How to Add Style to Text in DOCX with C

What Output Will This Generate?

The TextStyle class provides essential formatting options including font properties, text color, bold, italic, and underline. The example demonstrates how multiple styling properties combine to create richly formatted text.

How Do I Change Text Color?

The Color property in TextStyle sets text color using predefined colors from IronWord.Models.Color or custom hex values. This emphasizes specific content or matches brand colors. IronWord supports a wide range of colors including Red, Blue, Green, Olive, Navy, and Maroon.

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using IronWord;

// Create document
WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

// Add colored text
TextContent text = new TextContent("This text is olive-colored!");
text.Style = new TextStyle()
{
    Color = IronWord.Models.Color.Olive // defining text to be colored olive
};

Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
paragraph.AddText(text);
doc.AddParagraph(paragraph);

// Save document
doc.SaveAs("colored-text.docx");

What Does Colored Text Look Like?

How Do I Set Font Family and Size?

Customize text appearance with the TextFont property. Set FontFamily to any installed font name (e.g., "Arial", "Times New Roman") and FontSize in points. This establishes visual hierarchy and ensures readability across different devices and platforms.

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using IronWord;

// Create document
WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

// Add text with custom font family and size
TextContent text = new TextContent("This text uses Arial at 24pt!");
text.Style = new TextStyle()
{
    TextFont = new IronWord.Models.Font()
    {
        FontFamily = "Arial",  // Set font family
        FontSize = 24          // Set font size in points
    }
};

Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
paragraph.AddText(text);
doc.AddParagraph(paragraph);

// Save document
doc.SaveAs("font-styled-text.docx");

What Does Custom Font Styling Look Like?

How Do I Make Text Bold?

Set the IsBold property to true to make text bold. Bold text is commonly used for headings, emphasis, or highlighting important information. Combined with other styling properties, bold text creates visual hierarchy and improves readability.

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using IronWord;

// Create document
WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

// Add bold text
TextContent text = new TextContent("this is bold!");
text.Style = new TextStyle()
{
    IsBold = true  // Make text bold
};

Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
paragraph.AddText(text);
doc.AddParagraph(paragraph);

// Save document
doc.SaveAs("bold-text.docx");

What Does Bold Text Look Like?

How Do I Make Text Italic?

Set the IsItalic property to true for italic styling. Italic text is typically used for emphasis, titles, foreign words, or technical terms. This subtle formatting differentiates text elements without the visual weight of bold formatting.

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using IronWord;

// Create document
WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

// Add italic text
TextContent text = new TextContent("this is italic.");
text.Style = new TextStyle()
{
    IsItalic = true  // Make text italic
};

Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
paragraph.AddText(text);
doc.AddParagraph(paragraph);

// Save document
doc.SaveAs("italic-text.docx");

What Does Italic Text Look Like?

Combining Multiple Styles

IronWord's text styling power comes from combining multiple properties to achieve complex formatting. Here's an example demonstrating professionally styled text by combining various styling properties:

using IronWord;
using IronWord.Models;

// Create a new document
WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

// Create richly formatted text
TextContent headerText = new TextContent("Professional Document Header");
headerText.Style = new TextStyle()
{
    TextFont = new Font()
    {
        FontFamily = "Georgia",
        FontSize = 28
    },
    Color = Color.DarkBlue,
    IsBold = true,
    SmallCaps = true,
    Underline = new Underline(),
    CharacterScale = 110,  // Slightly expand character width
    Shading = new Shading() 
    { 
        Color = Color.LightGray  // Light background
    }
};

// Add header to document
Paragraph headerParagraph = new Paragraph();
headerParagraph.AddText(headerText);
doc.AddParagraph(headerParagraph);

// Create body text with different styling
TextContent bodyText = new TextContent("This is professionally formatted body text with custom styling.");
bodyText.Style = new TextStyle()
{
    TextFont = new Font()
    {
        FontFamily = "Calibri",
        FontSize = 11
    },
    Color = Color.Black,
    LineSpacing = new LineSpacing() { Value = 1.15 }  // Slightly increased line spacing
};

Paragraph bodyParagraph = new Paragraph();
bodyParagraph.AddText(bodyText);
doc.AddParagraph(bodyParagraph);

// Save the document
doc.SaveAs("professional-document.docx");

using IronWord;
using IronWord.Models;

// Create a new document
WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

// Create richly formatted text
TextContent headerText = new TextContent("Professional Document Header");
headerText.Style = new TextStyle()
{
    TextFont = new Font()
    {
        FontFamily = "Georgia",
        FontSize = 28
    },
    Color = Color.DarkBlue,
    IsBold = true,
    SmallCaps = true,
    Underline = new Underline(),
    CharacterScale = 110,  // Slightly expand character width
    Shading = new Shading() 
    { 
        Color = Color.LightGray  // Light background
    }
};

// Add header to document
Paragraph headerParagraph = new Paragraph();
headerParagraph.AddText(headerText);
doc.AddParagraph(headerParagraph);

// Create body text with different styling
TextContent bodyText = new TextContent("This is professionally formatted body text with custom styling.");
bodyText.Style = new TextStyle()
{
    TextFont = new Font()
    {
        FontFamily = "Calibri",
        FontSize = 11
    },
    Color = Color.Black,
    LineSpacing = new LineSpacing() { Value = 1.15 }  // Slightly increased line spacing
};

Paragraph bodyParagraph = new Paragraph();
bodyParagraph.AddText(bodyText);
doc.AddParagraph(bodyParagraph);

// Save the document
doc.SaveAs("professional-document.docx");

This comprehensive styling approach creates documents maintaining consistent branding and professional appearance throughout your application's document generation process.