Paragraph shading

The following example shows you how to add background shading to paragraphs.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;

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

            // Paragraph with solid background color
            Run run1 = new Run();
            run1.AddText("This paragraph has a light gray background shading.");

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

            Shading shading1 = new Shading();
            shading1.BackgroundColor = "E0E0E0"; // Light gray
            shading1.Pattern = ShadingPattern.Clear;
            paragraph1.Shading = shading1;

            // Paragraph with yellow background
            Run run2 = new Run();
            run2.AddText("This paragraph has a light yellow background - good for highlighting important text.");

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

            Shading shading2 = new Shading();
            shading2.BackgroundColor = "FFFF99"; // Light yellow
            shading2.Pattern = ShadingPattern.Clear;
            paragraph2.Shading = shading2;

            // Paragraph with blue background
            Run run3 = new Run();
            run3.AddText("This paragraph has a light blue background.");

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

            Shading shading3 = new Shading();
            shading3.BackgroundColor = "CCE5FF"; // Light blue
            shading3.Pattern = ShadingPattern.Clear;
            paragraph3.Shading = shading3;

            // Normal paragraph without shading
            Run run4 = new Run();
            run4.AddText("This paragraph has no background shading.");

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

            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 solid background color
        Dim run1 As Run = New Run()
        run1.AddText("This paragraph has a light gray background shading.")

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

        Dim shading1 As Shading = New Shading()
        shading1.BackgroundColor = "E0E0E0"  ' Light gray
        shading1.Pattern = ShadingPattern.Clear
        paragraph1.Shading = shading1

        ' Paragraph with yellow background
        Dim run2 As Run = New Run()
        run2.AddText("This paragraph has a light yellow background - good for highlighting important text.")

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

        Dim shading2 As Shading = New Shading()
        shading2.BackgroundColor = "FFFF99"  ' Light yellow
        shading2.Pattern = ShadingPattern.Clear
        paragraph2.Shading = shading2

        ' Paragraph with blue background
        Dim run3 As Run = New Run()
        run3.AddText("This paragraph has a light blue background.")

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

        Dim shading3 As Shading = New Shading()
        shading3.BackgroundColor = "CCE5FF"  ' Light blue
        shading3.Pattern = ShadingPattern.Clear
        paragraph3.Shading = shading3

        ' Normal paragraph without shading
        Dim run4 As Run = New Run()
        run4.AddText("This paragraph has no background shading.")

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

        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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