After server migration links in documents are usually broken. To repair links in Office documents you should use ReplaceMagic.Total. ReplaceMagic.Total support changes in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, Visio and OneNote [BETA] documents. Scenarios when IT staff needs tool like ReplaceMagic are when you need to fix broken links in Office documents or when you want automated way to make changes in different document areas like: change header or footer, change VBA, repair OLE links and similar. Of course, ReplaceMagic can do that much faster then any human as it will process multiple documents in parallel and do mass replacement fixing broken links.
ReplaceMagic allows you to make scans and search&replace anywhere on your network where you have access from computer where ReplaceMagic is installed but also on your SharePoint.
Beside fixing broken links in Office documents ReplaceMagic will help you identify which links are broken. Of course, you can export all findings for later analyses
Use it for:
ReplaceMagic allows you to make scans and search&replace anywhere on your network where you have access from computer where ReplaceMagic is installed but also on your SharePoint.
Beside fixing broken links in Office documents ReplaceMagic will help you identify which links are broken. Of course, you can export all findings for later analyses
Use it for:
- Folders reorganization - links will be broken, use ReplaceMagic to repair broken links in Office documents
- New file servers - after changing file servers Office document links will not work. Use ReplaceMagic to search for old server name and replace it with new one
- SharePoint migration - after SharePoint migration links in Office documents will not work anymore. Fix broken links in Office documents after SharePoint migration
- Broken links identification - use ReplaceMagic to find which links are broken in Office documents. Afterwards you can repair links with ReplaceMagic
Supported File Formats
- Microsoft Word — .doc, .dot, .docx, .dotx, .docm, .dotm
- Microsoft Excel — .xls, .xlt, .xlw, .xla, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xlsb, .xltx, .xltm
- Microsoft PowerPoint — .ppt, .pps, .pot, .pptx, .pptm, .potx, .potm, .ppsx, .ppsm
- Microsoft Visio — .vdx, .vsdx, .vssx, .vstx
- Microsoft Project — .mpp, .mpt
- Microsoft OneNote — .one [BETA]
Document Areas Processed
- Hyperlinks (web URLs and file paths)
- OLE Object links
- Link Sources (Excel & Word external references)
- Power Queries & Pivot references (Excel)
- VBA code references
- Excel Connections
- Footnotes (Word)
- Headers and Footers
- Plain text body content
Common Use Cases
- Fix broken links across the full Microsoft Office suite after server migration — all apps in one run
- SharePoint migration: repair all Office document links simultaneously (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)
- Server rename: update embedded paths in all Office formats in a single search/replace pass
- Folder restructuring: fix relative and absolute paths across mixed Office document libraries
- Update header and footer content across all Office document types in one run
- VBA macro path updates affecting multiple Office applications simultaneously
- Pre-migration link audit across all Office formats: identify broken links before the migration starts
Why Choose ReplaceMagic.Office?
- All core Office formats in a single license: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project and OneNote
- More cost-effective than buying individual editions for each Office application separately
- All Office link types covered: hyperlinks, OLE, link sources, Power Queries, VBA, Excel connections
- Ideal for Office-only estates: organisations whose documents are primarily Office files with no PDF or text file requirements
- Upgrade path: upgrade to ReplaceMagic.Ultimate to add PDF, text files and Windows shortcuts coverage
Features:
Supported extensions:
Microsoft Word-Document (*.doc,*.dot,*.docx,*.dotx,*.docm,*.dotm)
Microsoft Excel-Document (*.xls,*.xlt,*.xlw,*.xla,*.xlsx,*.xlsm,*.xlsb,*.xltx,*.xltm)
Microsoft PowerPoint-Presentation (*.ppt,*.pps,*.pot,*.pptx,*.pptm,*.potx,*.potm,*.ppsx,*.ppsm)
Microsoft Project-Document (*.mpp,*.mpt)
Microsoft Visio Drawing (*.vdx,*.vsdx,*.vssx,*.vstx)
Microsoft OneNote (*.one)
Supported Office versions: 2000-2013 and most of the features in 2016/2019/Office 365
Requirements: ReplaceMagic needs .NET 4.8.0 or higher so any OS supporting that will work for ReplaceMagic
- Search and replace in headers and footers
- Search and replace in hyperlinks and hyperlink addresses
- Search and replace UNC links
- Search and replace OLE links
- Search and replace VBA code
- Search Only mode - very handy for detecting where replacement will occur
- Search and replace international character sets
- Handles any number of sub folders
- Handles password protected documents
- Easy to install/uninstall
- The original file date and time stamp will be preserved.
Supported extensions:
Microsoft Word-Document (*.doc,*.dot,*.docx,*.dotx,*.docm,*.dotm)
Microsoft Excel-Document (*.xls,*.xlt,*.xlw,*.xla,*.xlsx,*.xlsm,*.xlsb,*.xltx,*.xltm)
Microsoft PowerPoint-Presentation (*.ppt,*.pps,*.pot,*.pptx,*.pptm,*.potx,*.potm,*.ppsx,*.ppsm)
Microsoft Project-Document (*.mpp,*.mpt)
Microsoft Visio Drawing (*.vdx,*.vsdx,*.vssx,*.vstx)
Microsoft OneNote (*.one)
Supported Office versions: 2000-2013 and most of the features in 2016/2019/Office 365
Requirements: ReplaceMagic needs .NET 4.8.0 or higher so any OS supporting that will work for ReplaceMagic
