PDF Bookmarks is widely used to help us locate and link to points that we want to go. Spire.PDF for .NET, a powerful PDF component, not only enables developers to add bookmarks, get bookmark information, but also helps us to remove the bookmarks that we want. This article will show you how to delete bookmark from the PDF document in C# easily.

First, check the PDF document with bookmarks.

Bookmark

Here comes to the steps of how to remove the bookmarks in C#.

  • Download Spire.PDF for .NET and install it correctly. The Spire.PDF installation is clean, professional and wrapped up in a MSI installer.
  • Add Spire.Pdf.dll as reference in the downloaded Bin folder though the below path: "..\Spire.Pdf\Bin\NET4.0\ Spire.Pdf.dll".
  • Check the code snippet of how to delete the bookmarks. With Spire.PDF.NET, we can remove both the particular bookmark and remove all the bookmarks at one time.
using Spire.Pdf;

namespace DeletePDFBookmark
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a new PDF document and load from the file.
            PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
            document.LoadFromFile(@"D:\Bookmark.pdf");

            //remove the first bookmark
            document.Bookmarks.RemoveAt(0);

            //remove all bookmarks
            document.Bookmarks.Clear();

            //save the document to file.
            document.SaveToFile("result.pdf");
        }
    }
}

Please check the effective screenshots:

Remove particular bookmark

Remove all Bookmarks

Section breaks allow you to divide a document into sections, each with its own formatting and layout settings, giving you greater control over the overall structure and appearance of your document. Whether you're compiling a complex report or a lengthy dissertation, mastering section breaks can greatly improve your document management skills. This article will demonstrate how to insert or remove section breaks in Word in C# using Spire.Doc for .NET.

Install Spire.Doc for .NET

To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.Doc for.NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.

PM> Install-Package Spire.Doc

Insert Section Breaks in Word in C#

Spire.Doc for .NET provides the Paragraph.InsertSectionBreak(SectionBreakType breakType) method to insert a specified type of section break to a paragraph. The following table provides an overview of the supported section break types, along with their corresponding Enums and descriptions:

Section Break Enum Description
New page SectionBreakType.NewPage Start the new section on a new page.
Continuous SectionBreakType.NoBreak Start the new section on the same page, allowing for continuous content flow.
Odd page SectionBreakType.OddPage Start the new section on the next odd-numbered page.
Even page SectionBreakType.EvenPage Start the new section on the next even-numbered page.
New column SectionBreakType.NewColumn Start the new section in the next column if columns are enabled.

The following are the detailed steps to insert a continuous section break:

  • Create a Document instance.
  • Load a Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Get a specified section using Document.Sections[] property.
  • Get a specified paragraph of the section using Section.Paragraphs[] property.
  • Add a section break to the end of the paragraph using Paragraph.InsertSectionBreak() method.
  • Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.
  • C#
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;

namespace InsertSectionBreak
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a Document instance
            Document doc = new Document();

            //Load a Word document
            doc.LoadFromFile("sample.docx");

            //Get the first section in the document
            Section sec = doc.Sections[0];

            //Get the second paragraph in the section 
            Paragraph para = sec.Paragraphs[1];

            //Insert a continuous section break
            para.InsertSectionBreak(SectionBreakType.NoBreak);

            //Save the result document
            doc.SaveToFile("InsertSectionBreak.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
        }
    }
}

C#: Insert or Remove Section Breaks in Word

Remove Section Breaks in Word in C#

To delete all sections breaks in a Word document, we need to access the first section in the document, then copy the contents of the other sections to the first section and delete them. The following are the detailed steps:

  • Create a Document instance.
  • Load a Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
  • Get the first section using Document.Sections[] property.
  • Iterate through other sections in the document.
  • Get the second section, and then iterate through to get its child objects.
  • Clone the child objects of the second section and add them to the first section using Section.Body.ChildObjects.Add() method.
  • Delete the second section using Document.Sections.Remove() method.
  • Repeat the process to copy and delete the remaining sections.
  • Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.
  • C#
using Spire.Doc;

namespace DeleteSectionBreak
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a Document instance
            Document doc = new Document();

            //Load a Word document
            doc.LoadFromFile("Report.docx");

            //Get the first section in the document
            Section sec = doc.Sections[0];

            //Iterate through other sections in the document
            for (int i = 0; i < doc.Sections.Count - 1; i++)
            {
                //Get the second section in the document
                Section section = doc.Sections[1];

                //Iterate through all child objects of the second section
                for (int j = 0; j < section.Body.ChildObjects.Count; j++)
                {
                    //Get the child objects
                    DocumentObject obj = section.Body.ChildObjects[j];
                    //Clone the child objects to the first section
                    sec.Body.ChildObjects.Add(obj.Clone());
                }

                //Remove the second section
                doc.Sections.Remove(section);
            }

            //Save the result document
            doc.SaveToFile("RemoveSectionBreaks.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
        }
    }
}

C#: Insert or Remove Section Breaks in Word

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Line spacing is the amount of white space between each line in a paragraph, while paragraph spacing is the amount of white space before and after each paragraph in a document. In MS Word, you can adjust the spacing manually if the default spacing does not meet your needs. In this article, you will learn how to programmatically set line spacing and paragraph spacing in Word using Spire.Doc for .NET.

Install Spire.Doc for .NET

To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.Doc for.NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.

PM> Install-Package Spire.Doc

Set Line Spacing and Paragraph Spacing in Word

Loose line or paragraph spacing can make text more readable, while tight line or paragraph spacing can fit more text in a document. Below are the steps to adjust the line spacing and paragraph spacing in a Word document.

  • Create a Document instance.
  • Add a section to the document using Document.AddSection() method, and then add a paragraph to the section.
  • Set the before and after spacing for the paragraph using Paragraph.Format.BeforeSpacing and Paragraph.Format.AfterSpacing properties.
  • Add another paragraph and set line spacing in the paragraph using Paragraph.Format.LineSpacing property.
  • Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.
  • C#
  • VB.NET
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;

namespace SetSpacing
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a Document instance
            Document document = new Document();

            //Add a section
            Section section = document.AddSection();

            //Add a paragraph
            Paragraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
            paragraph.AppendText("Spire.Doc for .NET is a professional Word .NET library specifically designed for developers to " +
                "create, read, write, convert, compare and print Word documents on any .NET platform " +
                "(Target .NET Framework, .NET Core, .NET Standard, .NET 5.0, .NET 6.0, Xamarin & Mono Android ) with fast and high quality performance.");

            //Set spacing before the paragraph
            paragraph.Format.BeforeSpacing = 30;

            //Set spacing after the paragraph
            paragraph.Format.AfterSpacing = 30;

            //Add another paragraph
            Paragraph paragraph2 = section.AddParagraph();
            paragraph2.AppendText("Spire.Doc for .NET is a reliable API which enables to perform many Word document processing tasks. " +
                "It supports C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC. Spire.Doc supports Word 97-2003 /2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 " +
                "and it has the ability to convert them to commonly used file formats like XML, RTF, TXT, XPS, EPUB, HTML and vice versa. ");

            //Set line spacing in the paragraph
            paragraph2.Format.LineSpacing = 25;

            //Save the result document
            document.SaveToFile("SetSpacing.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
        }
    }
}

C#/VB.NET: Set Line Spacing and Paragraph Spacing in Word

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