Modify Cell Formatting

In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process to change cell formatting 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 change the width, orientation and background color of a cell in a table 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 where your Word document is located. Replace “YOUR DOCUMENTS DIRECTORY” with the appropriate path.

string dataDir = "YOUR DOCUMENTS DIRECTORY";

Step 2: Load existing document

Next, you need to load the existing Word document into an instance of the Document class.

Document doc = new Document(dataDir + "Tables.docx");

Step 3: Go to the cell to modify

To change the formatting of a cell, we need to navigate to the specific cell in the table. We use the GetChild() and FirstRow.FirstCell methods to get the reference to the first cell of the first array.

Table table = (Table)doc.GetChild(NodeType.Table, 0, true);
Cell firstCell = table.FirstRow.FirstCell;

Step 4: Change cell formatting

Now we can change the cell formatting using the properties of the CellFormat class. For example, we can set the cell width, text orientation, and background color.

firstCell.CellFormat.Width = 30;
firstCell.CellFormat.Orientation = TextOrientation.Downward;
firstCell.CellFormat.Shading.ForegroundPatternColor = Color.LightGreen;

Sample source code for Modify Cell Formatting using Aspose.Words for .NET

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

	Document doc = new Document(dataDir + "Tables.docx");
	Table table = (Table) doc.GetChild(NodeType.Table, 0, true);
	Cell firstCell = table.FirstRow.FirstCell;
	firstCell.CellFormat.Width = 30;
	firstCell.CellFormat.Orientation = TextOrientation.Downward;
	firstCell.CellFormat.Shading.ForegroundPatternColor = Color.LightGreen;

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to change the formatting of a cell in a table using Aspose.Words for .NET. By following this step-by-step guide, you can easily adjust the cell width, orientation, and background color 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 customize the visual layout of your tables to your specific needs.