How to Add Group Shape into a Word Document

Below are some of the Shape types supported in Aspose.Words. For complete list, please visit ShapeType

• Rectangle
• RoundRectangle
• RoundRectangle
• Ellipse
• Diamond
• Triangle
• RightTriangle
• Parallelogram
• Trapezoid
• Hexagon
• Octagon

Sometimes you need to add a group shape into a Word document. In Microsoft Word, you can quickly add a group shape using Group command/button. A group shape consists of multiple shapes. Individual shape in a group can be moved separately. In Aspose.Words it is very easy to add a group shape using GroupShape class. Shape is created separately using Shape class and then added in GroupShape object using AppendChild method.

Example

Below example add a group shape into a Word document.

// For complete examples and data files, please go to https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-.NET
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithDocument();

Document doc = new Document();
doc.EnsureMinimum();
GroupShape gs = new GroupShape(doc);

Shape shape = new Shape(doc, Drawing.ShapeType.AccentBorderCallout1);
shape.Width = 100;
shape.Height = 100;
gs.AppendChild(shape);

Shape shape1 = new Shape(doc, Drawing.ShapeType.ActionButtonBeginning);
shape1.Left = 100;
shape1.Width = 100;
shape1.Height = 200;
gs.AppendChild(shape1);

gs.Width = 200;
gs.Height = 200;

gs.CoordSize = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 200);

DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.InsertNode(gs);


dataDir = dataDir + "groupshape-doc_out.doc";

// Save the document to disk.
doc.Save(dataDir);