Insert a watermark picture

The following example shows you insert a picture as a watermark.

C# example

using System;
using System.IO;
using Independentsoft.Office;
using Independentsoft.Office.Vml;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word.Sections;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word.HeaderFooter;

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

            ShapeTemplate shapeTemplate = new ShapeTemplate();
            shapeTemplate.CoordinateSpaceSize = "21600,21600";
            shapeTemplate.EdgePath = "m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe";
            shapeTemplate.PreferRelativeResize = true;

            Stroke stroke = new Stroke();
            stroke.JoinStyle = StrokeJoinStyle.Miter;

            ShapePath path = new ShapePath();
            path.EnableGradient = true;
            path.ConnectionPointType = ConnectType.Four;

            Lock locking = new Lock();
            locking.AspectRatio = true;

            shapeTemplate.Content.Add(stroke);
            shapeTemplate.Content.Add(path);
            shapeTemplate.Content.Add(locking);

            Shape shape = new Shape();
            shape.Style = new ShapeStyle();
            shape.Style.Position = Position.Absolute;
            shape.Style.LeftMargin = "0";
            shape.Style.TopMargin = "0";
            shape.Style.Width = "467.5pt";
            shape.Style.Height = "374pt";
            shape.Style.HorizontalPosition = HorizontalPosition.Center;
            shape.Style.RelativeHorizontalPosition = RelativeHorizontalPosition.Margin;
            shape.Style.VerticalPosition = VerticalPosition.Center;
            shape.Style.RelativeVerticalPosition = RelativeVerticalPosition.Margin;

            Image image = new Image("c:\\test\\draft.png");
            shape.Content.Add(image);

            VmlObject vmlObject = new VmlObject();
            vmlObject.Content.Add(shapeTemplate);
            vmlObject.Content.Add(shape);

            Run headerRun = new Run();
            headerRun.Add(vmlObject);

            Paragraph headerParagraph = new Paragraph();
            headerParagraph.Add(headerRun);

            Header header = new Header();
            header.Add(headerParagraph);

            Section section = new Section();
            section.PageSize = new PageSize(12240, 15840); //8.5 x 11 in
            section.Header = header;

            doc.Body.Section = section;

            Run run = new Run();
            run.AddText("Hello Word!");

            Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
            paragraph.Add(run);

            doc.Body.Add(paragraph);

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

VB example

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports Independentsoft.Office
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Vml
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word.Sections
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word.HeaderFooter

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

        Dim doc As New WordDocument()

        Dim shapeTemplate As New ShapeTemplate()
        shapeTemplate.CoordinateSpaceSize = "21600,21600"
        shapeTemplate.EdgePath = "m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe"
        shapeTemplate.PreferRelativeResize = True

        Dim stroke As New Stroke()
        stroke.JoinStyle = StrokeJoinStyle.Miter

        Dim path As New ShapePath()
        path.EnableGradient = True
        path.ConnectionPointType = ConnectType.Four

        Dim locking As New Lock()
        locking.AspectRatio = True

        shapeTemplate.Content.Add(stroke)
        shapeTemplate.Content.Add(path)
        shapeTemplate.Content.Add(locking)

        Dim shape As New Shape()
        shape.Style = New Independentsoft.Office.Vml.ShapeStyle()
        shape.Style.Position = Position.Absolute
        shape.Style.LeftMargin = "0"
        shape.Style.TopMargin = "0"
        shape.Style.Width = "467.5pt"
        shape.Style.Height = "374pt"
        shape.Style.HorizontalPosition = HorizontalPosition.Center
        shape.Style.RelativeHorizontalPosition = RelativeHorizontalPosition.Margin
        shape.Style.VerticalPosition = VerticalPosition.Center
        shape.Style.RelativeVerticalPosition = RelativeVerticalPosition.Margin

        Dim image As New Image("c:\draft.png")
        shape.Content.Add(image)

        Dim vmlObject As New VmlObject()
        vmlObject.Content.Add(shapeTemplate)
        vmlObject.Content.Add(shape)

        Dim headerRun As New Run()
        headerRun.Add(vmlObject)

        Dim headerParagraph As New Paragraph()
        headerParagraph.Add(headerRun)

        Dim header As New Header()
        header.Add(headerParagraph)

        Dim section As New Section()
        section.PageSize = New PageSize(12240, 15840) '8.5 x 11 in 
        section.Header = header

        doc.Body.Section = section

        Dim run As New Run()
        run.AddText("Hello Word!")

        Dim paragraph As New Paragraph()
        paragraph.Add(run)

        doc.Body.Add(paragraph)

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

    End Sub
End Module

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