Interface IWordDocument

Represents a Word document and can be used to create a new Word document from the scratch.

Inherited Members

IEntity.Document

IEntity.Owner

IEntity.EntityType

IEntity.NextSibling

IEntity.PreviousSibling

IEntity.IsComposite

System.IDisposable.Dispose()

Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS

Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.Base.dll

Syntax

public interface IWordDocument : ICompositeEntity, IEntity, IDisposable

Properties

ActualFormatType

Gets the actual format type of the document which was loaded. While creating new document, it returns FormatType.Doc value. Read-only.

Declaration

FormatType ActualFormatType { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
FormatType	The file format type of this WordDocument

AttachedTemplate

Gets a Template object that represents the attached template of the document. Read-only.

Declaration

Template AttachedTemplate { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Template	Attached template of the document

Background

Gets the Background object that represents the background effects of the document. Read-only.

Declaration

Background Background { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Background	The background effects of the document

BackgroundImage

Gets or sets the background image of a document.

Declaration

[Obsolete("This property has been deprecated. Use the Picture property of Background class to set the background image of the document")]
Image BackgroundImage { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Drawing.Image

Bookmarks

Gets a BookmarkCollection collection that represents all the bookmarks in the document. Read-Only.

Declaration

BookmarkCollection Bookmarks { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
BookmarkCollection

BuiltinDocumentProperties

Gets a BuiltinDocumentProperties collection that represents all the built-in document properties for the specified document. Read-only.

Declaration

BuiltinDocumentProperties BuiltinDocumentProperties { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
BuiltinDocumentProperties

ChartToImageConverter

Gets or sets the IOfficeChartToImageConverter object for converting chart to image

Declaration

IOfficeChartToImageConverter ChartToImageConverter { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IOfficeChartToImageConverter

Remarks

In Word to PDF conversion, to preserve the charts as images in the generated PDF document, this ChartToImageConverter must be initialized. Otherwise the charts will not be exported to the converted PDF

ChartToImageConverter is supported from .NET Framework 4.0 onwards.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to initialize the ChartToImageConverter to preserve the charts as images in the generated PDF document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to pdf conversion
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = new ChartToImageConverter();
    //Create an instance of DocToPDFConverter
    DocToPDFConverter converter = new DocToPDFConverter();
    //Convert Word document into PDF document
    PdfDocument pdfDocument = converter.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument);
    //Close the instance of Word document object
    wordDocument.Close();
    //Save the PDF file 
    pdfDocument.Save("WordtoPDF.pdf");
    //Close the instance of PDF document object
    pdfDocument.Close(true);
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim wordDocument As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to pdf conversion
            ///     wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = New ChartToImageConverter()
    'Create an instance of DocToPDFConverter
    Dim converter As New DocToPDFConverter()
    'Convert Word document into PDF document
    Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = converter.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument)
    'Close the instance of document object
    wordDocument.Close()
    'Save the PDF file 
    pdfDocument.Save("WordtoPDF.pdf")
    'Close the instance of document object
    pdfDocument.Close(True)
End Sub

ChildEntities

Gets the EntityCollection collection that represents the child entities of this WordDocument. Read-only.

Declaration

EntityCollection ChildEntities { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
EntityCollection	The child entities.

Comments

Gets a CommentsCollection collection that represents all the comments in the document. Read-Only.

Declaration

CommentsCollection Comments { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
CommentsCollection

CustomDocumentProperties

Gets a CustomDocumentProperties collection that represents all the custom document properties for the specified document. Read-only.

Declaration

CustomDocumentProperties CustomDocumentProperties { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
CustomDocumentProperties

DefaultTabWidth

Gets or sets the default tab stop position value measured in points.

Declaration

float DefaultTabWidth { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single	The width of the default tab.

EndnoteNumberFormat

Gets or sets the numbering format for the endnotes in the document.

Declaration

FootEndNoteNumberFormat EndnoteNumberFormat { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
FootEndNoteNumberFormat	The FootEndNoteNumberFormat for the endnotes in the Word document

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the endnote number format in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Set the endnote format
    document.EndnoteNumberFormat = FootEndNoteNumberFormat.Arabic;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Set the endnote format
    document.EndnoteNumberFormat = FootEndNoteNumberFormat.Arabic
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

EndnotePosition

Gets or sets endnotes position in the document.

Declaration

EndnotePosition EndnotePosition { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
EndnotePosition	The EndnotePosition for the endnotes in the document

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the endnote position in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Set the endnote position at end of each section
    document.EndnotePosition = EndnotePosition.DisplayEndOfSection;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Set the endnote position at end of each section
    document.EndnotePosition = EndnotePosition.DisplayEndOfSection
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Endnotes

Gets or sets the endnote separators of the document.

Declaration

Endnote Endnotes { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Endnote	The Endnote instance used to specify the endnote separator of this WordDocument.

FontSettings

Gets a FontSettings instance that represents the font settings of the Word document. Read-only.

Declaration

FontSettings FontSettings { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
FontSettings	The FontSettings instance that represents the font settings of the Word document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to initialize the FontSettings to perform font substitution when a specified font is not installed in the production environment.

    // Loads an existing Word document.
    WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument("template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    // Initializes the SubstituteFont event to perform font substitution during Word to PDF conversion.
    wordDocument.FontSettings.SubstituteFont += new SubstituteFontEventHandler(SubstituteFont);
    // Creates an instance of DocToPDFConverter.
    DocToPDFConverter converter = new DocToPDFConverter();
    // Converts the Word document into PDF document.
    PdfDocument pdfDocument = converter.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument);
    // Closes the instance of Word document object.
    wordDocument.Close();
    // Saves the PDF file.
    pdfDocument.Save("WordtoPDF.pdf");
    // Closes the instance of PDF document object.
    pdfDocument.Close(true);
private void SubstituteFont(object sender, SubstituteFontEventArgs args)
{
    // Sets the alternate font when a specified font is not installed in the production environment.
    if (args.OrignalFontName == &quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;)
        args.AlternateFontName = &quot;Arial&quot;;
    else
        args.AlternateFontName = &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
}</code></pre>

    ' Loads an existing Word document.
    Dim wordDocument As New WordDocument("template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    ' Initializes the SubstituteFont event to perform font substitution during Word to PDF conversion.
    AddHandler wordDocument.FontSettings.SubstituteFont, AddressOf SubstituteFont
    ' Creates an instance of DocToPDFConverter.
    Dim converter As New DocToPDFConverter()
    ' Converts the Word document into PDF document.
    Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = converter.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument)
    ' Closes the instance of document object.
    wordDocument.Close()
    ' Saves the PDF file .
    pdfDocument.Save("WordtoPDF.pdf")
    ' Closes the instance of document object.
    pdfDocument.Close(True)

    Private Sub SubstituteFont(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As SubstituteFontEventArgs) 
        ' Sets the alternate font when a specified font is not installed in the production environment.
        If args.OrignalFontName = "Arial Unicode MS" Then
            args.AlternateFontName = "Arial"
        Else
            args.AlternateFontName = "Times New Roman"
        End If
    End Sub

FontSubstitutionTable

Gets or sets a dictionary collections which represents the font substitution table. The key should be the font name and the value should be the alternate font name.

Declaration

Dictionary<string, string> FontSubstitutionTable { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, System.String>	The font substitution table contains an alternative font information for missing fonts in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the alternative font information for missing fonts in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Apply the Arial font instead of the Arabic font, if the system does not contains Arabic font
    document.FontSubstitutionTable.Add("Arabic", "Arial");
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Apply the Arial font instead of the Arabic font, if the system does not contains Arabic font
    document.FontSubstitutionTable.Add("Arabic", "Arial");
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()

FootnoteNumberFormat

Gets or sets the numbering format for the footnotes in the document.

Declaration

FootEndNoteNumberFormat FootnoteNumberFormat { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
FootEndNoteNumberFormat	The FootEndNoteNumberFormat for the footnotes in the Word document

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the footnote number format in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Set the footnote number format
    document.FootnoteNumberFormat = FootEndNoteNumberFormat.UpperCaseRoman;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Set the footnote number format
    document.FootnoteNumberFormat = FootEndNoteNumberFormat.UpperCaseRoman
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

FootnotePosition

Gets or sets footnotes position in the document.

Declaration

FootnotePosition FootnotePosition { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
FootnotePosition	The FootnotePosition for the footnote in the document

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the footnote position in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance  
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Set the footnote position at immediately beneath text
    document.FootnotePosition = FootnotePosition.PrintImmediatelyBeneathText;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Set the footnote position at immediately beneath text
    document.FootnotePosition = FootnotePosition.PrintImmediatelyBeneathText
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Footnotes

Gets or sets the footnote separators of the document.

Declaration

Footnote Footnotes { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Footnote	The Footnote instance used to specify the footnote separator of this WordDocument.

HasChanges

Gets a value indicating whether the document has tracked changes. Read-only.

Declaration

bool HasChanges { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the document has tracked changes; otherwise, false.

HasMacros

Gets a value indicating whether the document has macros. Read-only.

Declaration

bool HasMacros { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the document has macros; otherwise, false.

HTMLImportSettings

Gets or sets the HTML import settings for HTML to Word conversion.

Declaration

HTMLImportSettings HTMLImportSettings { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
HTMLImportSettings

Remarks

This property is not supported in MVC6.

Hyphenator

Declaration

Hyphenator Hyphenator { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Hyphenator

ImportOptions

Gets or sets a ImportOptions that represents the options to import the source document contents to the destination document. Default value is UseDestinationStyles.

Declaration

ImportOptions ImportOptions { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ImportOptions

Remarks

This property will not be considered while executing ImportContent method and its overloads in WordDocument class.

Examples

    //Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    WordDocument srcDocument = new WordDocument("SourceTemplate.docx");
   // Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    WordDocument destDocument = new WordDocument("DestinationTemplate.docx");
    //Import the contents of source document at the end of destination document with destination styles.
    destDocument.ImportOptions = ImportOptions.UseDestinationStyles;
    destDocument.Sections.Add(srcDocument.LastSection.Clone());
    // Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    srcDocument.Close();
    // Saves the document in the given name and format.
    destDocument.Save("Document.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    // Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    destDocument.Close();

   'Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
   Dim srcDocument As New WordDocument("SourceTemplate.docx")
   ' Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
   Dim destDocument As New WordDocument("DestinationTemplate.docx")
   'Import the contents of source document at the end of destination document with destination styles.
   destDocument.ImportOptions = ImportOptions.UseDestinationStyles
   destDocument.Sections.Add(srcDocument.LastSection.Clone())
   ' Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
   srcDocument.Close()
   ' Saves the document in the given name and format.
   destDocument.Save("Document.docx", FormatType.Docx)
   ' Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
   destDocument.Close()

ImportStyles

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to import styles with new unique name, if style exist in destination document with same name, type and different formatting. Default value is true

Declaration

bool ImportStyles { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True: if import styles with same name, type and different formatting into destination document by renaming uniquely; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This property is used for defining styles import behavior in the scenario of style exist in destination document with same name and type, but different formatting. Setting this property to true, styles with same name, type and different formatting will be imported into destination document from source document with new unique name. Setting it to false, styles with same name, type and different formatting will not be imported and instead the document contents will use the existing matched (same name and type) style.

Examples

    // Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    WordDocument srcDocument = new WordDocument();
    // Adds a section and a paragraph in the empty document.
    srcDocument.EnsureMinimal();
    // Sets bold to character format of "Normal" style to differentiate source and destination document.
    (srcDocument.Styles.FindByName("Normal") as WParagraphStyle).CharacterFormat.Bold = true;
    // Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    WordDocument destDocument = new WordDocument();
    // Adds a section and a paragraph in the empty document.
    destDocument.EnsureMinimal();
    // Sets false value to exclude importing duplicate styles to destination document.
    destDocument.ImportStyles = false;
    destDocument.Sections.Add(srcDocument.LastSection.Clone());
    // Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    srcDocument.Close();
    // Saves the document in the given name and format.
    destDocument.Save("Document.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    // Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    destDocument.Close();

    ' Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    Dim srcDocument As New WordDocument()
    ' Adds a section and a paragraph in the empty document.
    srcDocument.EnsureMinimal()
    ' Sets bold to character format of "Normal" style to differentiate source and destination document.
    TryCast(srcDocument.Styles.FindByName("Normal"), WParagraphStyle).CharacterFormat.Bold = True
    ' Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    Dim destDocument As New WordDocument()
    ' Adds a section and a paragraph in the empty document.
    destDocument.EnsureMinimal()
    ' Sets false value to exclude importing duplicate styles to destination document.
    destDocument.ImportStyles = False
    destDocument.Sections.Add(srcDocument.LastSection.Clone())
    ' Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    srcDocument.Close()
    ' Saves the document in the given name and format.
    destDocument.Save("Document.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    ' Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    destDocument.Close()

ImportStylesOnTypeMismatch

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to import styles with new unique name, if style exist in destination document with same name and different type. Default value is false

Declaration

bool ImportStylesOnTypeMismatch { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True: if import styles with same name and different type into destination document by renaming uniquely; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This property is used for defining styles import behavior in the scenario of style exist in destination document with same name, but different type. Setting this property to true, styles with same name and different type will be imported into destination document from source document with new unique name. Setting it to false, styles with same name and different typewill not be imported and instead the document contents will use default style.

Examples

    // Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    WordDocument srcDocument = new WordDocument();
    // Adds a section and a paragraph in the empty document.
    srcDocument.EnsureMinimal();
    // Creates a paragraph style (with name "Test") and adds into source document.
    WParagraphStyle paragraphStyle = new WParagraphStyle(srcDocument);
    paragraphStyle.Name = "Test";
    srcDocument.Styles.Add(paragraphStyle);
    // Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    WordDocument destDocument = new WordDocument();
    // Adds a section and a paragraph in the empty document.
    destDocument.EnsureMinimal();
    // Creates a character style (with same paragraph styel name in source) and adds into destination document.
    WCharacterStyle characterStyle = new WCharacterStyle(destDocument);
    characterStyle.Name = "Test";
    destDocument.Styles.Add(characterStyle);
    // Sets true value to include importing duplicate styles (mismatched with types) to destination document.
    destDocument.ImportStylesOnTypeMismatch = true;
    destDocument.Sections.Add(srcDocument.LastSection.Clone());
    // Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    srcDocument.Close();
    // Saves the document in the given name and format.
    destDocument.Save("Document.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    // Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    destDocument.Close();

    ' Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    Dim srcDocument As New WordDocument()
    ' Adds a section and a paragraph in the empty document.
    srcDocument.EnsureMinimal()
    ' Creates a paragraph style (with name "Test") and adds into source document.
    Dim paragraphStyle As New WParagraphStyle(srcDocument)
    paragraphStyle.Name = "Test"
    srcDocument.Styles.Add(paragraphStyle)
    ' Creates an new instance of WordDocument class.
    Dim destDocument As New WordDocument()
    ' Adds a section and a paragraph in the empty document.
    destDocument.EnsureMinimal()
    ' Creates a character style (with same paragraph styel name in source) and adds into destination document.
    Dim characterStyle As New WCharacterStyle(destDocument)
    characterStyle.Name = "Test"
    destDocument.Styles.Add(characterStyle)
    ' Sets true value to include importing duplicate styles (mismatched with types) to destination document.
    destDocument.ImportStylesOnTypeMismatch = True
    destDocument.Sections.Add(srcDocument.LastSection.Clone())
    ' Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    srcDocument.Close()
    ' Saves the document in the given name and format.
    destDocument.Save("Document.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    ' Releases the resources occupied by WordDocument instance.
    destDocument.Close()

InitialEndnoteNumber

Gets or sets the initial endnote number of the document.

Declaration

int InitialEndnoteNumber { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Int32

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the endnote initial number in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Set the endnote initial number
    document.InitialEndnoteNumber = 5;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Set the endnote initial number
    document.InitialEndnoteNumber = 5
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

InitialFootnoteNumber

Gets or sets the initial footnote number of the document.

Declaration

int InitialFootnoteNumber { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Int32

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the endnote number format in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Set the footnote initial number
    document.InitialFootnoteNumber = 3;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Set the footnote initial number
    document.InitialFootnoteNumber = 3
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

LastParagraph

Gets the last WParagraph of the document. Read-only.

Declaration

WParagraph LastParagraph { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WParagraph	The WParagraph represents the last paragraph of this WordDocument

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to retrieve the last paragraph of the document

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Set the last paragraph back color as Blue
    document.LastParagraph.ParagraphFormat.BackColor = Color.Blue;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Set the last paragraph back color as Blue
    document.LastParagraph.ParagraphFormat.BackColor = Color.Blue
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

LastSection

Gets the last WSection of the document. Read-Only.

Declaration

WSection LastSection { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WSection	The WSection represents the last section of this WordDocument

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to retrieve the last section of the document

    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Retrieve the last section of the document and add new paragraph
    document.LastSection.AddParagraph().AppendText("Adding new paragraph to the document");
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();

    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Retrieve the last section of the document and add new paragraph
    document.LastSection.AddParagraph().AppendText("Adding new paragraph to the document")
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()

ListStyles

Gets a ListStyleCollection collection that represents all the list styles in the document. Read-Only.

Declaration

ListStyleCollection ListStyles { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ListStyleCollection	All the ListStyle in this WordDocument.

MailMerge

Gets a MailMerge object that represents the mail merge functionality of the document. Read-only.

Declaration

MailMerge MailMerge { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
MailMerge	The MailMerge instance used to replace the WMergeField with value in the document

Properties

Gets the document properties. Read-only.

Declaration

DocProperties Properties { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
DocProperties	The DocProperties instance used to specify the document version, form field shading and hyphenation properties of the document

ProtectionType

Gets or sets the document protection type.

Declaration

ProtectionType ProtectionType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ProtectionType	The ProtectionType will prevent the document from unintentional editing.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to protect the changing of document content.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //protect the document from editing
    document.ProtectionType = Syncfusion.DocIO.ProtectionType.AllowOnlyReading;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'protect the document from editing
    document.ProtectionType = Syncfusion.DocIO.ProtectionType.AllowOnlyReading
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ReplaceFirst

Gets or sets a value indicating whether replace only the first occurrence. The default is false.

Declaration

bool ReplaceFirst { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True replace only the first occurrence in the document; false replace all the occurrence.

Examples

The following code snippet illustrates how to replace the first occurrence of a particular text.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Set to replace only the first occurrence of a particular text
    document.ReplaceFirst = true;
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    TextSelection selection = document.Find("contents", false, false);
    //Initialize text body part
    TextBodyPart bodyPart = new TextBodyPart(selection);
    //Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace("paragraph", bodyPart, false, true, true);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Set to replace only the first occurrence of a particular text
    document.ReplaceFirst = True
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find("contents", False, False)
    'Initialize text body part
    Dim bodyPart As New TextBodyPart(selection)
    'Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace("paragraph", bodyPart, False, True, True)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

RestartIndexForEndnote

Gets or sets the restart index for the endnotes in the document.

Declaration

EndnoteRestartIndex RestartIndexForEndnote { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
EndnoteRestartIndex

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the endnote restart index number in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Set the endnote restart index number
    document.RestartIndexForEndnote = EndnoteRestartIndex.RestartForEachSection;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Set the endnote restart index number
    document.RestartIndexForEndnote = EndnoteRestartIndex.RestartForEachSection
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

RestartIndexForFootnotes

Gets or sets the restart index for the footnotes in the document.

Declaration

FootnoteRestartIndex RestartIndexForFootnotes { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
FootnoteRestartIndex

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the footnote restart index number in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Set the footnote restart index number
    document.RestartIndexForFootnotes = FootnoteRestartIndex.RestartForEachPage;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Set the footnote restart index number
    document.RestartIndexForFootnotes = FootnoteRestartIndex.RestartForEachPage
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

RevisionOptions

Gets the revision options for the track changes in Word to PDF conversion.

Declaration

RevisionOptions RevisionOptions { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
RevisionOptions	A RevisionOptions that represents the save options for this WordDocument

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to set the ShowMarkup to preserve track changes in Word to PDF Conversion.

    //Loads an existing Word document
    WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Sets revision types to preserve track changes in PDF conversion.
    wordDocument.RevisionOptions.ShowMarkup = RevisionType.Insertions | RevisionType.Formatting | RevisionType.Deletions;
    //Instantiation of DocToPDFConverter for Word to PDF conversion
    DocToPDFConverter converter = new DocToPDFConverter();
    //Converts Word document into PDF document
    PdfDocument pdfDocument = converter.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument);
    //Saves the PDF file
    pdfDocument.Save("WordtoPDF.pdf");
    //Releases all resources used by the object
    converter.Dispose();
    //Closes the instance of document objects
    wordDocument.Close();
    pdfDocument.Close(true);

    'Loads an existing Word document
     Dim wordDocument As WordDocument = New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
     'Sets revision types to preserve track changes in PDF conversion.
     wordDocument.RevisionOptions.ShowMarkup = RevisionType.Insertions Or RevisionType.Formatting Or RevisionType.Deletions
     'Instantiation of DocToPDFConverter for Word to PDF conversion
     Dim converter As DocToPDFConverter = New DocToPDFConverter
     'Converts Word document into PDF document
     Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = converter.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument)
     'Saves the PDF file
     pdfDocument.Save("WordtoPDF.pdf")
     'Releases all resources used by the object
     converter.Dispose()
     'Closes the instance of document objects
     wordDocument.Close()
     pdfDocument.Close(True)

SaveOptions

Gets the document save options. Read-only.

Declaration

SaveOptions SaveOptions { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
SaveOptions	A SaveOptions that represents the save options for this WordDocument

Sections

Gets a WSectionCollection collection that represents all the sections in the document. Read-Only.

Declaration

WSectionCollection Sections { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WSectionCollection	A `Sections` collection represents all the WSection in this WordDocument

Styles

Gets a IStyleCollection collection that represents all the styles in the document. Read-Only.

Declaration

IStyleCollection Styles { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IStyleCollection	A IStyleCollection collection represents all the IStyle in this WordDocument

TextBoxes

Gets a TextBoxCollection collection that represents all the textboxes in the document. Read-Only.

Declaration

TextBoxCollection TextBoxes { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TextBoxCollection	A TextBoxCollection collection represents all the WTextBox in this WordDocument.

ThrowExceptionsForUnsupportedElements

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to throw exceptions for unsupported elements. The default is false.

Declaration

bool ThrowExceptionsForUnsupportedElements { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True then throw the exception for unsupported elements; otherwise, false.

TrackChanges

Gets or sets a value indicating whether edits are tracked as revision. The default is false.

Declaration

bool TrackChanges { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if track changes in on; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following code snippet shows how to track the edits as revisions in the document

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Enable the TrackChanges to track the edits as revision  
    document.TrackChanges = true;
    //Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Enable the TrackChanges to track the edits as revision  
    document.TrackChanges = True
    'Save and Close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

UpdateFields

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to update fields in the document.

Declaration

[Obsolete("This property has been deprecated. Use the UpdateDocumentFields method of WordDocument class to update the fields in the document.")]
bool UpdateFields { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	if update fields, set to `true`.

UpdateStylesOnOpen

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to automatically update styles of the document from the attached template each time the document is opened. Default value is false.

Declaration

bool UpdateStylesOnOpen { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the styles of the document are updated to from the attached template;otherwise, false.

Variables

Gets a DocVariables collection that represents the variables stored in the document. Read-only.

Declaration

DocVariables Variables { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
DocVariables	Variables collection contains a Key-Value pair of variable name and its value

Examples

The following code snippet illustrate how to add a DocVariable field in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    paragraph.AppendText("First Name of the customer: ");
    //Add the DocVariable field with Variable name and its type
    paragraph.AppendField("FirstName", FieldType.FieldDocVariable);
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    paragraph.AppendText("Last Name of the customer: ");
    //Add the DocVariable field with Variable name and its type
    paragraph.AppendField("LastName", FieldType.FieldDocVariable);
    //Add the value for variable in WordDocument.Variable collection
    document.Variables.Add("FirstName", "Jeff");
    document.Variables.Add("LastName", "Smith");
    //Update the document fields
    document.UpdateDocumentFields();
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    paragraph.AppendText("First Name of the customer: ")
    'Add the DocVariable field with Variable name and its type
    paragraph.AppendField("FirstName", FieldType.FieldDocVariable)
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph()
    paragraph.AppendText("Last Name of the customer: ")
    'Add the DocVariable field with Variable name and its type
    paragraph.AppendField("LastName", FieldType.FieldDocVariable)
    'Add the value for variable in WordDocument.Variable collection
    document.Variables.Add("FirstName", "Jeff")
    document.Variables.Add("LastName", "Smith")
    'Update the document fields
    document.UpdateDocumentFields()
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ViewSetup

Gets or sets the document view type.

Declaration

ViewSetup ViewSetup { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ViewSetup	A ViewSetup represents the display options of this WordDocument in MS Word application

Watermark

Gets or sets a watermark for the document.

Declaration

Watermark Watermark { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Watermark	A text/picture that appears behind the document

XHTMLValidateOption

Gets or sets the HTML validate option.

Declaration

XHTMLValidationType XHTMLValidateOption { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
XHTMLValidationType

Remarks

This property is not supported in Silverlight, Universal, Windows Phone, MVC6 and Xamarin application.

Methods

AcceptChanges()

Accepts changes tracked from the moment of last change acceptance.

Declaration

void AcceptChanges()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to accept the tracked changes in the document

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Check whether document has tracked changes
    if (document.HasChanges)
        //Accept the changes made to the document
        document.AcceptChanges();
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Check whether document has tracked changes
    If document.HasChanges Then
    	'Accept the changes made to the document
    	document.AcceptChanges()
    End If
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

AddListStyle(ListType, String)

Adds new list style to document.

Declaration

ListStyle AddListStyle(ListType listType, string styleName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ListType	listType	The ListType of the new ListStyle created.
System.String	styleName	A String that contains the name of the newly added list style.

Returns

Type	Description
ListStyle	The ListStyle this method creates.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to how to create user defined list styles.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Add new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection(); 
    //Add new list style to the document          
    ListStyle listStyle = document.AddListStyle(ListType.Numbered, "UserdefinedList");
    WListLevel levelOne = listStyle.Levels[0];
    //Define the follow character, prefix, suffix, start index for level 0
    levelOne.FollowCharacter = FollowCharacterType.Tab;
    levelOne.NumberPrefix = "(";
    levelOne.NumberSufix = ")";
    levelOne.PatternType = ListPatternType.LowRoman;
    levelOne.StartAt = 1;
    levelOne.TabSpaceAfter = 5;
    levelOne.NumberAlignment = ListNumberAlignment.Center;
    WListLevel levelTwo = listStyle.Levels[1];
    //Define the follow character, suffix, pattern, start index for level 1
    levelTwo.FollowCharacter = FollowCharacterType.Tab;
    levelTwo.NumberSufix = "}";
    levelTwo.PatternType = ListPatternType.LowLetter;
    levelTwo.StartAt = 2; 
//Add new paragraph to the section
IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();  
//Add text to the paragraph
paragraph.AppendText(&quot;User defined list - Level 0&quot;);
//Apply default numbered list style
paragraph.ListFormat.ApplyStyle(&quot;UserdefinedList&quot;);
//Add second paragraph
paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
paragraph.AppendText(&quot;User defined list - Level 1&quot;);
//Continue last defined list
paragraph.ListFormat.ContinueListNumbering();
//Increase the level indent
paragraph.ListFormat.IncreaseIndentLevel();
//Save the Word document
document.Save(&quot;Sample.docx&quot;, FormatType.Docx);
//Close the document
document.Close();

}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document 
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Add new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Add new list style to the document          
    Dim listStyle As ListStyle = document.AddListStyle(ListType.Numbered, "UserdefinedList")
    Dim levelOne As WListLevel = listStyle.Levels(0)
    'Define the follow character, prefix, suffix, start index for level 0
    levelOne.FollowCharacter = FollowCharacterType.Tab
    levelOne.NumberPrefix = "("
    levelOne.NumberSufix = ")"
    levelOne.PatternType = ListPatternType.LowRoman
    levelOne.StartAt = 1
    levelOne.TabSpaceAfter = 5
    levelOne.NumberAlignment = ListNumberAlignment.Center
    Dim levelTwo As WListLevel = listStyle.Levels(1)
    'Define the follow character, suffix, pattern, start index for level 1
    levelTwo.FollowCharacter = FollowCharacterType.Tab
    levelTwo.NumberSufix = "}"
    levelTwo.PatternType = ListPatternType.LowLetter
    levelTwo.StartAt = 2

    'Add new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Add text to the paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText("User defined list - Level 0")
    'Apply default numbered list style
    paragraph.ListFormat.ApplyStyle("UserdefinedList")
    'Add second paragraph
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph()
    paragraph.AppendText("User defined list - Level 1")
    'Continue last defined list
    paragraph.ListFormat.ContinueListNumbering()
    'Increase the level indent
    paragraph.ListFormat.IncreaseIndentLevel()
    'Save the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document
    document.Close()
End Sub

AddParagraphStyle(String)

Adds a new paragraph style to the document.

Declaration

IWParagraphStyle AddParagraphStyle(string styleName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	styleName	A String that contains the name of the newly created IWParagraphStyle

Returns

Type	Description
IWParagraphStyle	The IWParagraphStyle this method creates.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to create a custom paragraph style and apply it to a paragraph.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Add new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
//Create user defined style
IWParagraphStyle style = document.AddParagraphStyle(&quot;User_defined_style&quot;);
style.ParagraphFormat.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
style.ParagraphFormat.AfterSpacing = 18f;
style.ParagraphFormat.BeforeSpacing = 18f;
style.ParagraphFormat.Borders.BorderType = Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.BorderStyle.DotDash;
style.ParagraphFormat.Borders.LineWidth = 0.5f;
style.ParagraphFormat.LineSpacing = 15f;
style.CharacterFormat.FontName = &quot;Calibri&quot;;
style.CharacterFormat.Italic = true;
//Add new paragraph to the section
IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
IWTextRange text = paragraph.AppendText(&quot;A new paragraph style is created and is applied to this paragraph.&quot;);
//Apply the new style to paragraph
paragraph.ApplyStyle(&quot;User_defined_style&quot;);
//Save the Word document
document.Save(&quot;Sample.docx&quot;, FormatType.Docx);
//Close the document
document.Close();

}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document 
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Add new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Create user defined style
    Dim style As IWParagraphStyle = document.AddParagraphStyle("User_defined_style")
    style.ParagraphFormat.BackColor = Color.LightGray
    style.ParagraphFormat.AfterSpacing = 18.0F
    style.ParagraphFormat.BeforeSpacing = 18.0F
    style.ParagraphFormat.Borders.BorderType = Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.BorderStyle.DotDash
    style.ParagraphFormat.Borders.LineWidth = 0.5F
    style.ParagraphFormat.LineSpacing = 15.0F
    style.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Calibri"
    style.CharacterFormat.Italic = True
    'Add new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    Dim text As IWTextRange = paragraph.AppendText("A new paragraph style is created and is applied to this paragraph.")
    'Apply the new style to paragraph
    paragraph.ApplyStyle("User_defined_style")
    'Save the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document
    document.Close()
End Sub

AddSection()

Adds a new section to document.

Declaration

IWSection AddSection()

Returns

Type	Description
IWSection	The IWSection this method creates.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to add a new section to document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Add new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Add new paragraph to the section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Append the text to the created paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText("A new section is added to the document.");
    //Save and close the Word document instance
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Add new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Add new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Append the text to the created paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText("A new section is added to the document.")
    'Save and close the Word document instance
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

AddStyle(BuiltinStyle)

Adds the built-in style to the IStyleCollection collection.

Declaration

IStyle AddStyle(BuiltinStyle builtinStyle)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BuiltinStyle	builtinStyle	The BuiltinStyle that represents the added built-in style of the document.

Returns

Type	Description
IStyle	The IStyle this method added to IStyleCollection collection.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to add the built-in style to the document

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Add the built-in style to the document style collection
    IStyle style = document.AddStyle(BuiltinStyle.Heading5);
    //Apply the added built-in style to the last paragraph of the document
    document.LastParagraph.ApplyStyle(style.Name);
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Add the built-in style to the document style collection
    Dim style As IStyle = document.AddStyle(BuiltinStyle.Heading5)
    'Apply the added built-in style to the last paragraph of the document
    document.LastParagraph.ApplyStyle(style.Name)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Clone()

Creates the duplicate copy of this WordDocument instance.

Declaration

WordDocument Clone()

Returns

Type	Description
WordDocument	The WordDocument this method duplicated.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to clone the Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Open an existing document 
    WordDocument inputTemplateDoc = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Create a clone of Input Template 
    WordDocument clonedDocument = inputTemplateDoc.Clone();
    //Close the input template document instance
    inputTemplateDoc.Close();
    //Save and Close the cloned document instance
    clonedDocument.Save("ClonedDocument.docx");
    clonedDocument.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Open an existing document 
    Dim inputTemplateDoc As New WordDocument(fileName)
    'Create a clone of Input Template 
    Dim clonedDocument As WordDocument = inputTemplateDoc.Clone()
    'Close the input template document instance
    inputTemplateDoc.Close()
    'Save and Close the cloned document instance
    clonedDocument.Save("ClonedDocument.docx")
    clonedDocument.Close()
End Sub

Close()

Release the resources occupied by this WordDocument instance.

Declaration

void Close()

CreateParagraph()

Creates a new paragraph.

Declaration

IWParagraph CreateParagraph()

Returns

Type	Description
IWParagraph	The IWParagraph this method created.

CreateParagraphItem(ParagraphItemType)

Creates a new paragraph item instance.

Declaration

ParagraphItem CreateParagraphItem(ParagraphItemType itemType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ParagraphItemType	itemType	A ParagraphItemType represents the type of paragraph item to create.

Returns

Type	Description
ParagraphItem	The ParagraphItem this method created.

EncryptDocument(String)

Protects the document with password from unauthorized access.

Declaration

void EncryptDocument(string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	password	A String used to encrypt the document.

Remarks

This API is supported from .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Standard 2.0 onwards.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to encrypt the Word document with password.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Open an input Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Encrypt the Word document with a password
    document.EncryptDocument("password");
    //Save and close the Word document instance
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Open an input Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Encrypt the Word document with a password
    document.EncryptDocument("password")
    'Save and close the Word document instance
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

EnsureMinimal()

Adds a single IWSection with one IWParagraph, when the document contains no sections.

Declaration

void EnsureMinimal()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to add new section with one paragraph to the empty Word document

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Creates a new Word document.
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Add a section and a paragraph in the empty document
    document.EnsureMinimal();
    IWParagraph paragraph = document.LastParagraph;
    //Append text to the last paragraph of the document
    paragraph.AppendText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua");
    //Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Creates a new Word document.
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Add a section and a paragraph in the empty document
    document.EnsureMinimal()
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = document.LastParagraph
    'Append text to the last paragraph of the document
    paragraph.AppendText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua")
    'Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Comment.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Find(String, Boolean, Boolean)

Finds the text based on specified string, taking into the consideration of caseSensitive and wholeWord options.

Declaration

TextSelection Find(string given, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	A string used to find the text.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the similar case text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection	The TextSelection that contains the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to find a particular text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    TextSelection textSelection = document.Find("panda", true, true);
    //Get the found text as single text range
    WTextRange textRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
    //Modify the text
    textRange.Text = "Replaced text";
    //Set highlight color
    textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow;
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    Dim textSelection As TextSelection = document.Find("panda", true, true)
    'Get the found text as single text range
    Dim textRange As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
    'Modify the text
    textRange.Text = "Replaced text"
    'Set highlight color
    textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Find(Regex)

Finds the text based on specified regular expression.

Declaration

TextSelection Find(Regex pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection	The TextSelection that contains the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to find a particular text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    TextSelection textSelection = document.Find(new Regex("panda"));
    //Get the found text as single text range
    WTextRange textRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
    //Modify the text
    textRange.Text = "Replaced text";
    //Set highlight color
    textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow;
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    Dim textSelection As TextSelection = document.Find(New Regex("panda"))
    'Get the found text as single text range
    Dim textRange As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
    'Modify the text
    textRange.Text = "Replaced text"
    'Set highlight color
    textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

FindAll(String, Boolean, Boolean)

Finds and returns all entries of the specified string, taking into the consideration of caseSensitive and wholeWord options.

Declaration

TextSelection[] FindAll(string given, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	A string used to find the text.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the similar case text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection[]	The TextSelection collection that contains all the entries of the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to search a particular text and highlight it.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the occurrence of the Word "panda" in the document
    TextSelection[] textSelection = document.FindAll("panda", false, true);
    //Iterate through each occurrence and highlight it
    foreach (TextSelection selection in textSelection)
    {
        IWTextRange textRange = selection.GetAsOneRange();
        textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow;
    }
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Result.docx");
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the occurrence of the word "panda" in the document
    Dim textSelection As TextSelection() = document.FindAll("panda", false, true)
    'Iterate through each occurrence and highlight it
    For Each selection As TextSelection In textSelection
        Dim textRange As IWTextRange = selection.GetAsOneRange()
        textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow
    Next
    document.Save("Result.docx")
    document.Close()
End Sub

FindAll(Regex)

Finds and returns all entries of the specified regular expression.

Declaration

TextSelection[] FindAll(Regex pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection[]	The TextSelection collection that contains all the entries of the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to search a particular text and highlight it.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the occurrence of the Word "panda" in the document
    TextSelection[] textSelection = document.FindAll(new Regex("panda"));
    //Iterate through each occurrence and highlight it
    foreach (TextSelection selection in textSelection)
    {
        IWTextRange textRange = selection.GetAsOneRange();
        textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow;
    }
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Result.docx");
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the occurrence of the word "panda" in the document
    Dim textSelection As TextSelection() = document.FindAll(new Regex("panda"))
    'Iterate through each occurrence and highlight it
    For Each selection As TextSelection In textSelection
        Dim textRange As IWTextRange = selection.GetAsOneRange()
        textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow
    Next
    document.Save("Result.docx")
    document.Close()
End Sub

FindNext(TextBodyItem, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Finds the next entry of the specified text from the specified text body item, taking into the consideration of caseSensitive and wholeWord options.

Declaration

TextSelection FindNext(TextBodyItem startTextBodyItem, string given, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextBodyItem	startTextBodyItem	The TextBodyItem that represents the start body item at which search starts (paragraph or table).
System.String	given	A string used to find the text.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the similar case text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection	The TextSelection that contains the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to find a particular text and its next occurrence in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load the template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    TextSelection textSelection = document.Find("as graphical contents", false, true);
    //Get the found text as single text range
    WTextRange textRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
    //Modify the text
    textRange.Text = "Replaced text";
    //Set highlight color
    textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow;
    //Find the next occurrence of a particular text from the previous paragraph
    textSelection = document.FindNext(textRange.OwnerParagraph, "paragraph", true, false);
    //Get the found text as single text range
    WTextRange range = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
    //Set bold formatting
    range.CharacterFormat.Bold = true;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load the template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    Dim textSelection As TextSelection = document.Find("as graphical contents", false, true)
    'Get the found text as single text range
    Dim textRange As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
    'Modify the text
    textRange.Text = "Replaced text"
    'Set highlight color
    textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow
    'Find the next occurrence of a particular text from the previous paragraph
    textSelection = document.FindNext(textRange.OwnerParagraph, "paragraph", true, false)
    'Get the found text as single text range
    Dim range As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
    'Set bold formatting
    range.CharacterFormat.Bold = True
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

FindNext(TextBodyItem, Regex)

Finds the next entry of the specified regular expression from the specified text body item.

Declaration

TextSelection FindNext(TextBodyItem startBodyItem, Regex pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextBodyItem	startBodyItem	The TextBodyItem that represents the start body item at which search starts (paragraph or table).
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection	The TextSelection that contains the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to find a particular text and its next occurrence in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load the template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    TextSelection textSelection = document.Find(new Regex("as graphical contents"));
    //Get the found text as single text range
    WTextRange textRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
    //Modify the text
    textRange.Text = "Replaced text";
    //Set highlight color
    textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow;
    //Find the next occurrence of a particular text from the previous paragraph
    textSelection = document.FindNext(textRange.OwnerParagraph,  new Regex("paragraph"));
    //Get the found text as single text range
    WTextRange range = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
    //Set bold formatting
    range.CharacterFormat.Bold = true;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load the template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    Dim textSelection As TextSelection = document.Find("as graphical contents")
    'Get the found text as single text range
    Dim textRange As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
    'Modify the text
    textRange.Text = "Replaced text"
    'Set highlight color
    textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow
    'Find the next occurrence of a particular text from the previous paragraph
    textSelection = document.FindNext(textRange.OwnerParagraph, "paragraph")
    'Get the found text as single text range
    Dim range As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
    'Set bold formatting
    range.CharacterFormat.Bold = True
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

FindNextSingleLine(TextBodyItem, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Finds the next entry of the specified text from the specified text body item in single-line mode which is extended to several paragraph in the document, taking into the consideration of caseSensitive and wholeWord options.

Declaration

TextSelection[] FindNextSingleLine(TextBodyItem startTextBodyItem, string given, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextBodyItem	startTextBodyItem	The TextBodyItem that represents the start body item at which search starts (paragraph or table).
System.String	given	A string used to find the text.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the similar case text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection[]	The TextSelection that contains the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to find a particular text and its next occurrence which is extended to several paragraphs in the Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load the template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    TextSelection[] textSelections = document.FindSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", true, false);
    WParagraph paragraph = null;
    foreach (TextSelection textSelection in textSelections)
    {
        //Get the found text as single text range and set highlight color
        WTextRange textRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
        textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.YellowGreen;
        paragraph = textRange.OwnerParagraph;
    }
    //Find the next occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    textSelections = document.FindNextSingleLine(paragraph, "First paragraph Second paragraph", true, false);
    foreach (TextSelection textSelection in textSelections)
    {
        //Get the found text as single text range and set italic formatting
        WTextRange text = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
        text.CharacterFormat.Italic = true;
    }
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load the template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    Dim textSelections As TextSelection() = document.FindSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", True, False)
    Dim paragraph As WParagraph = Nothing
      For Each textSelection As TextSelection In textSelections
          'Get the found text as single text range and set highlight color
          Dim textRange As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
          textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.YellowGreen
          paragraph = textRange.OwnerParagraph
      Next
    'Find the next occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    textSelections = document.FindNextSingleLine(paragraph, "First paragraph Second paragraph", True, False)
    For Each textSelection As TextSelection In textSelections
        'Get the found text as single text range and set italic formatting
        Dim text As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
        text.CharacterFormat.Italic = True
    Next
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

FindNextSingleLine(TextBodyItem, Regex)

Finds the next entry of the specified pattern of text in single-line mode which is extended to several paragraph in the document.

Declaration

TextSelection[] FindNextSingleLine(TextBodyItem startBodyItem, Regex pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TextBodyItem	startBodyItem	The TextBodyItem that represents the start body item at which search starts (paragraph or table).
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection[]	The TextSelection that contains the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to find a particular text and its next occurrence which is extended to several paragraphs in the Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load the template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    TextSelection[] textSelections = document.FindSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", true, false);
    WParagraph paragraph = null;
    foreach (TextSelection textSelection in textSelections)
    {
        //Get the found text as single text range and set highlight color
        WTextRange textRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
        textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.YellowGreen;
        paragraph = textRange.OwnerParagraph;
    }
    //Find the next occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    textSelections = document.FindNextSingleLine(paragraph, new Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"));
    foreach (TextSelection textSelection in textSelections)
    {
        //Get the found text as single text range and set italic formatting
        WTextRange text = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
        text.CharacterFormat.Italic = true;
    }
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load the template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    Dim textSelections As TextSelection() = document.FindSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", True, False)
    Dim paragraph As WParagraph = Nothing
      For Each textSelection As TextSelection In textSelections
          'Get the found text as single text range and set highlight color
          Dim textRange As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
          textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.YellowGreen
          paragraph = textRange.OwnerParagraph
      Next
    'Find the next occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    textSelections = document.FindNextSingleLine(paragraph, new Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"))
    For Each textSelection As TextSelection In textSelections
        'Get the found text as single text range and set italic formatting
        Dim text As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
        text.CharacterFormat.Italic = True
    Next
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

FindSingleLine(String, Boolean, Boolean)

Finds the first entry of specified pattern of text in single-line mode which is extended to several paragraph in the document, taking into the consideration of caseSensitive and wholeWord options.

Declaration

TextSelection[] FindSingleLine(string given, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	A string used to find the text.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the similar case text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word text which specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection[]	The TextSelection collection that contains the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load the template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    TextSelection[] textSelections = document.FindSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", true, false);
    WParagraph paragraph = null;
    foreach (TextSelection textSelection in textSelections)
    {
        //Get the found text as single text range and set highlight color
        WTextRange textRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
        textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.YellowGreen;
        paragraph = textRange.OwnerParagraph;
    }
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load the template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    Dim textSelections As TextSelection() = document.FindSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", True, False)
    Dim paragraph As WParagraph = Nothing
      For Each textSelection As TextSelection In textSelections
          'Get the found text as single text range and set highlight color
          Dim textRange As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
          textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.YellowGreen
          paragraph = textRange.OwnerParagraph
      Next
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

FindSingleLine(Regex)

Finds the first entry of specified pattern of text in single-line mode which is extended to several paragraph in the document.

Declaration

TextSelection[] FindSingleLine(Regex pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection[]	The TextSelection collection that contains the found text in the document.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load the template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    TextSelection[] textSelections = document.FindSingleLine(new Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"));
    WParagraph paragraph = null;
    foreach (TextSelection textSelection in textSelections)
    {
        //Get the found text as single text range and set highlight color
        WTextRange textRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange();
        textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.YellowGreen;
        paragraph = textRange.OwnerParagraph;
    }
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load the template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text extended to several paragraphs in the document
    Dim textSelections As TextSelection() = document.FindSingleLine(new Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"))
    Dim paragraph As WParagraph = Nothing
      For Each textSelection As TextSelection In textSelections
          'Get the found text as single text range and set highlight color
          Dim textRange As WTextRange = textSelection.GetAsOneRange()
          textRange.CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.YellowGreen
          paragraph = textRange.OwnerParagraph
      Next
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

GetCrossReferenceItems(ReferenceType)

Gets the list/array of items that can be cross-referenced based on the specified reference type.

Declaration

List<Entity> GetCrossReferenceItems(ReferenceType refernceType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ReferenceType	refernceType	Specifies the type of item you want to insert a cross-reference to.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<Entity>	The Entity collection that represents the cross reference items in the document.

Remarks

This method returns the cross reference of Bookmarks items only.

For bookmarks, it returns the entity collections of BookmarkStart only if the bookmark contains proper start and end.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to append cross reference for bookmark in Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the collection of bookmark start in the word document
    List<Entity> items = document.GetCrossReferenceItems(ReferenceType.Bookmark);
    if (items.Count > 0)
        //Change the first cross reference items owner paragraph back color as YelloGreen
        (items[0] as BookmarkStart).OwnerParagraph.ParagraphFormat.BackColor = Color.YellowGreen;
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the collection of bookmark start in the word document
    Dim items As List(Of Entity) = document.GetCrossReferenceItems(ReferenceType.Bookmark)
    If items.Count > 0 Then
    	'Change the first cross reference items owner paragraph back color as YelloGreen
    	TryCast(items(0), BookmarkStart).OwnerParagraph.ParagraphFormat.BackColor = Color.YellowGreen
    End If
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

GetText()

Returns a string that contains whole document content as text.

Declaration

string GetText()

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The text this document contains.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, Windows Phone and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to retrieve the Word document contents as a plain text.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the document text and close the document
    string text = document.GetText();
    document.Close();
    //Create new Word document
    WordDocument newdocument = new WordDocument();
    //Add new section
    IWSection section = newdocument.AddSection();
    //Add new paragraph
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Append the text to the paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText(text);
    //Save and close the document
    newdocument.Save("Sample.docx");
    newdocument.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the document text and close the document
    Dim text As String = document.GetText()
    document.Close()
    'Create new Word document
    Dim newdocument As New WordDocument()
    'Add new section
    Dim section As IWSection = newdocument.AddSection()
    'Add new paragraph
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Append the text to the paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText(text)
    'Save and close the document
    newdocument.Save("Sample.docx")
    newdocument.Close()
End Sub

ImportContent(IWordDocument)

Import contents and styles from the source document to the destination document.

Declaration

void ImportContent(IWordDocument doc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IWordDocument	doc	The source IWordDocument whose contents are appended at the end of the current WordDocument instance.

Remarks

When source and destination documents have styles with the same names, then Guid is added as a suffix to the name of the imported styles in the destination document. Due to the above duplication of the same style will increase the file size of the document and also it may lead to Out of memory exception if the machine has some limited amount memory.

To resolve the duplication of the same style from source to destination document, use ImportContent(IWordDocument doc, bool importStyles) methods with false value for "importStyle" parameter.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to import the contents from source document into destination document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Open the source document 
    WordDocument sourceDocument = new WordDocument("sourceFileName.docx");
    //Open the destination document 
    WordDocument destinationDocument = new WordDocument("targetFileName.docx");
    //Import the contents of source document at the end of destination document
    destinationDocument.ImportContent(sourceDocument);
    //Close the document instance
    sourceDocument.Close()
    //Save the destination document
    destinationDocument.Save("outputFileName.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the document instance
    destinationDocument.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Open the source document 
    Dim sourceDocument As New WordDocument(sourceFileName)
    'Open the destination document 
    Dim destinationDocument As New WordDocument(targetFileName)
    'Import the contents of source document at the end of destination document
    destinationDocument.ImportContent(sourceDocument)
    'Close the document instance
    sourceDocument.Close()
    'Save the destination document
    destinationDocument.Save(outputFileName, FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document instance
    destinationDocument.Close()
End Sub

ImportContent(IWordDocument, ImportOptions)

Import contents from the source document to the destination document with various import options.

Declaration

void ImportContent(IWordDocument doc, ImportOptions importOptions)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IWordDocument	doc	The source IWordDocument whose contents are appended at the end of the current WordDocument instance.
ImportOptions	importOptions	The ImportOptions that represents the options to import the source document contents to the destination document.

Remarks

Essential DocIO supports the importing contents from the source document to the destination document with various import options similar to Microsoft Word copy and paste options. Following are the import options supported by Essential DocIO.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to import the contents from source document into destination document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Open the source document 
    WordDocument sourceDocument = new WordDocument("sourceFileName.docx");
    //Open the destination document 
    WordDocument destinationDocument = new WordDocument("targetFileName.docx");
    //Import the contents of source document at the end of destination document
    destinationDocument.ImportContent(sourceDocument, ImportOptions.UseDestinationStyles);
    //Close the document instance
    sourceDocument.Close();
    //Save the destination document
    destinationDocument.Save("outputFileName.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the document instance
    destinationDocument.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Open the source document 
    Dim sourceDocument As New WordDocument(sourceFileName)
    'Open the destination document 
    Dim destinationDocument As New WordDocument(targetFileName)
    'Import the contents of source document at the end of destination document
    destinationDocument.ImportContent(sourceDocument, ImportOptions.UseDestinationStyles)
    'Close the document instance
    sourceDocument.Close()
    'Save the destination document
    destinationDocument.Save(outputFileName, FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document instance
    destinationDocument.Close()
End Sub

ImportContent(IWordDocument, Boolean)

Import contents from the source document to the destination document by specifying whether to import styles that have the same name between the source and destination document.

Declaration

void ImportContent(IWordDocument doc, bool importStyles)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IWordDocument	doc	The source IWordDocument whose contents are appended at the end of the current WordDocument instance.
System.Boolean	importStyles	Set to true to import all the styles from the source document to destination document; otherwise, false.

Remarks

When importStyles is set to false, all the contents are imported; but, the styles of the source document with style names that do not match with the styles in the destination document are not imported. When the style names match the destination style names, then the same name is applied to the imported contents. This behavior is similar to the Microsoft Word paste option � UseDestinationStyles.

When importStyles is set to true, all the contents and styles of the source document are imported to the destination document. In cases where a style in the source document has the same name as a style in the destination document, �Guid� is added as a suffix to the name of the imported style in order to preserve unique style name. Due to the above duplication of the same style will increase the file size of the document and also it may lead to Out of memory exception if the machine has some limited amount memory.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to import the contents from source document into destination document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Open the source document 
    WordDocument sourceDocument = new WordDocument("sourceFileName.docx");
    //Open the destination document 
    WordDocument destinationDocument = new WordDocument("targetFileName.docx");
    //Import the contents of source document at the end of destination document
    destinationDocument.ImportContent(sourceDocument, true);
    //Close the document instance
    sourceDocument.Close();
    //Save the destination document
    destinationDocument.Save("outputFileName.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the document instance
    destinationDocument.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Open the source document 
    Dim sourceDocument As New WordDocument(sourceFileName)
    'Open the destination document 
    Dim destinationDocument As New WordDocument(targetFileName)
    'Import the contents of source document at the end of destination document
    destinationDocument.ImportContent(sourceDocument, true)
    'Close the document instance
    sourceDocument.Close()
    'Save the destination document
    destinationDocument.Save(outputFileName, FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document instance
    destinationDocument.Close()
End Sub

ImportSection(IWSection)

Imports the specified section into the current document.

Declaration

void ImportSection(IWSection section)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IWSection	section	The source IWSection whose contents are appended at the end of the current WordDocument instance.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to import the section into the Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Open the source document 
    WordDocument sourceDocument = new WordDocument(sourceFileName);
    //Open the destination document 
    WordDocument destinationDocument = new WordDocument(targetFileName);
    //Import the last section of source document at the end of destination document
    destinationDocument.ImportSection(sourceDocument.LastSection);
    //Close the document instance
    sourceDocument.Close();
    //Save the destination document
    destinationDocument.Save(outputFileName, FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the document instance
    destinationDocument.Close();   
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Open the source document 
    Dim sourceDocument As New WordDocument("sourceFileName.docx")
    'Open the destination document 
    Dim destinationDocument As New WordDocument("targetFileName.docx")
    'Import the last section of source document at the end of destination document
    destinationDocument.ImportSection(sourceDocument.LastSection)
    'Close the document instance
    sourceDocument.Close()
    'Save the destination document
    destinationDocument.Save("outputFileName.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document instance
    destinationDocument.Close()
End Sub

Open(Stream, FormatType)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type from the data stream.

Declaration

void Open(Stream stream, FormatType formatType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	A System.IO.Stream that contains the data for this WordDocument.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document of the specified type from data stream.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    Stream fileStream = new FileStream("Sample.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open(fileStream, FormatType.Docx);
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim fileStream As Stream = New FileStream("Sample.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open(fileStream, FormatType.Docx)
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Open(Stream, FormatType, XHTMLValidationType)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type from the data stream with HTML validation options.

Declaration

void Open(Stream stream, FormatType formatType, XHTMLValidationType validationType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	A System.IO.Stream that contains the data for this WordDocument.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.
XHTMLValidationType	validationType	The XHTML validation type used to validate the HTML file, if the `formatType` is .

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document of the specified type from data stream with XHTML validation options.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    Stream fileStream = new FileStream("Sample.html", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open(fileStream, FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict);
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim fileStream As Stream = New FileStream("Sample.html", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open(fileStream, FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict)
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Open(Stream, FormatType, XHTMLValidationType, String)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type from the data stream with HTML file validation options and base path for relative path to absolute path conversion.

Declaration

void Open(Stream stream, FormatType formatType, XHTMLValidationType validationType, string baseUrl)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	A System.IO.Stream that contains the data for this WordDocument.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.
XHTMLValidationType	validationType	The XHTML validation type used to validate the html file, if the `formatType` is .
System.String	baseUrl	Base path which is used to convert the relative path in the HTML file to absolute path.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document of the specified type from data stream with XHTML validation options.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    Stream fileStream = new FileStream("Sample.html", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open(fileStream, FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict, "basepath");
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim fileStream As Stream = New FileStream("Sample.html", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open(fileStream, FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict, basepath)
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Open(Stream, FormatType, String)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type from the data stream, which is protected with password.

Declaration

void Open(Stream stream, FormatType formatType, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	A System.IO.Stream that contains the data for this WordDocument.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.
System.String	password	The password used to decrypt the document.

Remarks

This API is supported from .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Standard 2.0 onwards.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open a protected document of the specified type from data stream.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    Stream fileStream = new FileStream("Sample.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open(fileStream, FormatType.Docx, "password");
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim fileStream As Stream = New FileStream("Sample.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open(fileStream, FormatType.Docx, "password")
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Open(String)

Opens an existing document.

Declaration

void Open(string fileName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to open

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document from file system.

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform and Xamarin platforms.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx");
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx");
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx")
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx")
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Open(String, FormatType)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type.

Declaration

void Open(string fileName, FormatType formatType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to open.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document of the specified type from file system.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Open(String, FormatType, XHTMLValidationType)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type with HTML file validation options.

Declaration

void Open(string fileName, FormatType formatType, XHTMLValidationType validationType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to open.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.
XHTMLValidationType	validationType	The XHTML validation type used to validate the HTML file, if the `formatType` is .

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open a protected document of the specified type from file system.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict);
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx, "password",  XHTMLValidationType.Strict)
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Open(String, FormatType, XHTMLValidationType, String)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type with HTML file validation options and base path for relative path to absolute path conversion.

Declaration

void Open(string fileName, FormatType formatType, XHTMLValidationType validationType, string baseUrl)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to open.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.
XHTMLValidationType	validationType	The XHTML validation type used to validate the HTML file, if the `formatType` is .
System.String	baseUrl	Base path which is used to convert the relative path in the HTML file to absolute path.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open a protected document of the specified type from file system.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict, "basePath");
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx, "password",  XHTMLValidationType.Strict, basePath)
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Open(String, FormatType, String)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type, which is protected with password.

Declaration

void Open(string fileName, FormatType formatType, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to open.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.
System.String	password	The password used to decrypt the protected file.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open a protected document of the specified type from file system.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx, "password");
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx, "password")
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

OpenReadOnly(String, FormatType)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type in read-only mode.

Declaration

void OpenReadOnly(string strFileName, FormatType formatType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	strFileName	A string that contains the name of the file to open.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform and Xamarin platforms.

OpenReadOnly(String, FormatType, XHTMLValidationType)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type with HTML file validation options in read-only mode.

Declaration

void OpenReadOnly(string fileName, FormatType formatType, XHTMLValidationType validationType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to open.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.
XHTMLValidationType	validationType	The XHTML validation type used to validate the HTML file, if the `formatType` is Html.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRT, Windows Phone, Universal, Universal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document of the specified type from file system with XHTML validation options in read-only mode.

//Create a new instance of WordDocument class
WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
//Open an existing document from file system
document.OpenReadOnly("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict);
//Saves the specified document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
//Close the WordDocument instance
document.Close();

'Create a new instance of WordDocument class
Dim document As New WordDocument()
'Open an existing document from file system
document.OpenReadOnly("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict)
'Saves the specified document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
'Close the WordDocument instance
document.Close()

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	fileName is null.

OpenReadOnly(String, FormatType, XHTMLValidationType, String)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type with HTML file validation options and base path for relative path to absolute path conversion in read-only mode.

Declaration

void OpenReadOnly(string fileName, FormatType formatType, XHTMLValidationType validationType, string baseUrl)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to open.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.
XHTMLValidationType	validationType	The XHTML validation type used to validate the HTML file, if the `formatType` is Html.
System.String	baseUrl	Base path which is used to convert the relative path in the HTML file to absolute path.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRT, Windows Phone, Universal, Universal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document of the specified type from file system with XHTML validation options in read-only mode.

//Create a new instance of WordDocument class
WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
//Open an existing document from file system
document.OpenReadOnly("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict, "basePath");
//Saves the specified document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
//Close the WordDocument instance
document.Close();

'Create a new instance of WordDocument class
Dim document As New WordDocument()
'Open an existing document from file system
document.OpenReadOnly("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx,  XHTMLValidationType.Strict, basePath)
'Saves the specified document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
'Close the WordDocument instance
document.Close()

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	fileName is null.
System.ArgumentNullException	baseUrl is null.

OpenReadOnly(String, FormatType, String)

Opens an existing document of the specified file format type, which is protected with password in read-only mode.

Declaration

void OpenReadOnly(string fileName, FormatType formatType, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to open.
FormatType	formatType	The file format type of the document to open.
System.String	password	The password used to decrypt the protected file.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRT, Windows Phone, Universal, Universal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open a protected document of the specified type from file system in read-only mode.

//Create a new instance of WordDocument class
WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
//Open an existing document from file system
document.OpenReadOnly("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx, "password");
//Saves the specified document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
//Close the WordDocument instance
document.Close();

'Create a new instance of WordDocument class
Dim document As New WordDocument()
'Open an existing document from file system
document.OpenReadOnly("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx, "password")
'Saves the specified document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
'Close the WordDocument instance
document.Close()

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	fileName is null.
System.ArgumentNullException	password is null.

Protect(ProtectionType)

Protects the document from unintentional editing.

Declaration

void Protect(ProtectionType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ProtectionType	type	The type of protection to be applied.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to protect the document from unintentional editing.

This method is not supported in MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Apply the protection to the document
    document.Protect(ProtectionType.AllowOnlyComments);
    //Save and close the document instances
    document.Save("Sample.docx");
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Apply the protection to the document
    document.Protect(ProtectionType.AllowOnlyComments)
    'Save and close the document instances
    document.Save("Sample.docx")
    document.Close()
End Sub

Protect(ProtectionType, String)

Protects the document from unintentional editing with secure password.

Declaration

void Protect(ProtectionType type, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ProtectionType	type	The type of protection to be applied.
System.String	password	The password used for protection.

Remarks

This method is not supported in MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to protect the document from unintentional editing.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", "password");
    //Apply the protection to the document
    document.Protect(ProtectionType.AllowOnlyComments);
    //Save and close the document instances
    document.Save("Sample.docx");
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Apply the protection to the document
    document.Protect(ProtectionType.AllowOnlyComments, "password")
    'Save and close the document instances
    document.Save("Sample.docx")
    document.Close()
End Sub

RejectChanges()

Rejects changes tracked from the moment of last change acceptance.

Declaration

void RejectChanges()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to reject the tracked changes in the document

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Check whether document has tracked changes
    if (document.HasChanges)
        //Reject the changes made to the document
        document.RejectChanges();
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Check whether document has tracked changes
    If document.HasChanges Then
    	'Reject the changes made to the document
    	document.RejectChanges()
    End If
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

RemoveEncryption()

Removes the encryption from the document.

Declaration

void RemoveEncryption()

Remarks

This API is supported from .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Standard 2.0 onwards.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to remove encrypt from the Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Open an input Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Remove the encryption from document
    document.RemoveEncryption();
    //Save and close the Word document instance
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Open an input Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Remove the encryption from document
    document.RemoveEncryption();
    'Save and close the Word document instance
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

RemoveMacros()

Removes the macros in the document.

Declaration

void RemoveMacros()

Remarks

This method removes the macros from DOCM and DOTM format files.

Examples

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load the document with macros
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Sample.docm");
    //Check whether the document has macros and remove them
    if (document.HasMacros)
        document.RemoveMacros();
    //Save the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the document
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load the document with macros
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Sample.docm")
    'Check whether the document has macros and remove them
    If document.HasMacros Then
        document.RemoveMacros()
    End If
    'Save the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document
    document.Close()
End Sub

RenderAsImages(ImageType)

Converts the whole document into an images.

Declaration

Image[] RenderAsImages(ImageType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ImageType	type	An ImageType that specifies the type of the image to render.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Drawing.Image[]	Return the array of images that contains the each document page as single image.

Remarks

Layouting the contents of a Word document as pages in the Essential DocIO is not exactly the same as the layouting in Microsoft Word. So, the total number of pages and each page content may vary slightly compared to that of the Microsoft Word.

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRT, Windows Phone, Universal, Universal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to convert the Word document to image.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to image conversion
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = new ChartToImageConverter();
    //Set the scaling mode for charts (Normal mode reduces the file size)
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Normal;
    //Convert word document to image
    Image[] images = wordDocument.RenderAsImages(ImageType.Bitmap);
    //Close the document
    wordDocument.Close();
    int i = 0;
    foreach (Image image in images)
    {
        //Save the images as jpeg
        image.Save("WordToImage_" + i + ".jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg);
        i++;
    }
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim wordDocument As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to image conversion
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = New ChartToImageConverter()
    'Set the scaling mode for charts (Normal mode reduces the file size)
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Normal
    'Convert word document to image
    Dim images As Image() = wordDocument.RenderAsImages(ImageType.Bitmap)
    'Close the document
    wordDocument.Close()
    Dim i As Integer = 0
    For Each image As Image In images
        'Save the images as jpeg
        image.Save("WordToImage_" & i & ".jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg)
        i += 1
    Next
End Sub

RenderAsImages(Int32, ImageType)

Converts the specified document page into image.

Declaration

Image RenderAsImages(int pageIndex, ImageType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	pageIndex	The zero based page index that represent which page to convert.
ImageType	type	An ImageType that specifies the type of the image to render.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Drawing.Image	An System.Drawing.Image that represent specified document page as image.

Remarks

Layouting the contents of a Word document as pages in the Essential DocIO is not exactly the same as the layouting in Microsoft Word. So, the total number of pages may vary slightly compared to that of the Microsoft Word.

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRT, Windows Phone, Universal, Universal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to convert the specified Word document page as image.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to image conversion
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = new ChartToImageConverter();
    //Set the scaling mode for charts (Normal mode reduces the file size)
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Normal;
    //Convert word document to image
    Image image = wordDocument.RenderAsImages(2, ImageType.Bitmap);
    //Close the document
    wordDocument.Close();
    //Save the image
    image.Save("WordToImage.jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg);
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim wordDocument As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to image conversion
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = New ChartToImageConverter()
    'Set the scaling mode for charts (Normal mode reduces the file size)
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Normal
    'Convert word document to image
    Dim image As Image = wordDocument.RenderAsImages(2, ImageType.Bitmap)
    'Close the document
    wordDocument.Close()
    'Save the images as jpeg
    image.Save("WordToImage_" & i & ".jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg)
End Sub

RenderAsImages(Int32, ImageFormat)

Converts the specified document page into image.

Declaration

Stream RenderAsImages(int pageIndex, ImageFormat imageFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	pageIndex	The zero based page index that represent which page to convert.
System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat	imageFormat

Returns

Type	Description
System.IO.Stream	An System.IO.Stream that represent specified document page as image.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRT, Windows Phone, Universal, Universal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to convert the Word document to image.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to image conversion
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = new ChartToImageConverter();
    //Set the scaling mode for charts (Normal mode reduces the file size)
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Normal;
    //Convert word document to stream
    Stream imageStream = wordDocument.RenderAsImages(2, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp);
    //Close the document
    wordDocument.Close();
    //Convert the stream to Image
    Image image = Image.FromStream(imageStream);
    //Save the image as jpeg
    image.Save("WordToImage.jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg);
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim wordDocument As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to image conversion
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = New ChartToImageConverter()
    'Set the scaling mode for charts (Normal mode reduces the file size)
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Normal
    'Convert word document to stream
    Dim imageStream As Stream = wordDocument.RenderAsImages(2, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp)
    'Close the document
    wordDocument.Close()
    'Convert the stream to Image
    Dim image As Image = Image.FromStream(imageStream)
    'Save the image as jpeg
    image.Save("WordToImage.jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg)
End Sub

RenderAsImages(Int32, Int32, ImageType)

Converts the specified range of document pages into images

Declaration

Image[] RenderAsImages(int pageIndex, int noOfPages, ImageType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	pageIndex	The zero based page index that represents the starting document page index.
System.Int32	noOfPages	The total number of pages to convert.
ImageType	type	An ImageType That specifies the type of the image to render.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Drawing.Image[]	An array of images that represent specified range of document pages as images.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRT, Windows Phone, Universal, Universal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to convert the Word document to image.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to image conversion
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = new ChartToImageConverter();
    //Set the scaling mode for charts (Normal mode reduces the file size)
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Normal;
    //Convert word document to image
    Image[] images = wordDocument.RenderAsImages(0, 2, ImageType.Bitmap);
    //Close the document
    wordDocument.Close();
    int i = 0;
    foreach (Image image in images)
    {
        //Save the images as jpeg
        image.Save("WordToImage_" + i + ".jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg);
        i++;
    }
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim wordDocument As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Initialize ChartToImageConverter for converting charts during Word to image conversion
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter = New ChartToImageConverter()
    'Set the scaling mode for charts (Normal mode reduces the file size)
    wordDocument.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = ScalingMode.Normal
    'Convert word document to image
    Dim images As Image() = wordDocument.RenderAsImages(0, 2, ImageType.Bitmap)
    'Close the document
    wordDocument.Close()
    Dim i As Integer = 0
    For Each image As Image In images
        'Save the images as jpeg
        image.Save("WordToImage_" & i & ".jpeg", ImageFormat.Jpeg)
        i += 1
    Next
End Sub

Replace(String, IWordDocument, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string in the document with another Word document, taking into consideration case sensitive, whole word options.

Declaration

int Replace(string given, IWordDocument replaceDoc, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
IWordDocument	replaceDoc	The Word document to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Load the another existing Word document to replace
    WordDocument replaceDocument = new WordDocument("Replace.docx");
    //Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the another document and close the document
    document.Replace("Giant panda", replaceDocument, true, false);
    replaceDocument.Close();
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Load the another existing Word document to replace
    Dim replaceDocument As New WordDocument("Replace.docx")
    'Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the another document and close the document
    document.Replace("Giant panda", replaceDocument, True, False)
    replaceDocument.Close();
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(String, IWordDocument, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string in the document with another Word document, taking into consideration case sensitive, whole word and formatting options.

Declaration

int Replace(string given, IWordDocument replaceDoc, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord, bool saveFormatting)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
IWordDocument	replaceDoc	The Word document to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	saveFormatting	Set to true to save source formatting; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Load the another existing Word document to replace
    WordDocument replaceDocument = new WordDocument("Replace.docx");
    //Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the another document and close the document
    document.Replace("Giant panda", replaceDocument, true, false, true);
    replaceDocument.Close();
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Load the another existing Word document to replace
    Dim replaceDocument As New WordDocument("Replace.docx")
    'Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the another document and close the document
    document.Replace("Giant panda", replaceDocument, True, False, True)
    replaceDocument.Close();
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(String, TextBodyPart, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string in the document with TextBodyPart, taking into consideration case sensitive, whole word options.

Declaration

int Replace(string given, TextBodyPart bodyPart, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
TextBodyPart	bodyPart	The text body part to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	if it specifies whole word, set to `true`.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    TextSelection selection = document.Find(new Regex("Panda"));
    //Initialize text body part
    TextBodyPart bodyPart = new TextBodyPart(selection);
    //Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace("Giant panda", bodyPart, true, false);            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find(New Regex("Panda"))
    'Initialize text body part
    Dim bodyPart As New TextBodyPart(selection)
    'Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace("Giant panda", bodyPart, True, False)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(String, TextBodyPart, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string in the document with TextBodyPart, taking into consideration case sensitive, whole word and formatting options.

Declaration

int Replace(string given, TextBodyPart bodyPart, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord, bool saveFormatting)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
TextBodyPart	bodyPart	The text body part to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false..
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	saveFormatting	Set to true to save source formatting; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    TextSelection selection = document.Find(new Regex("Panda"));
    //Initialize text body part
    TextBodyPart bodyPart = new TextBodyPart(selection);
    //Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace("Giant panda", bodyPart, true, false, true);            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find(New Regex("Panda"))
    'Initialize text body part
    Dim bodyPart As New TextBodyPart(selection)
    'Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace("Giant panda", bodyPart, True, False, True)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(String, TextSelection, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string in the document with TextSelection, taking into consideration case sensitive and whole word options.

Declaration

int Replace(string given, TextSelection textSelection, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
TextSelection	textSelection	The TextSelection specifies the text to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    TextSelection selection = document.Find(new Regex("Panda"));
    //Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the text selection in the document
    document.Replace("Giant panda", selection, true, false);            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find(New Regex("Panda"))
    'Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the text selection in the document
    document.Replace("Giant panda", selection, True, False)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(String, TextSelection, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string in the document with TextSelection, taking into consideration case sensitive, whole word and formatting options.

Declaration

int Replace(string given, TextSelection textSelection, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord, bool saveFormatting)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
TextSelection	textSelection	The TextSelection specifies the text to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	saveFormatting	Set to true if to save source formatting; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    TextSelection selection = document.Find(new Regex("Panda"));
    //Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the text selection in the document
    document.Replace("Giant panda", selection, true, false, true);            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find(New Regex("Panda"))
    'Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the text selection in the document
    document.Replace("Giant panda", selection, True, False, False)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(String, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string in the document with replace string, taking into consideration of case sensitive and whole word options.

Declaration

int Replace(string given, string replace, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
System.String	replace	The string specifies the text to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Replace all occurrence of a particular text in the document
    document.Replace("Paragraph","paragraph", false, true);            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Replace all occurrence of a particular text in the document
    document.Replace("Paragraph", "paragraph", False, True)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(Regex, IWordDocument, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given regular expression in the document with the another word document along with its formatting.

Declaration

int Replace(Regex pattern, IWordDocument replaceDoc, bool saveFormatting)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
IWordDocument	replaceDoc	The Word document to replace.
System.Boolean	saveFormatting	Set to true to save source formatting; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Load the another existing Word document to replace
    WordDocument replaceDocument = new WordDocument("Replace.docx");
    //Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the another document and close the document
    document.Replace(new Regex("Giant panda"), replaceDocument, true);
    replaceDocument.Close();
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Load the another existing Word document to replace
    Dim replaceDocument As New WordDocument("Replace.docx")
    'Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the another document and close the document
    document.Replace(New Regex("Giant panda"), replaceDocument, True)
    replaceDocument.Close();
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(Regex, TextBodyPart)

Replaces all entries of given regular expression in the document with the TextBodyPart.

Declaration

int Replace(Regex pattern, TextBodyPart bodyPart)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
TextBodyPart	bodyPart	The text body part to replace.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    TextSelection selection = document.Find(new Regex("Panda"));
    //Initialize text body part
    TextBodyPart bodyPart = new TextBodyPart(selection);
    //Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace(new Regex("Giant panda"), bodyPart);            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find(New Regex("Panda"))
    'Initialize text body part
    Dim bodyPart As New TextBodyPart(selection)
    'Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace(New Regex("Giant panda"), bodyPart)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(Regex, TextBodyPart, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given regular expression in the document with the TextBodyPart along with its formatting.

Declaration

int Replace(Regex pattern, TextBodyPart bodyPart, bool saveFormatting)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
TextBodyPart	bodyPart	The text body part to replace.
System.Boolean	saveFormatting	Set to true to save source formatting; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    TextSelection selection = document.Find(new Regex("Panda"));
    //Initialize text body part
    TextBodyPart bodyPart = new TextBodyPart(selection);
    //Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace(new Regex("Giant panda"), bodyPart, true);            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find(New Regex("Panda"))
    'Initialize text body part
    Dim bodyPart As New TextBodyPart(selection)
    'Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.Replace(New Regex("Giant panda"), bodyPart, True)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(Regex, TextSelection)

Replaces the specified regular expression with a TextSelection in the document.

Declaration

int Replace(Regex pattern, TextSelection textSelection)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
TextSelection	textSelection	The TextSelection specifies the text to replace.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    TextSelection selection = document.Find(new Regex("Panda"));
    //Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the text selection in the document
    document.Replace(new Regex("Giant panda"), selection);            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find(New Regex("Panda"))
    'Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the text selection in the document
    document.Replace(New Regex("Giant panda"), selection)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(Regex, TextSelection, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given regular expression in the document with the TextSelection along with its formatting.

Declaration

int Replace(Regex pattern, TextSelection textSelection, bool saveFormatting)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
TextSelection	textSelection	The TextSelection specifies the text to replace.
System.Boolean	saveFormatting	Set to true to save source formatting; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    TextSelection selection = document.Find(new Regex("Panda"));
    //Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the text selection in the document
    document.Replace(new Regex("Giant panda"), selection, true);            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Find the first occurrence of the regular expression
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find(New Regex("Panda"))
    'Replace all occurrence of a particular regular expression with the text selection in the document
    document.Replace(New Regex("Giant panda"), selection, True)
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(Regex, String)

Replaces all entries of the given System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex with the replace string.

Declaration

int Replace(Regex pattern, string replace)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
System.String	replace	The string specifies the text to replace.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace all the entries of a text in the paragraph.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Replace all occurrence of a particular text in the document
    document.Replace(new Regex("Paragraph"),"paragraph");            
    //Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Replace all occurrence of a particular text in the document
    document.Replace(New Regex("Paragraph"), "paragraph")
    'Save and Close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ReplaceSingleLine(String, TextBodyPart, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string which is extended to several paragraphs in the document with TextBodyPart, taking into consideration case sensitive, whole word options.

Declaration

int ReplaceSingleLine(string given, TextBodyPart replacement, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
TextBodyPart	replacement	The text body part to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	if it specifies whole word, set to `true`.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace the text extended to several paragraphs with TextBodyPart.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    TextSelection selection = document.Find("contents", false, false);
    //Initialize text body part
    TextBodyPart bodyPart = new TextBodyPart(selection);
    //Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.ReplaceSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", bodyPart, true, false);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find("contents", False, False)
    'Initialize text body part
    Dim bodyPart As New TextBodyPart(selection)
    'Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.ReplaceSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", bodyPart, True, False)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ReplaceSingleLine(String, TextSelection, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string which is extended to several paragraph in the document with TextSelection, taking into consideration case sensitive and whole word options.

Declaration

int ReplaceSingleLine(string given, TextSelection replacement, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
TextSelection	replacement	The TextSelection specifies the text to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace the text extended to several paragraphs with another text.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    TextSelection selection = document.Find("contents", false, false);
    //Replace the text extended to two paragraphs with text selection
    document.ReplaceSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", selection, true, false);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find("contents", False, False)
    'Replace the text extended to two paragraphs with text selection
    document.ReplaceSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", selection, True, False)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ReplaceSingleLine(String, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string which is extended to several paragraphs in the document with replace string, taking into consideration of case sensitive and whole word options.

Declaration

int ReplaceSingleLine(string given, string replace, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
System.String	replace	The string specifies the text to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace the text extended to several paragraphs with simple text.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Replace the text extended to two paragraphs with simple text
    document.ReplaceSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", "Replaced paragraph", true, false);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Replace the text extended to two paragraphs with simple text
    document.ReplaceSingleLine("First paragraph Second paragraph", "Replaced paragraph", True, False)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ReplaceSingleLine(Regex, TextBodyPart)

Replaces all entries of given regular expression text which is extended to several paragraph in the document with the TextBodyPart.

Declaration

int ReplaceSingleLine(Regex pattern, TextBodyPart replacement)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
TextBodyPart	replacement	The text body part to replace.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace the text extended to several paragraphs with TextBodyPart.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    TextSelection selection = document.Find("contents", false, false);
    //Initialize text body part
    TextBodyPart bodyPart = new TextBodyPart(selection);
    //Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.ReplaceSingleLine(new Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"), bodyPart);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find("contents", False, False)
    'Initialize text body part
    Dim bodyPart As New TextBodyPart(selection)
    'Replace a particular text with the text body part
    document.ReplaceSingleLine(New Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"), bodyPart)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ReplaceSingleLine(Regex, TextSelection)

Replaces all entries of given regular expression text which is extended to several paragraph in the document with the TextSelection.

Declaration

int ReplaceSingleLine(Regex pattern, TextSelection replacement)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
TextSelection	replacement	The text selection to replace.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace the text extended to several paragraphs with another text.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    TextSelection selection = document.Find("contents", false, false);
    //Replace the text extended to two paragraphs with text selection
    document.ReplaceSingleLine(new Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"), selection);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Find the first occurrence of a particular text in the document
    Dim selection As TextSelection = document.Find("contents", False, False)
    'Replace the text extended to two paragraphs with text selection
    document.ReplaceSingleLine(New Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"), selection)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ReplaceSingleLine(Regex, String)

Replaces all entries of the specified pattern text, which is extended to several paragraph, with replace text.

Declaration

int ReplaceSingleLine(Regex pattern, string replace)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
System.String	replace	The string specifies the text to replace.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to replace the text extended to several paragraphs with simple text.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Replace the text extended to two paragraphs with simple text
    document.ReplaceSingleLine(new Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"), "Replaced paragraph");
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Replace the text extended to two paragraphs with simple text
    document.ReplaceSingleLine(New Regex("First paragraph Second paragraph"), "Replaced paragraph")
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Replace.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ResetFindNext()

Resets the find next of WordDocument.

Declaration

void ResetFindNext()

Save(Stream, FormatType)

Saves this WordDocument to the specified stream in the specified file format type.

Declaration

void Save(Stream stream, FormatType formatType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream	The Stream where the document will be saved.
FormatType	formatType	The format in which the document is saved.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to save the document to MemoryStream

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
    //Save the document to stream
    document.Save(stream, FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the document
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim stream As New MemoryStream()
    'Save the document to stream
    document.Save(stream, FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document
    document.Close()
End Sub

Save(String)

Saves this WordDocument to the specified file.

Declaration

void Save(string fileName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the document to save.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document from file system.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx");
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx");
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx")
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx")
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Save(String, FormatType)

Saves this WordDocument to the specified file in the specified format.

Declaration

void Save(string fileName, FormatType formatType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the document to save.
FormatType	formatType	The format in which the document is saved.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document from file system.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx");
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx")
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

Save(String, FormatType, HttpResponse, HttpContentDisposition)

Saves this WordDocument to the specified file in the specified format.

Declaration

void Save(string fileName, FormatType formatType, HttpResponse response, HttpContentDisposition contentDisposition)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the document to save.
FormatType	formatType	The format in which the document is saved.
System.Web.HttpResponse	response	The HTTP response information.
HttpContentDisposition	contentDisposition	Specifies options to stream content to browser.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to open an existing document from file system.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx");
    //Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx, HttpContext.Current.Response, HttpContentDisposition.Attachment);
    //Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create an new instance of WordDocument class
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Open an existing document from file system
    document.Open("Template.docx")
    'Saves the specified document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx, Response, HttpContentDisposition.Attachment)
    'Close the WordDocument instance
    document.Close()
End Sub

SaveAsEpub(String, WPicture)

Saves this WordDocument as EPUB.

Declaration

void SaveAsEpub(string fileName, WPicture coverImage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to save.
WPicture	coverImage	The cover page image of the EPUB.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to convert the Word document to EPub file.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
    //Create the new WPicture for cover page image
    WPicture coverImage = new WPicture(document);
    coverImage.LoadImage(Image.FromFile("CoverImage.png"));
    //Save the document as EPUB
    document.SaveAsEpub("sample.epub", coverImage);
    //Close the document
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim stream As New MemoryStream()
    'Create the new WPicture for cover page image
    Dim coverImage As New WPicture(document)
    coverImage.LoadImage(Image.FromFile("CoverImage.png"))
    'Save the document as EPUB
    document.SaveAsEpub("sample.epub", coverImage)
    'Close the document
    document.Close()
End Sub

SaveAsEpub(String, WPicture, HttpResponse, HttpContentDisposition)

Saves this WordDocument as EPUB.

Declaration

void SaveAsEpub(string fileName, WPicture coverImage, HttpResponse response, HttpContentDisposition contentDisposition)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to save.
WPicture	coverImage	The cover page image of the EPUB.
System.Web.HttpResponse	response	The HTTP response information.
HttpContentDisposition	contentDisposition	Specifies options to stream content to browser.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform, MVC6 and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
    //Create the new WPicture for cover page image
    WPicture coverImage = new WPicture(document);
    coverImage.LoadImage(Image.FromFile("CoverImage.png"));
    //Save the document as EPUB
    document.SaveAsEpub("sample.epub", coverImage, HttpContext.Current.Response, HttpContentDisposition.Attachment);
    //Close the document
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim stream As New MemoryStream()
    'Create the new WPicture for cover page image
    Dim coverImage As New WPicture(document)
    coverImage.LoadImage(Image.FromFile("CoverImage.png"))
    'Save the document as EPUB
    document.SaveAsEpub("sample.epub", coverImage, Response, HttpContentDisposition.Attachment)
    'Close the document
    document.Close()
End Sub

SaveTxt(String, Encoding)

Saves this WordDocumentas text file(.txt) with specified encoding.

Declaration

void SaveTxt(string fileName, Encoding encoding)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	fileName	A string that contains the name of the file to save.
System.Text.Encoding	encoding	The character encoding to use.

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRt, Windows Phone, Universal, UNiversal Windows Platform and Xamarin platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to convert the Word document into text file.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Save the document as Text file
    document.SaveTxt("sample.txt", Encoding.ASCII);
    //Close the document
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Save the document as Text file
    document.SaveTxt("sample.txt", Encoding.ASCII)
    'Close the document
    document.Close()
End Sub

UpdateAlternateChunks()

Updates the Alternate chunks present in the Word document

Declaration

void UpdateAlternateChunks()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to update the Alternate chunks present in Word document

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Input.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Updates the Alternate chunks present in a document.
    document.UpdateAlternateChunks();
    document.Save("Result.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Input.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Updates the Alternate chunks present in a document.
    document.UpdateAlternateChunks()
    document.Save("Result.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

UpdateDocumentFields()

Updates fields present in the document.

Declaration

void UpdateDocumentFields()

Remarks

Updating of NUMPAGES field and Cross Reference field with Page number and Paragraph number options are not supported in Silverlight, WinRT, Universal and Windows Phone platforms.

Currently group shapes, drawing canvas, and table auto resizing are not supported in Word to PDF lay outing, and this may lead to update incorrect page number and total number of pages.

While updating NUMPAGES field and Cross Reference field with Page number and Paragraph number options uses makes use of our Word to PDF layouting engine which may lead to take some considerable amount of performance to update the above mentioned fields.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to update the fields present in Word document.

  //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
  WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Input.docx", FormatType.Docx);
  //Updates the fields present in a document.
  document.UpdateDocumentFields();
  document.Save("Result.docx", FormatType.Docx);
  document.Close();

  'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
  Dim document As New WordDocument("Input.docx", FormatType.Docx)
  'Updates the fields present in a document.
  document.UpdateDocumentFields()
  document.Save("Result.docx", FormatType.Docx)
  document.Close()

UpdateTableOfContents()

Update Table of contents in the document.

Declaration

void UpdateTableOfContents()

Remarks

Updating TOC makes use of our Word to PDF layouting engine which may lead to the updation of incorrect page number due to its limitations. Also use of WOrd to PDF layout engine may lead to take some considerable amount of performance to update the page numbers.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to update a TOC in an existing word document.

  //Open an input word template
  WordDocument document = new WordDocument(@"Template.docx");
  //Update the table of contents.
  document.UpdateTableOfContents();
  //Save and close the Word document instance.
  document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
  document.Close();

  'Open an input word template
  Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
  'Update the table of contents.
  document.UpdateTableOfContents()
  'Save and close the Word document instance.
  document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
  document.Close()

UpdateWordCount()

Updates Paragraphs count, Word count and Character count in the document

Declaration

void UpdateWordCount()

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to update Paragraphs count, Word count and Character count in the document.

    //Open an input word template
    IWordDocument document = new WordDocument(@"Template.docx");
    //Update the Paragraphs count, Word count and Character count in the document
    document.UpdateWordCount();
    //Save and close the Word document instance.
    document.Save("Output.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

    'Open an input word template
    Dim document As New IWordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Update the Paragraphs count, Word count and Character count in the document.
    document.UpdateWordCount()
    �Save and close the Word document instance.
    document.Save("Output.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()

UpdateWordCount(Boolean)

Updates Paragraphs count, Word count and Character count. Updates page count if performLayout set to true using Doc to PDF layouting engine.

Declaration

void UpdateWordCount(bool performlayout)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Boolean	performlayout

Remarks

This method is not supported in Silverlight, WinRT, Universal, Universal Windows Platform, MVC6, Xamarin and windows phone platforms.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to update Page count, Paragraphs count, Word count and Character count in the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Open an input word template
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument(@"Template.docx");
    //Update the Page count, Paragraphs count, Word count and Character count in the document
    document.UpdateWordCount(true);
    //Save and close the Word document instance.
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Open an input word template
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Update the Page count, Paragraphs count, Word count and Character count in the document.
    document.UpdateWordCount(True)
    �Save and close the Word document instance.
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Interface IWordDocument

Inherited Members

Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS

Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.Base.dll

Syntax

Properties

ActualFormatType

Declaration

Property Value

AttachedTemplate

Declaration

Property Value

See Also

Background

Declaration

Property Value

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BackgroundImage

Declaration

Property Value

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Bookmarks

Declaration

Property Value

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BuiltinDocumentProperties

Declaration

Property Value

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ChartToImageConverter

Declaration

Property Value

Remarks

Examples

ChildEntities

Declaration

Property Value

Comments

Declaration

Property Value

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CustomDocumentProperties

Declaration

Property Value

DefaultTabWidth

Declaration

Property Value

See Also

EndnoteNumberFormat

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

EndnotePosition

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

Endnotes

Declaration

Property Value

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FontSettings

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

See Also

FontSubstitutionTable

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

FootnoteNumberFormat

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

FootnotePosition

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

Footnotes

Declaration

Property Value