Working with Styles

  1. Add SautinSoft.Document from Nuget.
  2. Create a new document.
  3. Create character and paragraph styles.
  4. Apply styles to the text and paragraph.

Complete code

using SautinSoft.Document;

namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Get your free 100-day key here:   
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            Styles();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// This sample shows how to work with styles. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/styles.php
        /// </remarks>
        public static void Styles()
        {
            string docxPath = @"Styles.docx";

            // Let's create document.
            DocumentCore dc = new DocumentCore();

            // Create custom styles.
            CharacterStyle characterStyle = new CharacterStyle("CharacterStyle1");
            characterStyle.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Arial";
            characterStyle.CharacterFormat.UnderlineStyle = UnderlineType.Wave;
            characterStyle.CharacterFormat.Size = 18;

            ParagraphStyle paragraphStyle = new ParagraphStyle("ParagraphStyle1");
            paragraphStyle.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Times New Roman";
            paragraphStyle.CharacterFormat.Size = 14;
            paragraphStyle.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;

            // Add styles to the document, then use it.
            dc.Styles.Add(characterStyle);
            dc.Styles.Add(paragraphStyle);

            // Add text content.
            dc.Sections.Add(
            new Section(dc,
                new Paragraph(dc,
                new Run(dc, "Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named "),
                new Run(dc, "Shrek") { CharacterFormat = { Style = characterStyle } },
                new Run(dc, " whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters..."))
                { ParagraphFormat = { Style = paragraphStyle } }));

            // Save our document into DOCX format.
            dc.Save(docxPath);

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

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Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft.Document

Module Sample
    Sub Main()
        Styles()
    End Sub
    ''' Get your free 100-day key here:   
    ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
    ''' <summary>
    ''' This sample shows how to work with styles. 
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks>
    ''' Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/styles.php
    ''' </remarks>
    Sub Styles()
        Dim docxPath As String = "Styles.docx"

        ' Let's create document.
        Dim dc As New DocumentCore()

        ' Create custom styles.
        Dim characterStyle As New CharacterStyle("CharacterStyle1")
        characterStyle.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Arial"
        characterStyle.CharacterFormat.UnderlineStyle = UnderlineType.Wave
        characterStyle.CharacterFormat.Size = 18

        Dim paragraphStyle As New ParagraphStyle("ParagraphStyle1")
        paragraphStyle.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Times New Roman"
        paragraphStyle.CharacterFormat.Size = 14
        paragraphStyle.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center

        ' Add styles to the document, then use it.
        dc.Styles.Add(characterStyle)
        dc.Styles.Add(paragraphStyle)


        ' Add text content.
        Dim par As New Paragraph(dc)
        par.ParagraphFormat.Style = paragraphStyle
        dc.Sections.Add(New Section(dc, par))
        par.Inlines.Add(New Run(dc, "Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named "))

        Dim run As New Run(dc, "Shrek")
        run.CharacterFormat.Style = characterStyle
        par.Inlines.Add(run)

        par.Inlines.Add(New Run(dc, " whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters..."))

        ' Save our document into DOCX format.
        dc.Save(docxPath)

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

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