How to Add Reflection Effect to Text

// Import necessary namespaces for working with IronWord
using IronWord;
using IronWord.Models;

// Create a new Word document using the IronWord library
WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

// Create and configure a text style with a text effect
TextStyle textStyle = new TextStyle()
{
    // Apply text effects to the style
    TextEffect = new TextEffect()
    {
        // Add reflection effect to the text, giving it a reflection appearance
        ReflectionEffect = new Reflection()
    }
};

// Add text "Hello World" to the document and apply the specified style
// The text style will include the reflection effect defined above
doc.AddText("Hello World").Style = textStyle;

// Save the Word document to a file named "reflectionEffect.docx"
// This will export the document with the formatted text included
doc.SaveAs("reflectionEffect.docx");

' Import necessary namespaces for working with IronWord
Imports IronWord
Imports IronWord.Models

' Create a new Word document using the IronWord library
Private doc As New WordDocument()

' Create and configure a text style with a text effect
Private textStyle As New TextStyle() With {
	.TextEffect = New TextEffect() With {.ReflectionEffect = New Reflection()}
}

' Add text "Hello World" to the document and apply the specified style
' The text style will include the reflection effect defined above
doc.AddText("Hello World").Style = textStyle

' Save the Word document to a file named "reflectionEffect.docx"
' This will export the document with the formatted text included
doc.SaveAs("reflectionEffect.docx")

using IronWord;
using IronWord.Models;
using IronWord.Models.Enums;

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

// Create and configure text style with reflection effect
TextStyle textStyle = new TextStyle();
textStyle.TextEffect = new TextEffect()
{
    ReflectionEffect = new Reflection()
    {
        // Set alignment of the reflection effect 
        Alignment = RectangleAlignmentValues.BottomLeft,
        
        // Set blur radius for reflection
        BlurRadius = 5,
        
        // Set direction angle for the reflection
        DirectionAngle = 90,
        
        // Set distance of reflection from text
        DistanceFromText = 5,
        
        // Final opacity of the reflection effect (0 = transparent, 100 = opaque)
        EndingOpacity = 100,
        
        // Position where the reflection ends (in percentage relative to its total length)
        EndPosition = 10,
        
        // Set fade effect direction for reflection
        FadeDirectionAngle = 90,
        
        // The horizontal scaling factor can affect the width appearance of reflection (100 = no scale)
        HorizontalScalingFactor = 100,
        
        // Horizontal skew angle for adding perspective to the reflection
        HorizontalSkewAngle = 0,
        
        // Color of the reflection effect
        SchemeColor = IronWord.Models.Color.Gold,
        
        // Initial opacity of the reflection (0 = transparent)
        StartingOpacity = 0,
        
        // Position where the reflection starts (in percentage relative to its total length)
        StartPosition = 0,
        
        // Vertical scaling factor can affect the height appearance of reflection (-100 = flip, 100 = no scale)
        VerticalScalingFactor = -100,
        
        // Vertical skew angle for adding perspective to the reflection
        VerticalSkewAngle = 0,
    },
};

// Add text with the configured style to the document and assign the style
doc.AddText("Customized reflection").Style = textStyle;

// Save and export the newly created Word document
doc.SaveAs("customizedReflectionEffect.docx");

Imports IronWord
Imports IronWord.Models
Imports IronWord.Models.Enums

' Create a new Word document
Private doc As New WordDocument()

' Create and configure text style with reflection effect
Private textStyle As New TextStyle()
textStyle.TextEffect = New TextEffect() With {
	.ReflectionEffect = New Reflection() With {
		.Alignment = RectangleAlignmentValues.BottomLeft,
		.BlurRadius = 5,
		.DirectionAngle = 90,
		.DistanceFromText = 5,
		.EndingOpacity = 100,
		.EndPosition = 10,
		.FadeDirectionAngle = 90,
		.HorizontalScalingFactor = 100,
		.HorizontalSkewAngle = 0,
		.SchemeColor = IronWord.Models.Color.Gold,
		.StartingOpacity = 0,
		.StartPosition = 0,
		.VerticalScalingFactor = -100,
		.VerticalSkewAngle = 0
	}
}

' Add text with the configured style to the document and assign the style
doc.AddText("Customized reflection").Style = textStyle

' Save and export the newly created Word document
doc.SaveAs("customizedReflectionEffect.docx")