IndentationBefore Property

Gets or sets the Indentation (in points) before this Paragraph.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property IndentationBefore As Single

'Usage
 
Dim instance As Paragraph
Dim value As Single
 
instance.IndentationBefore = value
 
value = instance.IndentationBefore

public float IndentationBefore {get; set;}

Property Value

The Indentation (in points) before the Paragraph.

Remarks

The value in this property is expressed in points (pt).

To convert to 20th of a point (dxa) : pt*20
To convert to Inches (in) : pt*72
To convert to Centimeters (cm) : in*2.54

Example

// Create a new document.
 using (var document = DocX.Create("Test.docx"))
 {
    // Create a new Paragraph.
    Paragraph p = document.InsertParagraph("Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3");
            
    // Indent this entire Paragraph from the left.
    p.IndentationBefore = 36f;
    
    // Save all changes made to this document.
    document.Save();
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows, 11, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

Paragraph Class
Paragraph Members