Shading

ParagraphFormat.Shading property

Returns a Shading object that refers to the shading formatting for the paragraph.

public Shading Shading { get; }

Examples

Shows how to decorate text with borders and shading.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

BorderCollection borders = builder.ParagraphFormat.Borders;
borders.DistanceFromText = 20;
borders[BorderType.Left].LineStyle = LineStyle.Double;
borders[BorderType.Right].LineStyle = LineStyle.Double;
borders[BorderType.Top].LineStyle = LineStyle.Double;
borders[BorderType.Bottom].LineStyle = LineStyle.Double;

Shading shading = builder.ParagraphFormat.Shading;
shading.Texture = TextureIndex.TextureDiagonalCross;
shading.BackgroundPatternColor = Color.LightCoral;
shading.ForegroundPatternColor = Color.LightSalmon;

builder.Write("This paragraph is formatted with a double border and shading.");
doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "DocumentBuilder.ApplyBordersAndShading.docx");

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