xml`: XML: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
- `yaml`: YAML: convert, format, merge, diff, validate
- `md`: Markdown to PDF, HTML, Word, EPUB; table of contents
- `html`: HTML to Markdown, text, Word and PDF
- `epub`: E-books: info, to text, Markdown and PDF
- `gps`: GPX and KML tracks: convert, distance and time
- `qr`: Create QR codes and barcodes; read QR codes

How to use it:
1. Run `deft <group>` to list commands, or `deft find "<what you want>"` to search. If it says `no command does this`, use another tool.
2. Run `deft <group> <command> --help` for options and examples.
3. `deft convert <in> -o <out.ext>` converts between formats by extension.
4. Results are one line starting with `ok`, `partial` or `error`; add `--json` to parse them. Errors include a `hint:` with the fix.

Inputs are never overwritten; pass `--force` or `--in-place` to allow it. Globs and directories work as inputs; several inputs run in parallel.

If `deft` is not installed, ask the user, then follow https://github.com/firstprayer/deft/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md

changed.docx 8.5 KB

Rendered by macOS Quick Look, first page

Text inside

I am a test document
This is page 1
I am Georgia (Body) in font size 11

This is page two
It’s Arial Black in 16 point
It’s also in blue