Plain Text Content Control Insertion with C# and .NET

  1. Add SautinSoft.Document from Nuget.
  2. Create a new document.
  3. Add a plain text content control.
  4. Add the content control properties.
  5. Save the document in DOCX format.

A plain text content control is limited to plain text in a single or multiple paragraphs. It cannot contain other items, such as tables, pictures, or other content controls.

Complete code

using System;
using System.Text;
using SautinSoft.Document;
using SautinSoft.Document.CustomMarkups;
using System.IO;

namespace Example
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Get your free trial key here:   
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            InsertPlainText();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Inserting a plain text content control.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/content-controls-insert-plain-text-net-csharp-vb.php
        /// </remarks>

        static void InsertPlainText()
        {
            // Let's create a simple document.
            DocumentCore dc = new DocumentCore();

            // Create a plain text content control.
            BlockContentControl pt = new BlockContentControl(dc, ContentControlType.PlainText);

            // Add a new section.
            dc.Sections.Add(new Section(dc, pt));

            // Add the content control properties.
            pt.Properties.Title = "Title";
            pt.Properties.Multiline = true;
            pt.Properties.Color = Color.Blue;
            pt.Document.DefaultCharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Orange;

            // Add new paragraph with formatted text.
            pt.Blocks.Add(new Paragraph(dc,
            new Run(dc, "This is first paragraph with symbols added on a new line."),
            new SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak),
            new Run(dc, "This is a new line in the first paragraph."),
            new SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak),
            new Run(dc, "Insert the \"Wingdings\" font family with formatting."),
            new Run(dc, "\xFC" + "\xF0" + "\x32") { CharacterFormat = { FontName = "Wingdings", FontColor = Color.Black, Size = 48 }}));

            // Save our document into DOCX format.
            string resultPath = @"result.docx";
            dc.Save(resultPath, new DocxSaveOptions());

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(resultPath) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}

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Imports System
Imports System.Text
Imports SautinSoft.Document
Imports SautinSoft.Document.CustomMarkups
Imports System.IO

Namespace Example
    Friend Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            InsertPlainText()
        End Sub
        ''' Get your free trial key here:   
        ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Inserting a plain text content control.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <remarks>
        ''' Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/content-controls-insert-plain-text-net-csharp-vb.php
        ''' </remarks>

        Private Shared Sub InsertPlainText()
            ' Let's create a simple document.
            Dim dc As New DocumentCore()

            ' Create a plain text content control.
            Dim pt As New BlockContentControl(dc, ContentControlType.PlainText)

            ' Add a new section.
            dc.Sections.Add(New Section(dc, pt))

            ' Add the content control properties.
            pt.Properties.Title = "Title"
            pt.Properties.Multiline = True
            pt.Properties.Color = Color.Blue
            pt.Document.DefaultCharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Orange

            ' Add new paragraph with formatted text.
            pt.Blocks.Add(New Paragraph(dc, New Run(dc, "This is first paragraph with symbols added on a new line."),
            New SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak),
            New Run(dc, "This is a new line in the first paragraph."),
            New SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak),
            New Run(dc, "Insert the ""Wingdings"" font family with formatting."),
            New Run(dc, ChrW(&HFC).ToString() & ChrW(&HF0).ToString() & ChrW(&H32).ToString(),
            New CharacterFormat() With
                 {
                    .FontName = "Wingdings",
                    .FontColor = New Color("#000000"),
                    .Size = 48
                })))

            ' Save our document into DOCX format.
            Dim resultPath As String = "result.docx"
            dc.Save(resultPath, New DocxSaveOptions())

            ' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(resultPath) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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