layout_mode property

PageSetup.layout_mode property

Gets or sets the layout mode of this section.

@property
def layout_mode(self) -> aspose.words.SectionLayoutMode:
    ...

@layout_mode.setter
def layout_mode(self, value: aspose.words.SectionLayoutMode):
    ...

Examples

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

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)

# Enable pitching, and then use it to set the number of characters per line in this section.
builder.page_setup.layout_mode = aw.SectionLayoutMode.GRID
builder.page_setup.characters_per_line = 10

# The number of characters also depends on the size of the font.
doc.styles.get_by_name("Normal").font.size = 20

self.assertEqual(8, doc.first_section.page_setup.characters_per_line)

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

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "PageSetup.characters_per_line.docx")

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

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.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.page_setup.layout_mode = aw.SectionLayoutMode.LINE_GRID
builder.page_setup.lines_per_page = 15

builder.paragraph_format.snap_to_grid = True

for i in range(30):
    builder.write("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. ")

doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "PageSetup.lines_per_page.docx")

layout_mode property

PageSetup.layout_mode property

Examples

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