Import HTML document to Word

The following example shows you how to import an HTML document into a Word document. The LoadFromHtml method converts HTML elements to Word format, preserving text formatting, tables, hyperlinks, and other elements.

C# example - Load from HTML file

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;

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

            // Load HTML from file
            doc.LoadFromHtml("c:\\test\\input.html");

            // Save as Word document
            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.docx", true);

            Console.WriteLine("HTML imported successfully!");
        }
    }
}

C# example - Load from HTML string

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;

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

            string html = @"
                <html>
                <body>
                    <h1>Document Title</h1>
                    <p>This is a paragraph with <b>bold</b> and <i>italic</i> text.</p>
                    <p style='color: #FF0000;'>This text is red.</p>
                    <table border='1'>
                        <tr>
                            <th>Header 1</th>
                            <th>Header 2</th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>Cell 1</td>
                            <td>Cell 2</td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                    <ul>
                        <li>Item 1</li>
                        <li>Item 2</li>
                    </ul>
                    <a href='http://www.example.com'>Visit Example</a>
                </body>
                </html>";

            // Load HTML from string
            doc.LoadFromHtmlString(html);

            // Save as Word document
            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.docx", true);

            Console.WriteLine("HTML imported successfully!");
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word

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

        Dim doc As WordDocument = New WordDocument()

        ' Load HTML from file
        doc.LoadFromHtml("c:\test\input.html")

        ' Save as Word document
        doc.Save("c:\test\output.docx", True)

        Console.WriteLine("HTML imported successfully!")

    End Sub
End Module

HTML elements supported:

Headings (h1-h6) with automatic formatting
Paragraphs (p, div) with alignment and spacing
Text formatting (b, strong, i, em, u, s, strike, del)
Font tags with color, face, and size attributes
Span elements with inline CSS styles
Superscript (sup) and subscript (sub)
Tables (table, tr, td, th) with styling
Lists (ul, ol, li) converted to numbered/bulleted lists
Hyperlinks (a) with href and title attributes
Line breaks (br)
Images (img) as placeholders

CSS properties supported:

text-align (left, center, right, justify)
color (hex, rgb, named colors)
background-color (hex, rgb, named colors)
font-family, font-size, font-weight, font-style
text-decoration (underline, line-through)
margin-left, margin-right, margin-top, margin-bottom
text-indent
vertical-align (top, middle, bottom, super, sub)

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