Column Break possible?

GemBox.Presentation
1

Is there a way to initiate a column break while adding paragraphs into a Textbox? Could not find any commands for force a column break.

3

Hi,

Unfortunately, I’m not sure what exactly you’re referring to.

Can you show me what context you have, what you’re doing, and what you would like to get as a result?

Regards,
Mario

4

Mario, this is basically, what I’m doing. I only want 14 items in the first column. Thanks

var slide =  presentation.Slides.AddNew(SlideLayoutType.TitleOnly);

var contentShape = slide.Content.AddShape(ShapeGeometryType.Rectangle, Length.From(.42, LengthUnit.Inch), 92, 900, 400);
contentShape.Format.Fill.SetNone();

var format = contentShape.Text.Format;
format.ColumnNumber = 2;
format.ColumnSpacing = 1;

foreach (var item in items)
{
    if (numberOfItemsOnSlide > 14)
    {
        // force column break here
    }

    var paragraph = textBox.AddParagraph();
    paragraph.Format.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
    textBox.Format.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
    textBox.Format.InternalMarginTop = Length.From(.1, LengthUnit.Inch);

    var run = paragraph.AddRun(item.DisplayName);
    run.Format.Bold = true;
    run.Format.Size = 11;
    run.Format.Fill.SetSolid(Color.FromName(ColorName.Black));

    numberOfItemsOnSlide++;
    paragraph.AddLineBreak();
}
5

Hi,

I see now.

Unfortunately, PowerPoint doesn’t have the ability to insert a column break in a multi-column TextBox element.

However, there is a feature request for this on the following page and you can Vote for it:
https://powerpoint.uservoice.com/forums/288949-powerpoint-for-windows-desktop-application/suggestions/17273855-add-a-column-break-command-for-multiple-column-tex

It is one of the top 5 features so hopefully, Microsoft will introduce support for column breaks in the future.

As a workaround for now, can you switch to using a Table element with one row and two cells?

Regards,
Mario