View document content in various display modes.

officecli view <file> <mode> [options]

Displays document content in one of five modes. Read-only.

The output format depends on the view mode and whether --json is used.

These modes output the raw content as a plain text string. The exact layout depends on the mode (e.g., text shows plain content, annotated includes formatting annotations, outline shows indented structure, stats shows tabulated statistics).

With --json, output is wrapped in a standard envelope. stats, outline, and text modes return structured data instead of plain text:

• text --json: Array of slides/sheets/paragraphs with text arrays
• outline --json: Array of structural objects (slide titles, shape counts, etc.)
• stats --json: Object with numeric fields (counts, distributions)
• annotated --json: Plain text in Content field (legacy format)

{
  "success": true,
  "data": { ... }
}

For annotated mode, data is a ViewResult object: { "View": "annotated", "Content": "..." }.

The issues mode detects formatting, content, and structure problems in the document. The output format differs between text and JSON.

Issues are grouped by type (Structure, Format, Content), with each issue showing its ID, path, message, context, and suggestion.

Found {N} issue(s):

{Type} Issues ({count}):
  [{Id}] {Path}: {Message}
       Context: "{context}"
       Suggestion: {suggestion}

Example:

Found 3 issue(s):

Structure Issues (1):
  [S1] /body/p[5]: Empty paragraph detected
       Context: ""
       Suggestion: Remove empty paragraph or add content

Format Issues (2):
  [F1] /body/p[2]/r[1]: Inconsistent font size
       Context: "This text uses 13pt"
       Suggestion: Use standard font size (11pt or 12pt)
  [F2] /body/p[7]/r[1]: Direct formatting overrides style
       Context: "Bold applied directly"
       Suggestion: Use a character style instead of direct bold

With --json, issues are wrapped in the standard envelope:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "Count": 3,
    "Issues": [
    {
      "Id": "S1",
      "Type": "Structure",
      "Severity": "Warning",
      "Path": "/body/p[5]",
      "Message": "Empty paragraph detected",
      "Context": "",
      "Suggestion": "Remove empty paragraph or add content"
    },
    {
      "Id": "F1",
      "Type": "Format",
      "Severity": "Warning",
      "Path": "/body/p[2]/r[1]",
      "Message": "Inconsistent font size",
      "Context": "This text uses 13pt",
      "Suggestion": "Use standard font size (11pt or 12pt)"
    }
    ]
  }
}

• Word view - Word view modes and output details
• Excel view - Excel view modes and output details
• PowerPoint view - PowerPoint view modes and output details

• Command Reference
• get - Get specific elements by path
• query - Find elements by selector

Based on OfficeCLI v1.0.28