Paragraph alignment

The example shows you how to set paragraph text alignment.

C# example

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

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

            Run run1 = new Run();
            run1.AddText("Center alignment.");

            Run run2 = new Run();
            run2.AddText("Left alignment.");

            Run run3 = new Run();
            run3.AddText("Right alignment.");

            Paragraph paragraph1 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph1.Add(run1);
            paragraph1.HorizontalTextAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Center;

            Paragraph paragraph2 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph2.Add(run2);
            paragraph2.HorizontalTextAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Left;

            Paragraph paragraph3 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph3.Add(run3);
            paragraph3.HorizontalTextAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Right;

            doc.Body.Add(paragraph1);
            doc.Body.Add(new Paragraph()); //empty paragraph
            doc.Body.Add(paragraph2);
            doc.Body.Add(new Paragraph()); //empty paragraph
            doc.Body.Add(paragraph3);

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

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word

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

        Dim doc As WordDocument = New WordDocument()

        Dim run1 As Run = New Run()
        run1.AddText("Center alignment.")

        Dim run2 As Run = New Run()
        run2.AddText("Left alignment.")

        Dim run3 As Run = New Run()
        run3.AddText("Right alignment.")

        Dim paragraph1 As Paragraph = New Paragraph()
        paragraph1.Add(run1)
        paragraph1.HorizontalTextAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Center

        Dim paragraph2 As Paragraph = New Paragraph()
        paragraph2.Add(run2)
        paragraph2.HorizontalTextAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Left

        Dim paragraph3 As Paragraph = New Paragraph()
        paragraph3.Add(run3)
        paragraph3.HorizontalTextAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Right

        doc.Body.Add(paragraph1)
        doc.Body.Add(New Paragraph()) ''empty paragraph
        doc.Body.Add(paragraph2)
        doc.Body.Add(New Paragraph()) ''empty paragraph
        doc.Body.Add(paragraph3)

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

    End Sub
End Module

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