Tab stops

The following example shows you how to use tab stops and tab characters to align text in a Word document.

C# example - Simple tabs

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;

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

            Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();

            // Add text with tabs
            Run run1 = new Run("Name");
            paragraph.Add(run1);

            Run tabRun1 = new Run();
            tabRun1.AddTab();
            paragraph.Add(tabRun1);

            Run run2 = new Run("Age");
            paragraph.Add(run2);

            Run tabRun2 = new Run();
            tabRun2.AddTab();
            paragraph.Add(tabRun2);

            Run run3 = new Run("City");
            paragraph.Add(run3);

            doc.Body.Add(paragraph);

            // Add data row
            Paragraph paragraph2 = new Paragraph();

            Run dataRun1 = new Run("John Smith");
            paragraph2.Add(dataRun1);

            Run dataTabRun1 = new Run();
            dataTabRun1.AddTab();
            paragraph2.Add(dataTabRun1);

            Run dataRun2 = new Run("30");
            paragraph2.Add(dataRun2);

            Run dataTabRun2 = new Run();
            dataTabRun2.AddTab();
            paragraph2.Add(dataTabRun2);

            Run dataRun3 = new Run("New York");
            paragraph2.Add(dataRun3);

            doc.Body.Add(paragraph2);

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

C# example - Custom tab stops with alignment

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;

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

            Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();

            // Define custom tab stops
            Tab tab1 = new Tab(TabType.Left, 2000); // Left-aligned at 2000 twips
            Tab tab2 = new Tab(TabType.Center, 4500); // Center-aligned at 4500 twips
            Tab tab3 = new Tab(TabType.Right, 7000); // Right-aligned at 7000 twips

            paragraph.Tabs.Add(tab1);
            paragraph.Tabs.Add(tab2);
            paragraph.Tabs.Add(tab3);

            // Add content
            Run run1 = new Run("Left");
            paragraph.Add(run1);

            Run tabRun1 = new Run();
            tabRun1.AddTab();
            paragraph.Add(tabRun1);

            Run run2 = new Run("Center");
            paragraph.Add(run2);

            Run tabRun2 = new Run();
            tabRun2.AddTab();
            paragraph.Add(tabRun2);

            Run run3 = new Run("Right");
            paragraph.Add(run3);

            doc.Body.Add(paragraph);

            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()

        Dim paragraph As Paragraph = New Paragraph()

        ' Add text with tabs
        Dim run1 As Run = New Run("Name")
        paragraph.Add(run1)

        Dim tabRun1 As Run = New Run()
        tabRun1.AddTab()
        paragraph.Add(tabRun1)

        Dim run2 As Run = New Run("Age")
        paragraph.Add(run2)

        Dim tabRun2 As Run = New Run()
        tabRun2.AddTab()
        paragraph.Add(tabRun2)

        Dim run3 As Run = New Run("City")
        paragraph.Add(run3)

        doc.Body.Add(paragraph)

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

    End Sub
End Module

Tab types:

Left - Left-aligned tab
Center - Center-aligned tab
Right - Right-aligned tab
Decimal - Decimal-aligned tab
Bar - Bar tab (vertical line)
Clear - Removes tab stop

Note: Tab positions are specified in twips (1/20th of a point). For example, 1440 twips = 1 inch.

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