LayoutMode

PageSetup.LayoutMode property

Gets or sets the layout mode of this section.

public SectionLayoutMode LayoutMode { get; set; }

Examples

Shows how to specify a for the number of characters that each line may have.

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

// Enable pitching, and then use it to set the number of characters per line in this section.
builder.PageSetup.LayoutMode = SectionLayoutMode.Grid;
builder.PageSetup.CharactersPerLine = 10;

// The number of characters also depends on the size of the font.
doc.Styles["Normal"].Font.Size = 20;

Assert.AreEqual(8, doc.FirstSection.PageSetup.CharactersPerLine);

builder.Writeln("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");

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

Shows how to specify a limit for the number of lines that each page may have.

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

// Enable pitching, and then use it to set the number of lines per page in this section.
// A large enough font size will push some lines down onto the next page to avoid overlapping characters.
builder.PageSetup.LayoutMode = SectionLayoutMode.LineGrid;
builder.PageSetup.LinesPerPage = 15;

builder.ParagraphFormat.SnapToGrid = true;

for (int i = 0; i < 30; i++)
    builder.Write("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. ");

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

See Also

PageSetup.HeadingLevelForChapter PageSetup.LeftMargin