Turn any Word document into a searchable directory
Upload your contact list or resource document. Get a browsable directory with a detail page per entry, category filters, and contact actions — published in minutes.
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Also works with PDF and Excel contact lists
How it works
Three steps. No data modelling.
Describe the directory
Tell Exepad what kind of directory — staff, partners, vendors, members — and what categories and filters matter for finding entries.
Attach your Word document
Upload the .docx. Exepad detects repeating entry patterns — paragraphs, bulleted contacts, table rows — and extracts each one as a directory entry.
Publish in minutes
Your directory is live with a URL, per-entry pages, category filters, and contact actions. Add entries through the app or re-upload the document.
Not a contact list document.
A browsable directory.
Your rosters and contact documents become searchable directories with detail pages, filters, and actions — so people find the right entry fast.
A detail page per entry
Every entry becomes a dedicated URL with photo, bio, and contact info. Each page is indexable by Google so entries can be found via search.
Filters and faceted search
Role, region, department, category — any attribute becomes a filter. Visitors narrow by clicking instead of reading a long document.
Contact form per entry
Add a contact or booking form to each entry. Submissions tag by listing, store in the app, and fire email to you (and optionally the entry owner).
Email on every contact request
Visitors submit a contact request and you get an email with the entry context; they get an auto-reply. No third-party form tool needed.
Per-entry view analytics
See which entries attract the most views, which categories get clicked, and which search terms find nothing. Improve the directory based on use.
Mobile-ready cards
Entries render as responsive cards on phones — click-to-call, click-to-email, and map actions all work natively on mobile.
Built for Word contact docs
Exepad reads the structures Word docs actually use for directories — repeating paragraphs, bulleted lists, and table rows.
Repeating paragraph patterns detected
A paragraph that lists Name, Role, Phone, Email in a consistent format becomes a directory entry. Exepad learns the pattern from the first few entries.
Tables become structured entries
Tables with headers like Name / Department / Email are parsed row-by-row — each row becomes an entry with fields inferred from headers.
Contact info extracted as actions
Phone numbers become click-to-call, email addresses become click-to-email, and physical addresses become map-embedded location entries.
Sections become category scopes
Document sections (e.g. 'Leadership', 'Engineering', 'Support') become category scopes with their own URLs and filtered views.
Word roster vs. Exepad directory
A Word contact document gets opened when someone needs a phone number. A directory gets visited when they're looking for the right person.
Everything a Word contact doc can't do
A contact doc gets opened when a name is needed. A directory gets visited with search and intent. Every conversion includes the infrastructure.
From contact doc to directory
in one sitting
Your document's repeating patterns are the directory's rows. Your sections are the categories. Exepad handles the extraction.
Paragraphs or rows become entries
Each repeating contact block in your Word document becomes a directory entry with its own page, fields, and actions.
Fields become filter facets
Role, department, region — each repeated field in the document becomes a filter visitors use to narrow the directory.
Document sections become categories
Different sections of the Word document become category scopes with their own URLs — browse the 'Leadership' or 'Engineering' directory directly.
Frequently asked — Word to Directory
Ready to publish?
Upload your contact doc. Describe the directory. Get a searchable site in minutes.