The AppendHtml() method of WParagraph ignores HTML attributes

Question

Hello,I am using the AppendHtml() method of WParagraph to populate a document with HTML text. The HTML includes elements with in-line style attributes, and I'd like the style CSS properties in the style attributes to be reflected in the resulting document (in particular the 'color' property). However, it seems that all attributes are ignored in the styling of the resulting document.Could you tell me if there is a way around this? Kind regards,Barney.

Dharanya Sakthivel · Accepted Answer

Barney,

We tried to reproduce the issue using the provided RGBA color styling; however, Microsoft Word does not support this styling.

As a workaround, please use the previously shared code snippet to apply color or refer to the below HTML code to apply color.

<p>My mother has <span style=\"color:#0070C0\">blue</span> eyes.</p>

Regards,
Dharanya.

My mother has blue eyes.

Regards, Dharanya.

Dharanya Sakthivel · Answer

Hi Barney, We tried to reproduce the issue by adding inline styles with the color property using the AppendHtml() method, and it worked as expected. The styles, including colors, appeared correctly in the resulting document. Please refer to the code snippet below and resultant document in the below attachment. // Create a new Word document. using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument()) { // Add a new section and paragraph to the document. IWSection section = document.AddSection(); IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph(); // Define the HTML content with inline CSS. string htmlContent = @"

Welcome to Syncfusion DocIO

This is a paragraph with inline CSS. The text color is red, and the font is Arial.

Inline styles allow you to apply specific styles to individual elements. This text is green.

Another paragraph with a different color. This text is purple.

This paragraph has a yellow background and bold, black text.

"; // Append HTML content to the paragraph. paragraph.AppendHTML(htmlContent); // Save the document to a file. using (FileStream outputFileStream = new FileStream(@"C:\Downloads\HTML-Content.docx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite)) { document.Save(outputFileStream, FormatType.Docx); } // Close the document. document.Close(); } If you are still experiencing the same issue, kindly share the complete code snippet and HTML file you are using. Based on that we will check and update you. Regards, Dharanya.

Dharanya Sakthivel · Answer

Barney, kindly refer to the attached result document which we generated at our end.Attachment: HTMLContent_6ccbb15e.docx

Barney Walton · Answer

Hi Dharanya,Thank you very much for you prompt reply. The issue is in fact with the the style attribute only, and the color CSS property of RGBA format, e.g.Some text. My apologies for providing you with inaccurate information.Kind regards,Barney

Barney Walton · Answer

Hi

Dharanya,Thank you very much for your help. I've substituted the RGBA-formatted styling for hex strings, and it works very well now.Kind regards,Barney

Chrispine Agunja Imbo · Answer

Hi Barney,We are glad to know that it works. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.Regards,Chris