Interface IParagraph
Represents a paragraph in the shape.
Namespace: Syncfusion.Presentation
Assembly: Syncfusion.Presentation.Base.dll
Syntax
public interface IParagraphProperties
FirstLineIndent
Gets or sets the first line indent of the paragraph, in points.
Declaration
double FirstLineIndent { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Double |
Examples
//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");
// Set the hanging value
paragraph.FirstLineIndent = -20;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation instance.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add the slide into the presentation
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
' Add a text box to hold the list
Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
' Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.")
' Set the hanging value
paragraph.FirstLineIndent = -20
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()Font
Gets an IFont instance of the paragraph. Read-only.
Declaration
IFont Font { get; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| IFont |
Examples
//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");
//Retrieve the paragraph font
IFont font = paragraph.Font;
//Set the font size
font.FontSize = 26;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation instance.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add the slide into the presentation
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
' Add a text box to hold the list
Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
' Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.")
'Retrieve the paragraph font
Dim font As IFont = paragraph.Font
'Set the font size
font.FontSize = 26
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()HorizontalAlignment
Gets or sets the horizontal alignment of the paragraph.
Declaration
HorizontalAlignmentType HorizontalAlignment { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| HorizontalAlignmentType |
Examples
//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");
//Set the horizontal alignment
paragraph.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Justify;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation instance.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add the slide into the presentation
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
' Add a text box to hold the list
Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
' Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.")
'Set the horizontal alignment
paragraph.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Justify
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()IndentLevelNumber
Gets or sets the indent level as an integer from 0 to 8, where 0 indicates a first-level paragraph with no indentation.
Declaration
int IndentLevelNumber { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Int32 |
Examples
//Create a new presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Add a text box to the slide
IShape shape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350);
//Add first paragraph to the text body
IParagraph paragraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph();
//Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart");
//Create instance for text part
ITextPart textPart = paragraph.AddTextPart();
//Set text for the text part
textPart.Text = " First Paragraph, second Textpart";
//Set the list level as 1
paragraph.IndentLevelNumber = 1;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add a blank slide to the presentation.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Add a text box to the slide
Dim shape As IShape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350)
'Add first paragraph to the text body
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph()
'Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart")
'Create instance for text part
Dim text part As ITextPart = paragraph.AddTextPart()
'Set text for the text part
text part.Text = " First Paragraph, second Textpart"
'Set the list level as 1
paragraph.IndentLevelNumber = 1
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()LeftIndent
Gets or sets the left indent of the paragraph, in points.
Declaration
double LeftIndent { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Double |
Examples
//Create a new presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Add a text box to the slide
IShape shape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350);
//Add first paragraph to the text body
IParagraph paragraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph();
//Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart");
//Set the left indent
paragraph.LeftIndent = 20;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add a blank slide to the presentation.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Add a text box to the slide
Dim shape As IShape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350)
'Add first paragraph to the text body
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph()
'Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart")
'Set the left indent
paragraph.LeftIndent = 20
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()LineSpacing
Gets or sets the line spacing, in points.
Declaration
double LineSpacing { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Double |
Examples
//Create a new presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Add a text box to the slide
IShape shape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350);
//Add first paragraph to the text body
IParagraph paragraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph();
//Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart");
//Set line spacing for paragraph
paragraph.LineSpacing = 20;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add a blank slide to the presentation.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Add a text box to the slide
Dim shape As IShape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350)
'Add first paragraph to the text body
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph()
'Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart")
'Set line spacing for paragraph
paragraph.LineSpacing = 20
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()ListFormat
Gets an IListFormat instance that represents the list formatting for the specified paragraph. Read-only.
Declaration
IListFormat ListFormat { get; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| IListFormat |
Examples
//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");
//Get the list format of paragraph, read only
IListFormat listFormat = paragraph.ListFormat;
//Set the list type
listFormat.Type = ListType.Bulleted;
//Set the character for bullet
listFormat.BulletCharacter = '♠';
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation instance.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add the slide into the presentation
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
' Add a text box to hold the list
Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
' Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.")
'Get the list format of paragraph, read only
Dim listFormat As IListFormat = paragraph.ListFormat
'Set the list type
listFormat.Type = ListType.Bulleted
'Set the character for bullet
listFormat.BulletCharacter = "♠"C
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()SpaceAfter
Gets or sets the amount of space after the last line in each paragraph of the specified text, in points.
Declaration
double SpaceAfter { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Double |
Examples
//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");
//Set space after
paragraph.SpaceAfter = 30;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation instance.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add the slide into the presentation
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
' Add a text box to hold the list
Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
' Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.")
'Set space after
paragraph.SpaceAfter = 30
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()SpaceBefore
Gets or sets the amount of space before the first line in each paragraph of the specified text, in points.
Declaration
double SpaceBefore { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Double |
Examples
//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");
//Set space before
paragraph.SpaceBefore = 10;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation instance.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add the slide into the presentation
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
' Add a text box to hold the list
Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
' Add a new paragraph with the text in the left hand side text box.
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.")
'Set space before
paragraph.SpaceBefore = 10
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()Text
Gets the text content of the paragraph. Read-only.
Declaration
string Text { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.String |
Examples
//Create a new presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Add a text box to the slide
IShape shape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350);
//Add first paragraph to the text body
IParagraph paragraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph();
//Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart");
//Add text part to the paragraph
ITextPart textPart = paragraph.AddTextPart();
//Set text for the text part
textPart.Text = " First Paragraph, second Textpart";
//Get the paragraph text, it is read only
string entireText = paragraph.Text;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add a blank slide to the presentation.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Add a text box to the slide
Dim shape As IShape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350)
'Add first paragraph to the text body
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph()
'Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart")
'Add text part to the paragraph
Dim text part As ITextPart = paragraph.AddTextPart()
'Set text for the text part
text part.Text = " First Paragraph, second Textpart"
'Get the paragraph text, it is read only
Dim entireText As String = paragraph.Text
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()TextParts
Gets the text part collection of ITextParts instance. Read-only.
Declaration
ITextParts TextParts { get; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ITextParts |
Examples
//Create a new presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Add a text box to the slide
IShape shape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350);
//Add first paragraph to the text body
IParagraph paragraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph();
//Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart");
//Create instance for text part
ITextPart textPart = paragraph.AddTextPart();
//Set text for the text part
textPart.Text = " First Paragraph, second Textpart";
//Get the collection of text part in a paragraph, it is read only
ITextParts textParts = paragraph.TextParts;
//Set the first text part with bold style
textParts[0].Font.Bold = true;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add a blank slide to the presentation.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Add a text box to the slide
Dim shape As IShape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350)
'Add first paragraph to the text body
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph()
'Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart")
'Create instance for text part
Dim text part As ITextPart = paragraph.AddTextPart()
'Set text for the text part
text part.Text = " First Paragraph, second Textpart"
'Get the collection of text part in a paragraph, it is read only
Dim text parts As ITextParts = paragraph.TextParts
'Set the first text part with bold style
text parts(0).Font.Bold = True
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()Methods
AddHyperlink(String, String)
Adds the hyperlink to the textpart with the specified link.
Declaration
IHyperLink AddHyperlink(string textToDisplay, string link)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.String | textToDisplay | The text content to initialize the new ITextPart instance. |
| System.String | link | Represents the address of the target document path or web url. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| IHyperLink | Returns an IHyperLink instance. |
AddTextPart()
Adds a text part to the text part collection.
Declaration
ITextPart AddTextPart()Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ITextPart | Returns an ITextPart instance this method creates. |
Examples
//Create a new presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Add a text box to the slide
IShape shape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350);
//Add first paragraph to the text body
IParagraph paragraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph();
//Create instance for text part
ITextPart textPart = paragraph.AddTextPart();
//Set text for the text part
textPart.Text = " First Paragraph, second Textpart";
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add a blank slide to the presentation.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Add a text box to the slide
Dim shape As IShape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350)
'Create instance for text part
Dim text part As ITextPart = paragraph.AddTextPart()
'Set text for the text part
text part.Text = " First Paragraph, second Textpart"
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()AddTextPart(String)
Adds a text part to the text part collection with the specified text.
Declaration
ITextPart AddTextPart(string text)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.String | text | The text content to initialize the new ITextPart instance. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ITextPart | Returns an ITextPart instance this method creates. |
Examples
//Create a new presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Add a text box to the slide
IShape shape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350);
//Add first paragraph to the text body
IParagraph paragraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph();
//Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart");
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Create a new presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add a blank slide to the presentation.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Add a text box to the slide
Dim shape As IShape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 350)
'Add first paragraph to the text body
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = shape.TextBody.AddParagraph()
'Add first text part to the paragraph
paragraph.AddTextPart("First Paragraph, First Textpart")
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()Clone()
Creates an independent copy of IParagraph instance.
Declaration
IParagraph Clone()Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| IParagraph | Returns the cloned paragraph instance. |
Examples
//Open an existing presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Open("Presentation.pptx");
//Retrieve the slide instance.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides[0];
//Add a new text box to the slide.
IShape textboxShape = slide.AddTextBox(0, 0, 250, 250);
//Add a paragraph with text content to the shape.
IParagraph paragraph = textboxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello Presentation");
//Create a cloned copy of paragraph.
IParagraph clonedParagraph = paragraph.Clone();
clonedParagraph.TextParts[0].Text = "Replaced text";
//Save the presentation to the file system.
presentation.Save("Output.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();'Open an existing presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("Presentation.pptx")
'Retrieve the slide instance.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides(0)
'Add a new text box to the cloned slide.
Dim textboxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(0, 0, 250, 250)
'Add a paragraph with text content to the shape.
Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textboxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello Presentation")
'Create a cloned copy of paragraph.
Dim clonedParagraph As IParagraph = paragraph.Clone();
clonedParagraph.TextParts[0].Text = "Replaced Text";
'Add the slide to the presentation.
presentation__1.Slides.Add(slideClone)
'Save the presentation to the file system.
presentation__1.Save("Output.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()