Paragraph indentation

The following example shows you how to set paragraph indentation.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

            // Paragraph with left indentation
            Run run1 = new Run();
            run1.AddText("This paragraph has left indentation. The entire paragraph is indented from the left margin.");

            Paragraph paragraph1 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph1.Add(run1);

            Indentation indent1 = new Indentation();
            indent1.Left = 720; // 720 twips = 0.5 inch
            paragraph1.Indentation = indent1;

            // Paragraph with first line indentation
            Run run2 = new Run();
            run2.AddText("This paragraph has first line indentation. Only the first line is indented, which is common for book paragraphs.");

            Paragraph paragraph2 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph2.Add(run2);

            Indentation indent2 = new Indentation();
            indent2.FirstLine = 720; // 720 twips = 0.5 inch
            paragraph2.Indentation = indent2;

            // Paragraph with hanging indentation
            Run run3 = new Run();
            run3.AddText("This paragraph has hanging indentation. The first line starts at the margin but subsequent lines are indented. This is often used for bibliographies.");

            Paragraph paragraph3 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph3.Add(run3);

            Indentation indent3 = new Indentation();
            indent3.Left = 720;
            indent3.Hanging = 720; // Creates hanging effect
            paragraph3.Indentation = indent3;

            // Paragraph with both left and right indentation
            Run run4 = new Run();
            run4.AddText("This paragraph has both left and right indentation. It appears as a block quote, indented from both margins.");

            Paragraph paragraph4 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph4.Add(run4);

            Indentation indent4 = new Indentation();
            indent4.Left = 720;
            indent4.Right = 720;
            paragraph4.Indentation = indent4;

            doc.Body.Add(paragraph1);
            doc.Body.Add(paragraph2);
            doc.Body.Add(paragraph3);
            doc.Body.Add(paragraph4);

            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.docx", true);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        Dim doc As WordDocument = New WordDocument()

        ' Paragraph with left indentation
        Dim run1 As Run = New Run()
        run1.AddText("This paragraph has left indentation. The entire paragraph is indented from the left margin.")

        Dim paragraph1 As Paragraph = New Paragraph()
        paragraph1.Add(run1)

        Dim indent1 As Indentation = New Indentation()
        indent1.Left = 720  ' 720 twips = 0.5 inch
        paragraph1.Indentation = indent1

        ' Paragraph with first line indentation
        Dim run2 As Run = New Run()
        run2.AddText("This paragraph has first line indentation. Only the first line is indented, which is common for book paragraphs.")

        Dim paragraph2 As Paragraph = New Paragraph()
        paragraph2.Add(run2)

        Dim indent2 As Indentation = New Indentation()
        indent2.FirstLine = 720  ' 720 twips = 0.5 inch
        paragraph2.Indentation = indent2

        ' Paragraph with hanging indentation
        Dim run3 As Run = New Run()
        run3.AddText("This paragraph has hanging indentation. The first line starts at the margin but subsequent lines are indented. This is often used for bibliographies.")

        Dim paragraph3 As Paragraph = New Paragraph()
        paragraph3.Add(run3)

        Dim indent3 As Indentation = New Indentation()
        indent3.Left = 720
        indent3.Hanging = 720  ' Creates hanging effect
        paragraph3.Indentation = indent3

        ' Paragraph with both left and right indentation
        Dim run4 As Run = New Run()
        run4.AddText("This paragraph has both left and right indentation. It appears as a block quote, indented from both margins.")

        Dim paragraph4 As Paragraph = New Paragraph()
        paragraph4.Add(run4)

        Dim indent4 As Indentation = New Indentation()
        indent4.Left = 720
        indent4.Right = 720
        paragraph4.Indentation = indent4

        doc.Body.Add(paragraph1)
        doc.Body.Add(paragraph2)
        doc.Body.Add(paragraph3)
        doc.Body.Add(paragraph4)

        doc.Save("c:\test\output.docx", True)

    End Sub
End Module

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