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SpaceBefore Property

Description:

Sets or returns an int representing the amount of whitespace that should be placed above a paragraph in twips. One twip = (1/20 pt) or (1/1440 in)

This must be between 0 pt (0 twips) and 1584 pt (31680 twips). Values beyond these will be automatically adjusted.

MS Word equivalent: Format menu > Paragraph... > Indents and Spacing > Spacing section > Before:

SpaceBefore is a read / write property.

[csharp]

// Return SpaceBefore
int spaceBefore = oParagraphFormatting.SpaceBefore;
// Set SpaceBefore to 12 pt
oParagraphFormatting.SpaceBefore = 240;

[vbnet]

' Return SpaceBefore
Dim spaceBefore As Integer = oParagraphFormatting.SpaceBefore
' Set SpaceBefore to 12 pt
oParagraphFormatting.SpaceBefore = 240

public            int
     SpaceBefore

int An int representing the amount of whitespace that is above a paragraph in twips.

public void SpaceBefore                      int
     twips

int