SimpleDocument.vb
''
'' This code is part of Document Solutions for Word demos.
'' Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.
''
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO
Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Word
Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Imaging

'' This sample demonstrates how to use basic elements
'' (text, borders, picture) to create a Word document in code.
Public Class SimpleDocument
    Function CreateDocx() As GcWordDocument
        Dim doc = New GcWordDocument()
        Dim sec = doc.Body.Sections.First
        Dim pars = sec.GetRange().Paragraphs

        '' Title:
        Dim title = pars.Add("Simple Word Document")
        title.Style = doc.Styles(BuiltInStyleId.Title)

        '' Heading:
        Dim heading = pars.Add("Basic Elements")
        heading.Style = doc.Styles(BuiltInStyleId.Heading1)

        '' Text:
        Dim p = pars.Add("This document is built using the following basic elements available through the ")
        Dim run = p.GetRange().Runs.Add("DsWord")
        run.Style = doc.Styles(BuiltInStyleId.Strong)
        p.GetRange().Runs.Add(" object model:")

        '' List:
        Dim listTemplate = doc.ListTemplates.Add(BuiltInListTemplateId.BulletDefault, "myListTemplate")

        '' Add bullet items
        Dim addListItem As Action(Of String) =
            Sub(t_)
                Dim p_ = pars.Add(t_)
                p_.ListFormat.Template = listTemplate
                p_.Style = doc.Styles(BuiltInStyleId.ListParagraph)
            End Sub
        addListItem("Text and text runs")
        addListItem("Paragraphs")
        addListItem("List templates")
        addListItem("Borders")
        addListItem("Pictures")
        addListItem("Styles")
        pars.Add().Style = doc.Styles(BuiltInStyleId.Normal)

        '' Add picture:
        Dim picBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(Path.Combine("Resources", "Images", "road.jpg"))
        '' Create a GcBitmap so that we can find out the native picture size:
        Dim bmp = New GcBitmap(picBytes)
        '' Scale picture to fill 80% of the page width:
        Dim width = doc.Body.Sections.Last.PageSetup.ClientWidth * 0.8F
        Dim height = bmp.Height * (width / bmp.Width)
        Dim pic = pars.Add().GetRange().Runs.Add().GetRange().Pictures.Add(picBytes, "image/jpeg")
        pic.Size.Width.Value = width
        pic.Size.Height.Value = height
        pic.WrapFormat.Type = WrapType.TopBottom
        pic.Position.Horizontal.Type = ShapePositionType.Alignment
        pic.Position.Horizontal.Alignment = ShapeHorizontalRelativeAlignment.Center

        '' Adjust styles:
        Dim font = "Arial"
        Dim hicolor = Color.SteelBlue
        Dim bcolor = Color.Coral

        '' Title:
        Dim sTitle = doc.Styles(BuiltInStyleId.Title)
        Dim bb = sTitle.ParagraphFormat.Borders.Bottom
        bb.LineStyle = LineStyle.Single
        bb.LineWidth = 4
        bb.Color.RGB = bcolor
        bb.Space = 10

        sTitle.Font.Color.RGB = hicolor
        sTitle.Font.Name = font
        sTitle.Font.Bold = True
        sTitle.Font.Size = 30

        '' Heading 1:
        Dim sHeading1 = doc.Styles(BuiltInStyleId.Heading1)
        sHeading1.Font.Color.RGB = hicolor
        sHeading1.Font.Name = font
        sHeading1.Font.Bold = True
        sHeading1.ParagraphFormat.Spacing.SpaceAfter = 8

        '' Normal text:
        Dim sNormal = doc.Styles(BuiltInStyleId.Normal)
        sNormal.Font.Name = font
        sNormal.Font.Size = 12

        '' Strong text:
        Dim sStrong = doc.Styles(BuiltInStyleId.Strong)
        sStrong.Font.Color.RGB = hicolor
        sStrong.Font.Italic = True

        '' Done
        Return doc
    End Function
End Class