Is it possible to create shapes in a Word document using C#?

[Alex Dransfield]

I'm attempting to create shapes on a Microsoft Office Word document to model the layout of tables in a room. I've found a nice article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316384) that demonstrates how to create tables and text, but it doesn't mention anything about shapes. Is this possible or am I just dreaming?

[GaryTexmo]

It looks like a document object has a Shapes property that will let you call an AddShape method.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.office.interop.word.shapes.addshape%28v=office.14%29.aspx

AddShape takes a type, then 4 integers that define a rectangle. For the type, it looks like you use the following:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.office.core.msoautoshapetype.aspx

Hopefully that helps you :)

[Alex Dransfield]

Is there anything that you don't know?

Luckily I managed to find out about this before I read your reply, but I'm now having a problem with formatting (color, border size). Could you point me in the right direction for this? My shapes have a dark blue centre with an even darker border at the moment, which seems to be my default in Word.

I'll have to credit you in my project for sure Gary :)

[GaryTexmo]

I can't take credit for that one ;) I googled around and found the information, them compiled the links. But hey, no problem! :D

Haha, I'd imagine you did the same steps I did. Glad you got it figured out though! If there's anything else I can help with, please let me know. I've never done this either so I'm googling/experimenting along with you, but sometimes two heads are better than one.