How to create a table and apply formatting in a document using C# and .NET

  1. Add SautinSoft.Document from Nuget.
  2. Create a new document.
  3. Add a table.
  4. Specify a various table formatting.
  5. Save the document.

Complete code

using System;
using SautinSoft.Document;
using SautinSoft.Document.Tables;

namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Get your free 30-day key here:   
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            TableFormat();
        }

		/// <summary>
        /// How to create a table and apply formatting in a document. 
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/table-format.php
        /// </remarks>		
        public static void TableFormat()
        {
            string documentPath = @"TableFormat.docx";

            // Let's create a new document.
            DocumentCore dc = new DocumentCore();

            // Add a new section.
            Section s = new Section(dc);
            dc.Sections.Add(s);

            Table table = new Table(dc);
            table.TableFormat.AutomaticallyResizeToFitContents = false;
            table.TableFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
            table.TableFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dotted, Color.DarkBlue, 2.0);

            table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn() { PreferredWidth = 50 });
            table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn() { PreferredWidth = 80 });
            table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn() { PreferredWidth = 100 });
            table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn() { PreferredWidth = 120 });
            table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn() { PreferredWidth = 80 });

            TableRow row = new TableRow(dc);
            row.RowFormat.Height = new TableRowHeight(100, HeightRule.AtLeast);
            table.Rows.Add(row);

            TableCell cell1 = new TableCell(dc, new Paragraph(dc, "PDF is Portable Document Format"));
            cell1.CellFormat.TextDirection = TextDirection.TopToBottom;
            cell1.CellFormat.BackgroundColor = Color.Yellow;
            cell1.CellFormat.Padding = new Padding(5);
            cell1.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dotted, Color.Yellow, 1.0);
            row.Cells.Add(cell1);

            TableCell cell2 = new TableCell(dc, new Paragraph(dc, "DOCX is Office Open XML"));
            cell2.CellFormat.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center;
            cell2.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dotted, Color.Black, 1.0);
            row.Cells.Add(cell2);

            row.Cells.Add(new TableCell(dc, new Paragraph(dc, "HTML is Hypertext Markup Language"))
            {
                CellFormat = new TableCellFormat()
                {
                    BackgroundColor = Color.Pink                   
                }
            });

            row.Cells.Add(new TableCell(dc, new Paragraph(dc, "Images: jpeg, png, bmp, tiff")
            {
                ParagraphFormat = new ParagraphFormat()
                {
                    Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
                }
            })
            {
                CellFormat = new TableCellFormat()
                {
                    VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
                    BackgroundColor = Color.Purple
                }
            });

            TableCell cell5 = new TableCell(dc, new Paragraph(dc, "RTF is Rich Text Format"));
            cell5.CellFormat.TextDirection = TextDirection.BottomToTop;
            cell5.CellFormat.Padding = new Padding(5);
            cell5.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dashed, Color.Red, 1.0);
            row.Cells.Add(cell5);
            
            // Add the table into the section.
            s.Blocks.Add(table);

            // Save our document DOCX.
            dc.Save(documentPath);

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(documentPath) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}

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Imports System
Imports SautinSoft.Document
Imports SautinSoft.Document.Tables

Module Sample
    Sub Main()
        TableFormat()
    End Sub
    ''' Get your free 30-day key here:   
    ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
    ''' <summary>
    ''' How to create a table and apply formatting in a document. 
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks>
    ''' Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/table-format.php
    ''' </remarks>
    Sub TableFormat()
        Dim documentPath As String = "TableFormat.docx"

        ' Let's create a new document.
        Dim dc As New DocumentCore()

        ' Add a new section.
        Dim s As New Section(dc)
        dc.Sections.Add(s)


        Dim table As New Table(dc)
        table.TableFormat.AutomaticallyResizeToFitContents = False
        table.TableFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
        table.TableFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dotted, Color.DarkBlue, 2.0)

        table.Columns.Add(New TableColumn() With {.PreferredWidth = 50})
        table.Columns.Add(New TableColumn() With {.PreferredWidth = 80})
        table.Columns.Add(New TableColumn() With {.PreferredWidth = 100})
        table.Columns.Add(New TableColumn() With {.PreferredWidth = 120})
        table.Columns.Add(New TableColumn() With {.PreferredWidth = 80})

        Dim row As New TableRow(dc)
        row.RowFormat.Height = New TableRowHeight(100, HeightRule.AtLeast)
        table.Rows.Add(row)

        Dim cell1 As New TableCell(dc, New Paragraph(dc, "PDF is Portable Document Format"))
        cell1.CellFormat.TextDirection = TextDirection.TopToBottom
        cell1.CellFormat.BackgroundColor = Color.Yellow
        cell1.CellFormat.Padding = New Padding(5)
        cell1.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dotted, Color.Yellow, 1.0)
        row.Cells.Add(cell1)

        Dim cell2 As New TableCell(dc, New Paragraph(dc, "DOCX is Office Open XML"))
        cell2.CellFormat.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center
        cell2.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dotted, Color.Black, 1.0)
        row.Cells.Add(cell2)

        row.Cells.Add(New TableCell(dc, New Paragraph(dc, "HTML is Hypertext Markup Language")) With {
            .CellFormat = New TableCellFormat() With {.BackgroundColor = Color.Pink}
        })

        row.Cells.Add(New TableCell(dc, New Paragraph(dc, "Images: jpeg, png, bmp, tiff") With
        {
            .ParagraphFormat = New ParagraphFormat() With
            {.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center}
        }) With {
            .CellFormat = New TableCellFormat() With {
                .VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
                .BackgroundColor = Color.Purple
            }
        })

        Dim cell5 As New TableCell(dc, New Paragraph(dc, "RTF is Rich Text Format"))
        cell5.CellFormat.TextDirection = TextDirection.BottomToTop
        cell5.CellFormat.Padding = New Padding(5)
        cell5.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dashed, Color.Red, 1.0)
        row.Cells.Add(cell5)

        ' Add the table into the section.
        s.Blocks.Add(table)

        ' Save our document into DOCX format.
        dc.Save(documentPath)

        ' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(documentPath) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
    End Sub

End Module

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