Create Table Style

In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process to create a table style using Aspose.Words for .NET. We’ll explain the bundled C# source code and provide you with a comprehensive guide to help you understand and implement this feature in your own projects. At the end of this tutorial, you will know how to create a custom style for your tables in your Word documents using Aspose.Words for .NET.

Step 1: Define the document directory

First, you need to set the path to your documents directory. This is the location where you want to save your edited Word document. Replace “YOUR DOCUMENTS DIRECTORY” with the appropriate path.

string dataDir = "YOUR DOCUMENTS DIRECTORY";

Step 2: Create a new document and document builder

Next, you need to create a new instance of the Document class and a document constructor for that document.

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

Step 3: Start a new table and add cells

To start creating the table, we use the StartTable() method of the document builder, then we add cells to the table using the InsertCell() method and we write the contents of the cells to the using the Write() method.

Table table = builder. StartTable();
builder. InsertCell();
builder.Write("Name");
builder. InsertCell();
builder.Write("Value");
builder. EndRow();
builder. InsertCell();
builder. InsertCell();
builder. EndTable();

Step 4: Create a table style

Now we can create a table style using the TableStyle class and the Add() method from the documents Styles` collection. We define the properties of the style, such as borders, margins and paddings.

TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle)doc.Styles.Add(StyleType.Table, "MyTableStyle1");
tableStyle.Borders.LineStyle = LineStyle.Double;
tableStyle.Borders.LineWidth = 1;
tableStyle. LeftPadding = 18;
tableStyle. RightPadding = 18;
tableStyle.TopPadding = 12;
tableStyle.BottomPadding = 12;

Step 5: Apply the table style to the table

Finally, we apply the table style we created to the table using the Style property of the table.

table.Style = tableStyle;

Step 6: Save the modified document

Finally save the modified document to a file. You can choose an appropriate name and location for the output document.

doc.Save(dataDir + "WorkingWithTableStylesAndFormatting.CreateTableStyle.docx");

Congratulation ! You have now created a custom style for your table using Aspose.Words for .NET.

Sample source code for Create Table Style using Aspose.Words for .NET

	// Path to your document directory 
	string dataDir = "YOUR DOCUMENT DIRECTORY";

	Document doc = new Document();
	DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
	Table table = builder.StartTable();
	builder.InsertCell();
	builder.Write("Name");
	builder.InsertCell();
	builder.Write("Value");
	builder.EndRow();
	builder.InsertCell();
	builder.InsertCell();
	builder.EndTable();
	TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle) doc.Styles.Add(StyleType.Table, "MyTableStyle1");
	tableStyle.Borders.LineStyle = LineStyle.Double;
	tableStyle.Borders.LineWidth = 1;
	tableStyle.LeftPadding = 18;
	tableStyle.RightPadding = 18;
	tableStyle.TopPadding = 12;
	tableStyle.BottomPadding = 12;
	table.Style = tableStyle;
	doc.Save(dataDir + "WorkingWithTableStylesAndFormatting.CreateTableStyle.docx");

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to create a table style using Aspose.Words for .NET. By following this step-by-step guide, you can easily customize the style of your tables in your Word documents. Aspose.Words offers a powerful and flexible API for manipulating and formatting tables in your documents. With this knowledge, you can improve the visual presentation of your Word documents and meet specific needs.