Microsoft Word

You can render your MyST documents as Microsoft Word documents.

Exporting to Word¶

To create a new docx export type for your MyST document, in your document frontmatter, add an exports list:

---
title: My Document
exports:
  - format: docx
    output: exports/my-document.docx
---

To build the exports, use the myst build command, which will work with your project structure if it exists and create a document in the output path that you specify.

myst build my-document.md --docx

Based on the output field in the export list in the frontmatter, the PDF and a log file will be written to exports/my-document.docx.

When opening, click Yes to “Accept Links”

The default export creates links for cross references and citations, and the first time this is opened Microsoft Word asks you if you would like to link these. Click Yes.

Math and Equations¶

Currently MyST export does not fully create math in Word’s format, instead, $\LaTeX$ is used, which can easily be converted inside of Word.

1. Select any equation and open the equation toolbar
2. Click LaTeX
3. In the convert dropdown, select “All - Professional”
4. Click convert

Rendering Word with myst-to-docx¶

The rendering process for word documents uses the myst-to-docx package. The library works together with mystmd for sharing information about frontmatter (e.g. title, keywords, authors, and affiliations).

Word Templates¶

We are looking for contributions in this area to improve Microsoft Word export, please reach out if you want to help!