Template Syntax

Simple Text Replacement

To insert text in your template, use double curly braces with a tag name:

When you generate a document from the template, this tag will be replaced with the corresponding value from your data. For example:

{
  "FirstName": "John"
}

The tag {{ FirstName }} will be replaced with "John" while preserving any text formatting (bold, italic, font size, etc.) applied to the tag in the original Word document.

Loops

To repeat content (like paragraphs, table rows, or list items), use a loop structure. Loops start with {{>>tag}} and end with {{<<}}, where "tag" refers to the name of your array of data. Here's an example:

Provide an array in your data to populate the loop:

{
    "HealthyFood": [
        { "FruitName": "Apple" },
        { "FruitName": "Banana" },
        { "FruitName": "Orange" }
    ]
}

The resulting document will contain the list of fruits:

More Loops

The loop tags can process text blocks, table rows, and list items. The service automatically detects the context and handles the repetition appropriately. So all of the following examples are valid:

Consider the following data:

{
  "Pets": [
    { "Name": "Max", "Type": "Cat" },
    { "Name": "Leo", "Type": "Dog" }
  ]
}

The resulting document will contain the list of pets in the different formats requested: