In the modern office environment, Microsoft Word has become an indispensable part of our daily work and study. Whether it's writing reports, creating resumes, or designing promotional materials, Word provides us with a rich set of features and tools. Among them, the function of adding shapes is particularly popular among users because it allows us to easily enhance the visual appeal and expressiveness of documents. Manipulating shape elements is one of the highlights of Spire.Doc functionality, and this article will introduce you to how to add or delete shapes in Word using Spire.Doc for Python.
Install Spire.Doc for Python
This scenario requires Spire.Doc for Python and plum-dispatch v1.7.4. They can be easily installed in your Windows through the following pip command.
pip install Spire.Doc
If you are unsure how to install, please refer to this tutorial: How to Install Spire.Doc for Python on Windows
Add Shapes in Word Document in Python
Spire.Doc for Python supports adding various shapes such as rectangles, trapezoids, triangles, arrows, lines, emoticons, and many other predefined shape types. By calling the Paragraph.AppendShape(width: float, height: float, shapeType: 'ShapeType') method, you can not only easily insert these shapes at any position in the document but also customize various properties of the shapes, such as fill color, border style, rotation angle, transparency, etc., to meet different typesetting needs and visual effects. Below are the detailed steps:
- Create a new Document object.
- Call Document.AddSection() and Section.AddParagraph() methods to add a section and a paragraph within the section, respectively.
- Call the Paragraph.AppendShape(width: float, height: float, shapeType: 'ShapeType') method to add a shape on the paragraph, where width and height represent the dimensions of the shape, and shapeType enum is used to specify the type of shape.
- Define the style of the shape, such as fill color, border color, border style, and width.
- Set the horizontal and vertical position of the shape relative to the page.
- Add multiple other types of shapes using the same method.
- Save the document using the Document.SaveToFile() method.
- Python
from spire.doc import * from spire.doc.common import * # Create a new Document object doc = Document() # Add a new section in the document sec = doc.AddSection() # Add a paragraph in the new section para = sec.AddParagraph() # Add a rectangle shape in the paragraph with width and height both 60 shape1 = para.AppendShape(60, 60, ShapeType.Rectangle) # Define the fill color of the shape shape1.FillColor = Color.get_YellowGreen() # Define the border color shape1.StrokeColor = Color.get_Gray() # Define the border style and width shape1.LineStyle = ShapeLineStyle.Single shape1.StrokeWeight = 1 # Set the horizontal and vertical position of the shape relative to the page shape1.HorizontalOrigin = HorizontalOrigin.Page shape1.HorizontalPosition = 100 shape1.VerticalOrigin = VerticalOrigin.Page shape1.VerticalPosition = 200 # Similarly, add a triangle shape in the same paragraph and set its properties shape2 = para.AppendShape(60, 60, ShapeType.Triangle) shape2.FillColor = Color.get_Green() shape2.StrokeColor = Color.get_Gray() shape2.LineStyle = ShapeLineStyle.Single shape2.StrokeWeight = 1 shape2.HorizontalOrigin = HorizontalOrigin.Page shape2.HorizontalPosition = 200 shape2.VerticalOrigin = VerticalOrigin.Page shape2.VerticalPosition = 200 # Add an arrow shape and set its properties shape3 = para.AppendShape(60, 60, ShapeType.Arrow) shape3.FillColor = Color.get_SeaGreen() shape3.StrokeColor = Color.get_Gray() shape3.LineStyle = ShapeLineStyle.Single shape3.StrokeWeight = 1 shape3.HorizontalOrigin = HorizontalOrigin.Page shape3.HorizontalPosition = 300 shape3.VerticalOrigin = VerticalOrigin.Page shape3.VerticalPosition = 200 # Add a smiley face shape and set its properties shape4 = para.AppendShape(60, 60, ShapeType.SmileyFace) shape4.FillColor = Color.get_LightGreen() shape4.StrokeColor = Color.get_Gray() shape4.LineStyle = ShapeLineStyle.Single shape4.StrokeWeight = 1 shape4.HorizontalOrigin = HorizontalOrigin.Page shape4.HorizontalPosition = 400 shape4.VerticalOrigin = VerticalOrigin.Page shape4.VerticalPosition = 200 # Save the document outputFile = "AddShapes.docx" doc.SaveToFile(outputFile, FileFormat.Docx2016) # Release the document doc.Close()
Add Shape Group in Word Document
Spire.Doc for Python not only provides the functionality to add individual shapes (such as rectangles, circles, lines, etc.) but also supports creating and managing grouped shapes. A grouped shape is a special collection of shapes that organizes multiple independent shapes together to form a whole, sharing the same transformation properties (such as position, rotation angle, etc.). Here are the specific steps to achieve this:
- Create an object of the Document class.
- Call the Document.AddSection() method to add a blank section.
- Call the Section.AddParagraph() method to add a blank paragraph in the section.
- Call Paragraph.AppendShapeGroup() to add a shape group and specify its dimensions.
- Create a Textbox and specify its shape type, dimensions, position, fill color, and other properties.
- Add paragraphs within the Textbox and insert text, setting the paragraph's horizontal alignment to center.
- Add the Textbox to the list of child objects of the shape group.
- Similar to the above steps, create shapes for symbols like arrows, diamond-shaped text boxes, octagonal text boxes, and set their properties, adding them to the list of child objects of the shape group.
- Save the document using the Document.SaveToFile() method.
- Python
from spire.doc import *
from spire.doc.common import *
# Create a Document object
doc = Document()
# Add a section to the document
sec = doc.AddSection()
# Add a paragraph to the section
para = sec.AddParagraph()
# Add a shape group to the paragraph and specify its horizontal position
shapegroup = para.AppendShapeGroup(375, 350)
shapegroup.HorizontalPosition = 180
# Calculate the relative unit scale X and Y for the shape group for subsequent element size positioning
X = float((shapegroup.Width / 1000.0))
Y = float((shapegroup.Height / 1000.0))
# Create a rounded rectangle text box
txtBox = TextBox(doc)
# Set the shape type of the text box
txtBox.SetShapeType(ShapeType.RoundRectangle)
# Set the width and height of the text box
txtBox.Width = 125 / X
txtBox.Height = 54 / Y
# Add a paragraph inside the text box and set its horizontal alignment to center
paragraph = txtBox.Body.AddParagraph()
paragraph.Format.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
# Add the text "Step One" to the paragraph
paragraph.AppendText("Step One")
# Set the horizontal and vertical position of the text box
txtBox.HorizontalPosition = 19 / X
txtBox.VerticalPosition = 27 / Y
# Set the fill color of the text box and remove the border line
txtBox.Format.FillColor = Color.FromRgb(153, 255, 255)
txtBox.Format.NoLine = True
# Add the text box to the list of child objects of the shape group
shapegroup.ChildObjects.Add(txtBox)
# Create a downward arrow shape and specify its shape type
arrowLineShape = ShapeObject(doc, ShapeType.DownArrow)
# Set the width and height of the arrow shape
arrowLineShape.Width = 16 / X
arrowLineShape.Height = 40 / Y
# Set the horizontal and vertical position of the arrow shape
arrowLineShape.HorizontalPosition = 73 / X
arrowLineShape.VerticalPosition = 87 / Y
# Set the stroke color of the arrow shape
arrowLineShape.StrokeColor = Color.get_CadetBlue()
# Add the arrow shape to the list of child objects of the shape group
shapegroup.ChildObjects.Add(arrowLineShape)
# (Similar subsequent code, creating diamond-shaped text boxes, downward arrow shapes, and octagonal text boxes, with corresponding property settings and positioning)
txtBox = TextBox(doc)
txtBox.SetShapeType(ShapeType.Diamond)
txtBox.Width = 125 / X
txtBox.Height = 54 / Y
paragraph = txtBox.Body.AddParagraph()
paragraph.Format.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
paragraph.AppendText("Step Two")
txtBox.HorizontalPosition = 19 / X
txtBox.VerticalPosition = 131 / Y
txtBox.Format.FillColor = Color.FromRgb(0, 102, 102)
txtBox.Format.NoLine = True
shapegroup.ChildObjects.Add(txtBox)
arrowLineShape = ShapeObject(doc, ShapeType.DownArrow)
arrowLineShape.Width = 16 / X
arrowLineShape.Height = 40 / Y
arrowLineShape.HorizontalPosition = 73 / X
arrowLineShape.VerticalPosition = 192 / Y
arrowLineShape.StrokeColor = Color.get_CadetBlue()
shapegroup.ChildObjects.Add(arrowLineShape)
txtBox = TextBox(doc)
txtBox.SetShapeType(ShapeType.Octagon)
txtBox.Width = 149 / X
txtBox.Height = 59 / Y
paragraph = txtBox.Body.AddParagraph()
paragraph.Format.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
paragraph.AppendText("Step Three")
txtBox.HorizontalPosition = 7 / X
txtBox.VerticalPosition = 236 / Y
txtBox.Format.FillColor = Color.FromRgb(51, 204, 204)
txtBox.Format.NoLine = True
shapegroup.ChildObjects.Add(txtBox)
# Define the output file name
outputFile = "ShapeGroup.docx"
# Save the document
doc.SaveToFile(outputFile, FileFormat.Docx2016)
# Close the document object
doc.Close()
Remove Shapes from Word Document
Spire.Doc for Python supports efficiently removing individual shapes and shape groups from a Word document. Below are the detailed steps:
- Create an object of the Document class.
- Call the Document.LoadFromFile() method to load a document containing shapes.
- Traverse through all the sections of the document and the body elements within the sections to get paragraphs.
- Check if the child elements under the paragraph are shape objects or shape group objects.
- Call the Paragraph.ChildObjects.Remove() method to remove the shape object.
- Save the document using the Document.SaveToFile() method.
- Python
from spire.doc import *
from spire.doc.common import *
# Create an object of the Document class
doc = Document()
# Load a Word document
doc.LoadFromFile("ShapeGroup.docx")
# Iterate through all sections of the document
for s in range(doc.Sections.Count):
# Get the current section
section = doc.Sections[s]
# Iterate through all child objects within the section
for i in range(section.Body.ChildObjects.Count):
# Get the current child object
document_object = section.Body.ChildObjects[i]
# If the current child object is a paragraph
if isinstance(document_object, Paragraph):
# Convert the child object to a paragraph object
paragraph = document_object
# Initialize the inner loop index
j = 0
# Iterate through all child objects within the paragraph
while j < paragraph.ChildObjects.Count:
# Get the current child object within the paragraph
c_obj = paragraph.ChildObjects[j]
# If the current child object is a shape group or shape object
if isinstance(c_obj, ShapeGroup) or isinstance(c_obj, ShapeObject):
# Remove the shape object from the paragraph
paragraph.ChildObjects.Remove(c_obj)
# Update the inner loop index
j -= 1
# Increment the inner loop index
j += 1
# Save the document
doc.SaveToFile("RemovedShapes.docx", FileFormat.Docx2016)
# Close the document object
doc.Close()
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