DOCX

When to use

• You need an actual Word file — a proposal, report, letter, memo, contract draft, or template — not just formatted text in the chat window.
• You want structure a plain reply can't give: a working table of contents, real heading styles, page numbers, letterhead, tables, or embedded images.
• You have an existing .docx (or a legacy .doc that needs converting first) and want it edited, reorganized, or find-and-replaced without losing its formatting, comments, or tracked changes.
• You need content pulled out of a Word file to reuse somewhere else.

Do not use it for PDFs, spreadsheets, slide decks, or Google Docs — that's the PDF, XLSX, or PPTX skill, or a Docs connector.

What it does

• Generates new documents with real Word structures: built-in heading styles (required for a table of contents to populate), numbered/bulleted lists, tables with correctly matched column and cell widths, embedded images, page breaks, and dot-leader alignment — not markdown pretending to be a Word file.
• Edits existing documents by opening the underlying file structure directly, changing only what was asked, and leaving everything else — formatting, comments, tracked changes — untouched. Legacy .doc files are converted first.
• Reads and extracts text and structure from .docx/.dotx files so the content can be reused elsewhere.
• Tracked changes and comments: edits can be attributed to a named reviewer instead of landing as anonymous, unattributed changes.
• Checks its own output: after producing a file, the skill renders it to images and looks at the result before handing it back, catching formatting that silently breaks (a shaded table cell rendering solid black, a missing page break) before the user opens it.

How to use

1. Ask for the deliverable directly: "Draft a one-page proposal for Acme based on last quarter's wins, use our standard 4-page format."
2. Share the source material — notes, a CRM export, an existing doc — so Claude works from real content instead of inventing numbers or claims.
3. To edit a file you already have, share it and say exactly what should change: a find-and-replace, a section rewrite, or which tracked changes to accept or reject.
4. Open the exported file in Word, Pages, or Google Docs for a final read. Claude checks its own render for formatting breakage, but tone and business judgment calls are still yours.

Best for

Non-technical business owners and teams who need a real, properly formatted Word file — proposals, contracts, reports, letters — without opening Word themselves or fighting with template styles.