InchToPoint

ConvertUtil.InchToPoint method

Converts inches to points.

public static double InchToPoint(double inches)
ParameterTypeDescription
inchesDoubleThe value to convert.

Remarks

1 inch equals 72 points.

Examples

Shows how to adjust paper size, orientation, margins, along with other settings for a section.

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

builder.PageSetup.PaperSize = PaperSize.Legal;
builder.PageSetup.Orientation = Orientation.Landscape;
builder.PageSetup.TopMargin = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(1.0);
builder.PageSetup.BottomMargin = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(1.0);
builder.PageSetup.LeftMargin = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(1.5);
builder.PageSetup.RightMargin = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(1.5);
builder.PageSetup.HeaderDistance = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(0.2);
builder.PageSetup.FooterDistance = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(0.2);

builder.Writeln("Hello world!");

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "PageSetup.PageMargins.docx");

Shows how to specify page properties in inches.

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

// A section's "Page Setup" defines the size of the page margins in points.
// We can also use the "ConvertUtil" class to use a more familiar measurement unit,
// such as inches when defining boundaries.
PageSetup pageSetup = builder.PageSetup;
pageSetup.TopMargin = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(1.0);
pageSetup.BottomMargin = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(2.0);
pageSetup.LeftMargin = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(2.5);
pageSetup.RightMargin = ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(1.5);

// An inch is 72 points.
Assert.AreEqual(72.0d, ConvertUtil.InchToPoint(1));
Assert.AreEqual(1.0d, ConvertUtil.PointToInch(72));

// Add content to demonstrate the new margins.
builder.Writeln($"This Text is {pageSetup.LeftMargin} points/{ConvertUtil.PointToInch(pageSetup.LeftMargin)} inches from the left, " +
                $"{pageSetup.RightMargin} points/{ConvertUtil.PointToInch(pageSetup.RightMargin)} inches from the right, " +
                $"{pageSetup.TopMargin} points/{ConvertUtil.PointToInch(pageSetup.TopMargin)} inches from the top, " +
                $"and {pageSetup.BottomMargin} points/{ConvertUtil.PointToInch(pageSetup.BottomMargin)} inches from the bottom of the page.");

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "UtilityClasses.PointsAndInches.docx");

See Also

ConvertUtil.MillimeterToPoint