Line spacing

The following example shows you how to set line spacing in paragraphs.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;

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

            // Single line spacing paragraph
            Run run1 = new Run();
            run1.AddText("This paragraph has single line spacing. ");
            run1.AddText("The text will be tightly packed together.");

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

            Spacing spacing1 = new Spacing();
            spacing1.LineRule = LineSpacingRule.Auto;
            spacing1.Line = 240; // 240 twips = single spacing
            paragraph1.Spacing = spacing1;

            // Double line spacing paragraph
            Run run2 = new Run();
            run2.AddText("This paragraph has double line spacing. ");
            run2.AddText("The text will have more space between lines.");

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

            Spacing spacing2 = new Spacing();
            spacing2.LineRule = LineSpacingRule.Auto;
            spacing2.Line = 480; // 480 twips = double spacing
            paragraph2.Spacing = spacing2;

            // 1.5 line spacing paragraph
            Run run3 = new Run();
            run3.AddText("This paragraph has 1.5 line spacing. ");
            run3.AddText("The text will have moderate space between lines.");

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

            Spacing spacing3 = new Spacing();
            spacing3.LineRule = LineSpacingRule.Auto;
            spacing3.Line = 360; // 360 twips = 1.5 line spacing
            paragraph3.Spacing = spacing3;

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

            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()

        ' Single line spacing paragraph
        Dim run1 As Run = New Run()
        run1.AddText("This paragraph has single line spacing. ")
        run1.AddText("The text will be tightly packed together.")

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

        Dim spacing1 As Spacing = New Spacing()
        spacing1.LineRule = LineSpacingRule.Auto
        spacing1.Line = 240  ' 240 twips = single spacing
        paragraph1.Spacing = spacing1

        ' Double line spacing paragraph
        Dim run2 As Run = New Run()
        run2.AddText("This paragraph has double line spacing. ")
        run2.AddText("The text will have more space between lines.")

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

        Dim spacing2 As Spacing = New Spacing()
        spacing2.LineRule = LineSpacingRule.Auto
        spacing2.Line = 480  ' 480 twips = double spacing
        paragraph2.Spacing = spacing2

        ' 1.5 line spacing paragraph
        Dim run3 As Run = New Run()
        run3.AddText("This paragraph has 1.5 line spacing. ")
        run3.AddText("The text will have moderate space between lines.")

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

        Dim spacing3 As Spacing = New Spacing()
        spacing3.LineRule = LineSpacingRule.Auto
        spacing3.Line = 360  ' 360 twips = 1.5 line spacing
        paragraph3.Spacing = spacing3

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

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

    End Sub
End Module

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