Section break

The following example shows you how to insert section breaks.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word.Sections;

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

            // First section content
            Run run1 = new Run();
            run1.AddText("This is the first section. It has default page orientation.");

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

            // Add section break (next page)
            Section section1 = new Section();
            section1.Type = SectionType.NextPage;
            paragraph1.Section = section1;

            // Second section content
            Run run2 = new Run();
            run2.AddText("This is the second section. It starts on a new page.");

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

            // Add continuous section break
            Section section2 = new Section();
            section2.Type = SectionType.Continuous;
            paragraph2.Section = section2;

            // Third section content
            Run run3 = new Run();
            run3.AddText("This is the third section. It continues on the same page.");

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

            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
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word.Sections

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

        Dim doc As WordDocument = New WordDocument()

        ' First section content
        Dim run1 As Run = New Run()
        run1.AddText("This is the first section. It has default page orientation.")

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

        ' Add section break (next page)
        Dim section1 As Section = New Section()
        section1.Type = SectionType.NextPage
        paragraph1.Section = section1

        ' Second section content
        Dim run2 As Run = New Run()
        run2.AddText("This is the second section. It starts on a new page.")

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

        ' Add continuous section break
        Dim section2 As Section = New Section()
        section2.Type = SectionType.Continuous
        paragraph2.Section = section2

        ' Third section content
        Dim run3 As Run = New Run()
        run3.AddText("This is the third section. It continues on the same page.")

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

        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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