Add Glow Effect

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using IronWord;
using IronWord.Models;

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

// Create and configure text style
TextStyle textStyle = new TextStyle();
textStyle.TextEffect = new TextEffect()
{
    GlowEffect = new Glow()
    {
        GlowColor = IronWord.Models.Color.Aqua,
        GlowRadius = 10,
    },
};

// Create paragraph
Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();

// Create run with text and style
Run textRun = new Run(new TextContent("Hello World"));
textRun.Style = textStyle;

// Add run to paragraph
paragraph.AddChild(textRun);

// Add paragraph to document
doc.AddParagraph(paragraph);

// Export new Word document
doc.SaveAs("glowEffect.docx");

Imports IronWord
Imports IronWord.Models

' Create new Word document
Dim doc As New WordDocument()

' Create and configure text style
Dim textStyle As New TextStyle()
textStyle.TextEffect = New TextEffect() With {
    .GlowEffect = New Glow() With {
        .GlowColor = IronWord.Models.Color.Aqua,
        .GlowRadius = 10
    }
}

' Create paragraph
Dim paragraph As New Paragraph()

' Create run with text and style
Dim textRun As New Run(New TextContent("Hello World"))
textRun.Style = textStyle

' Add run to paragraph
paragraph.AddChild(textRun)

' Add paragraph to document
doc.AddParagraph(paragraph)

' Export new Word document
doc.SaveAs("glowEffect.docx")

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Add Glow Effect

Adding Glow Effect to Text

Applying a glow effect to text in IronWord is accomplished by configuring the TextEffect property of a TextStyle object. The glow effect creates a luminous border around text, with customizable color and radius properties to control the visual appearance.

To create a glow effect, instantiate a TextStyle and assign a TextEffect object with a configured Glow instance. The Glow object accepts properties like GlowColor to specify the color of the glow and GlowRadius to control the spread of the effect. Higher radius values produce more diffused glows, while lower values create tighter halos around the text.

After configuring the text style, create a Run object containing the desired TextContent and assign the configured style to the Run. Use AddChild to add the styled run to a paragraph, then add the paragraph to the document. This follows the document hierarchy: Document → Paragraph → Run → TextContent.

Code Explanation

The above code snippet demonstrates how to create a new Word document and apply a text style with a glow effect. First, a new Word document is instantiated and stored in the variable doc. Then, a new TextStyle object named textStyle is created. This text style is configured to include a glow effect by initializing a TextEffect object with specific settings.

To add the styled text with the glow effect, a Paragraph is created, then a Run object is created containing TextContent with "Hello World". The textStyle is assigned to the Run, which applies the glow effect. The Run is added to the Paragraph using AddChild, and finally the Paragraph is added to the document. This multi-step approach follows the document hierarchy: Document → Paragraph → Run → TextContent. Finally, the Word document is exported as a new file.

For more examples and demonstrations, please navigate to the following article: How to Add Glow Effect to Text.

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