Working With Word Paragraphs Alignment

Paragrpah class under Openize.Words.IElements namespace in Openize.OpenXML-SDK for .NET exposes Alignment property which can be used to set or get alignment of word paragraphs. An enum ParagraphAlignment under Openize.Words.IElements provides all alignment options available to be used with Alignment property of Paragraph class. This structure lets the users conveniently work with word paragraph alignments in just a few lines of code.

Creating a Paragraph With Alignments

Please follow below simple steps:

• Initialize a new word document with the default template.
• Initialize the body with the new document.
• Create Normal Paragraph and add some run text.
• Set Alignment of the Paragraph.
• Create more paragraphs with different alignments.
• Append paragraph to the body of the document.
• Save the word document.

Code Example:

            // Initialize a new word document with the default template
            var doc = new Openize.Words.Document();
            System.Console.WriteLine("Word Document with default template initialized");

            // Initialize the body with the new document
            var body = new Openize.Words.Body(doc);
            System.Console.WriteLine("Body of the Word Document initialized");

            // Add paragraph with left alignment
            var para1 = new Openize.Words.IElements.Paragraph();
            para1.AddRun(new Openize.Words.IElements.Run
            {
                Text = "First paragraph with left alignment"
            });
            // Setting the Paragraph Alignment to Center.
            para1.Alignment = Openize.Words.IElements.ParagraphAlignment.Left; //"Left";
            System.Console.WriteLine("Paragraph with left alignment created");

            // Add paragraph with center alignment
            var para2 = new Openize.Words.IElements.Paragraph();
            para2.AddRun(new Openize.Words.IElements.Run
            {
                Text = "Second paragraph with center alignment"
            });
            System.Console.WriteLine("Paragraph with center alignment created");

            // Setting the Paragraph Alignment to Center.
            para2.Alignment = Openize.Words.IElements.ParagraphAlignment.Center; //"Center";

            // Add paragraph with right alignment
            var para3 = new Openize.Words.IElements.Paragraph();
            para3.AddRun(new Openize.Words.IElements.Run
            {
                Text = "Third paragraph with right alignment"
            });
            System.Console.WriteLine("Paragraph with right alignment created");

            // Setting the Paragraph Alignment to Center.
            para3.Alignment = Openize.Words.IElements.ParagraphAlignment.Right; //"Right";

            // Add paragraph with justify alignment
            var para4 = new Openize.Words.IElements.Paragraph();
            para4.AddRun(new Openize.Words.IElements.Run
            {
                Text = "Fourth paragraph with justify alignment"
            });
            System.Console.WriteLine("Paragraph with justify alignment created");

            // Setting the Paragraph Alignment to Center.
            para4.Alignment = Openize.Words.IElements.ParagraphAlignment.Justify; //"Justify";

            // Append paragraphs to the document body
            body.AppendChild(para1);
            body.AppendChild(para2);
            body.AppendChild(para3);
            body.AppendChild(para4);

            // Save the newly created Word Document.
            doc.Save($"ParaAlignment.docx");
            System.Console.WriteLine($"Word Document ParaAlignment.docx Created.");

Loading Word Paragraphs Alignment

Word paragraphs alignment can be loaded via Alignment property of the Paragraph object. Below are the steps to follow:

• Load the word document using Document class under Openize.Words namespace.
• Initialize the Body with Document object.
• Get the Paragraphs collection associated with the Body object.
• Traverse through Paragraphs
• Output Text and Alignment properties of each Paragraph

Code Example

            // Load the Word Document
            var doc = new Openize.Words.Document($"ParaAlignment.docx");

            // Initialize the body with the document
            var body = new Openize.Words.Body(doc);

            //System.Collections.Generic.List<Openize.Words.IElements.Paragraph>
            //  paragraphs = body.Paragraphs;

            var paragraphs = body.Paragraphs;

            foreach (Openize.Words.IElements.Paragraph paragraph in paragraphs)
            {
                System.Console.WriteLine($"Paragraph Text : {paragraph.Text}");
                System.Console.WriteLine($"Paragraph Alignment : {paragraph.Alignment}");
            }

Modifying Word Paragraphs Alignment

Steps to follow:

• Load the word document using Document class under Openize.Words namespace.
• Initialize the Body with Document object.
• Get the Paragraphs collection associated with the Body object.
• Traverse through Paragraphs
• Modify text and set Alignment of each Paragraph to Justify
• Call Update method of Document to reflect each paragraph change in the word document structure.
• Call Save method of Document to save modified word document to disk or stream.

Code Example

            // Load the Word Document
            var doc = new Openize.Words.Document($"ParaAlignment.docx");

            // Initialize the body with the document
            var body = new Openize.Words.Body(doc);

            //foreach (Openize.Words.IElements.Paragraph paragraph in body.Paragraphs)
            foreach (var paragraph in body.Paragraphs)
            {
                paragraph.AddRun(new Openize.Words.IElements.Run
                { Text = " (alignment modified to justify)", Italic = true });
                paragraph.Alignment = Openize.Words.IElements.ParagraphAlignment.Justify; //"Justify";
                doc.Update(paragraph);
            }
            System.Console.WriteLine("Alignment of all paragraphs changed to Justify");

            // Save the modified Word Document
            doc.Save($"ParaAlignedModified.docx");
            System.Console.WriteLine($"Word Document ParaAligned.docx Modified and Saved " +
                $"As ParaAlignedModified.docx.");