Tables in Word Documents

Oct 27, 2025
14 minutes to read

This topic describes how to use the RichEditDocumentServer to create a complex table (see the image below).

View Example: Word Processing File API - Table Examples

Basic API: Access a Table

The table below lists API used to access and update tables.

Member	Description
Document.Tables	Obtains all document tables. Retrieve a specific table by its index.
Document.Tables.Get	Retrieves a table located in the specified document range.
Table.BeginUpdate()	Initializes the table update session.
Table.EndUpdate()	Ends the table update.

Create a Table

Use members from the table below to create a table and add new rows and columns.

Member	Description
TableCollection.Create	Creates a new table at the specified position.
TableRowCollection.Append	Appends a new row to the table.
TableRowCollection.InsertBefore	Inserts a new row before the specified row.
TableRowCollection.InsertAfter	Inserts a new row after the specified row.
TableCellCollection.Append	Adds a new column at the table’s end.
TableCellCollection.InsertBefore	Inserts a new column before a specified column.
TableCellCollection.InsertAfter	Inserts a new column after the specified column.

The code sample below creates a table with three columns and four rows:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;

    // Create a new table
    Table table = document.Tables.Create(document.Range.End, 2, 2);

    // Add new rows to the table
    table.Rows.InsertBefore(0);
    table.Rows.InsertAfter(0);

    // Add a new column to the table
    table.Rows[0].Cells.Append()
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
    Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
    ' Create a new table
    Dim table As Table = document.Tables.Create(document.Range.End, 2, 2)

    ' Add new rows to the table
    table.Rows.InsertBefore(0)
    table.Rows.InsertAfter(0)

    ' Add a new column to the table
    table.Rows(0).Cells.Append()
End Using

Right-to-Left Direction in Inserted Tables

The inserted table’s text direction depends on the RightToLeft property value of a paragraph where the table should be inserted. If the paragraph’s RightToLeft property is set to true, the table’s RightToLeft property is automatically set to true. The RightToLeft property of all cell paragraphs is also set to true.

Use the Document.Paragraphs.Get method to obtain the paragraph where the DocumentPosition is located.

Successive Tables

When you call the TableCollection.Create method to insert a new table before or after an existing table, these two tables are merged. The Create method returns the resulting table. Successive tables with different directions are not merged.

Set the RichEditControlCompatibility.MergeSuccessiveTables property to false to keep successive tables with the same direction separate.

Resize a Table

Use members from the table below to change the table row/column width and height to a fixed value or make it automatically fit the content.

Member	Description
TableRow.HeightType	Specifies the height type (exact, automatic or minimum). If the property is set to HeightType.Auto, the Height property is ignored.
TableRow.Height	Specifies the row height.
TableCell.HeightType	Specifies the height type (exact, automatic or minimum). If the property is set to HeightType.Auto, the Height property is ignored.
TableCell.Height	Specifies the cell height.
Table.SetPreferredWidth	Specifies the table’s width.
TableCell.PreferredWidth	Sets the column’s preferred width.
TableCell.PreferredWidthType	Specifies the width type (exact, automatic, etc.). Set this property to WidthType.Auto to make table automatically fit the content.
Table.RightToLeft	Specifies whether to change the table layout’s direction to right-to-left.

Note

We do not recommend that you specify different sizes for cells in one column because it changes the column’s layout.

The following code snippet resizes the table columns as in the following image:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using DevExpress.Office.Utils;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    Table table = document.Tables[0];
    table.BeginUpdate();

    // Set the width of the first column
    TableCell firstCell = table.Rows[0].FirstCell;
    firstCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
    firstCell.PreferredWidth = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.8f);

    // Set the second column width and cell height
    TableCell firstColumnCell = table[0, 1];
    firstColumnCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
    firstColumnCell.PreferredWidth = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(5f);
    firstColumnCell.HeightType = HeightType.Exact;
    firstColumnCell.Height = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.5f);

    // Set the third column width
    TableCell lastCell = table.Rows[0].LastCell;
    lastCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed;
    lastCell.PreferredWidth = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.8f);
    table.EndUpdate();
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Imports DevExpress.Office.Utils

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
    Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
    Dim table As Table = document.Tables(0)
    table.BeginUpdate()

    ' Set the width of the first column
    Dim firstCell As TableCell = table.Rows(0).FirstCell
    firstCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed
    firstCell.PreferredWidth = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.8F)

    ' Set the second column width and cell height
    Dim firstColumnCell As TableCell = table(0, 1)
    firstColumnCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed
    firstColumnCell.PreferredWidth = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(5F)
    firstColumnCell.HeightType = HeightType.Exact
    firstColumnCell.Height = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.5F)

    ' Set the third column width
    Dim lastCell As TableCell = table.Rows(0).LastCell
    lastCell.PreferredWidthType = WidthType.Fixed
    lastCell.PreferredWidth = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.8F)
    table.EndUpdate()
End Using

Merge and Split Table Cells

The following code snippet modifies cells so the table appears as in the image.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    Table table = document.Tables[0];
    table.BeginUpdate();

    // Divide a cell into eight cells
    table[3, 1].Split(4, 2);

    // Merge cells
    table.MergeCells(table[4, 1], table[4, 2]);
    table.MergeCells(table[6, 1], table[6, 2]);
    table.EndUpdate();
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
    Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
    Dim table As Table = document.Tables(0)
    table.BeginUpdate()

    ' Split cell into 8
    table(3, 1).Split(4, 2)

    ' Merge cells
    table.MergeCells(table(4, 1), table(4, 2))
    table.MergeCells(table(6, 1), table(6, 2))
    table.EndUpdate()
End Using

Insert and Format Cell Content

Insert Content to a Cell

You can use TableCell.Range and ContentRange properties to retrieve table cell content. The Range property obtains the range that the whole cell occupies. The ContentRange property returns the range occupied by the cell content, excluding the table paragraph mark.

The difference between these two values is illustrated below:

You can insert text, shape or another table into a cell. The following code example inserts text and an image in table cells:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
  Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
  Table table = document.Tables[0];
  table.BeginUpdate();

  // Insert header data
  document.InsertSingleLineText(table.Rows[0].Cells[1].Range.Start, "Active Customers");
  document.InsertSingleLineText(table[2, 0].Range.Start, "Photo");
  document.InsertSingleLineText(table[2, 1].Range.Start, "Customer Info");
  document.InsertSingleLineText(table[2, 2].Range.Start, "Rentals");

  // Insert the customer's photo
  Shape picture = document.Shapes.InsertPicture(table[3, 0].Range.Start,
     DocumentImageSource.FromFile("photo.png"));
  picture.TextWrapping = TextWrappingType.InLineWithText;

  // Insert customer info
  document.InsertText(table[3, 1].Range.Start, "Ryan Anita W");
  document.InsertText(table[3, 2].Range.Start, "Intermediate");
  document.InsertText(table[4, 1].Range.Start, "3/28/1984");
  document.InsertText(table[5, 1].Range.Start, "[email protected]");
  document.InsertText(table[5, 2].Range.Start, "(555)421-0059");
  document.InsertText(table[6, 1].Range.Start, "5119 Beryl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78212");

  document.InsertSingleLineText(table[3, 3].Range.Start, "18");
  table.EndUpdate();
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
  Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
  Dim table As Table = document.Tables(0)
  table.BeginUpdate()

  ' Insert the header data
  document.InsertSingleLineText(table.Rows(0).Cells(1).Range.Start, "Active Customers")
  document.InsertSingleLineText(table(2, 0).Range.Start, "Photo")
  document.InsertSingleLineText(table(2, 1).Range.Start, "Customer Info")
  document.InsertSingleLineText(table(2, 2).Range.Start, "Rentals")

  ' Insert the customer's photo
  Dim picture as Shape = document.Shapes.InsertPicture(table(3, 0).Range.Start,
     DocumentImageSource.FromFile("photo.png"))
  picture.TextWrapping = TextWrappingType.InLineWithText

  ' Insert the customer info
  document.InsertText(table(3, 1).Range.Start, "Ryan Anita W")
  document.InsertText(table(3, 2).Range.Start, "Intermediate")
  document.InsertText(table(4, 1).Range.Start, "3/28/1984")
  document.InsertText(table(5, 1).Range.Start, "[email protected]")
  document.InsertText(table(5, 2).Range.Start, "(555)421-0059")
  document.InsertText(table(6, 1).Range.Start, "5119 Beryl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78212")

  document.InsertSingleLineText(table(3, 3).Range.Start, "18")
  table.EndUpdate()
End Using

Format Cell Content

You can format table content in the same way as regular text. Refer to the following topic for additional information: Text Formatting.

The following code snippet applies formatting to the Active Customers and Rentals cells:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using System.Drawing;

private static void FormatData(Document document)
{
    Table table = document.Tables[0];

    // Apply formatting to the "Active Customers" cell
    TableCell activeCustomersCell = table[0, 1];
    DocumentRange cellRange = activeCustomersCell.Range;
    CharacterProperties properties = document.BeginUpdateCharacters(cellRange);
    properties.FontName = "Segoe UI";
    properties.FontSize = 16;
    document.EndUpdateCharacters(properties);

    ParagraphProperties alignment = document.BeginUpdateParagraphs(cellRange);
    alignment.Alignment = ParagraphAlignment.Center;
    document.EndUpdateParagraphs(alignment);

    // Format "Rentals" cell
    DocumentRange rentalCellRange = table[3, 3].Range;
    CharacterProperties rentalFormat = document.BeginUpdateCharacters(rentalCellRange);
    rentalFormat.FontSize = 28;
    rentalFormat.Bold = true;
    document.EndUpdateCharacters(rentalFormat);

    ParagraphProperties rentalAlignment = document.BeginUpdateParagraphs(rentalCellRange);
    rentalAlignment.Alignment = ParagraphAlignment.Center;
    document.EndUpdateParagraphs(rentalAlignment);
}

Private Shared Sub FormatData(ByVal document As Document)
    Dim table As Table = document.Tables(0)

    ' Apply formatting to the "Active Customers" cell
    Dim activeCustomersCell As TableCell = table(0, 1)
    Dim cellRange As DocumentRange = activeCustomersCell.Range
    Dim properties As CharacterProperties = document.BeginUpdateCharacters(cellRange)
    properties.FontName = "Segoe UI"
    properties.FontSize = 16
    document.EndUpdateCharacters(properties)

    Dim alignment As ParagraphProperties = document.BeginUpdateParagraphs(cellRange)
    alignment.Alignment = ParagraphAlignment.Center
    document.EndUpdateParagraphs(alignment)

    ' Format "Rentals" cell
    Dim rentalCellRange As DocumentRange = table(3, 3).Range
    Dim rentalFormat As CharacterProperties = document.BeginUpdateCharacters(rentalCellRange)
    rentalFormat.FontSize = 28
    rentalFormat.Bold = True
    document.EndUpdateCharacters(rentalFormat)

    Dim rentalAlignment As ParagraphProperties = document.BeginUpdateParagraphs(rentalCellRange)
    rentalAlignment.Alignment = ParagraphAlignment.Center
    document.EndUpdateParagraphs(rentalAlignment)
End Sub

Specify Content Alignment and Direction

Use the TableCell.VerticalAlignment and TableCell.TextDirection properties to specify the cell alignment and text direction, as shown below:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

private static void FormatData(Document document)
{
    Table table = document.Tables[0];

    TableCell activeCustomersCell = table[0, 1];
    activeCustomersCell.VerticalAlignment = TableCellVerticalAlignment.Center;

    TableCell rentalsCell = table[3, 3];
    rentalsCell.VerticalAlignment = TableCellVerticalAlignment.Center;
    rentalsCell.TextDirection = TextDirection.Upward;
}

Private Shared Sub FormatData(ByVal document As Document)
    Dim table As Table = document.Tables(0)

    Dim activeCustomersCell As TableCell = table(0, 1)
    activeCustomersCell.VerticalAlignment = TableCellVerticalAlignment.Center

    Dim rentalsCell As TableCell = table(3, 3)
    rentalsCell.VerticalAlignment = TableCellVerticalAlignment.Center
    rentalsCell.TextDirection = TextDirection.Upward
End Sub

Change the Table Appearance

Change the Appearance of Table Elements

The following code snippet changes the third row’s background color and hides the border of the first two rows.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using System.Drawing;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
  Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
  Table table = document.Tables[0];
  table.BeginUpdate();

  // Call the ChangeCellBorderColor method
  // for every cell in the first two rows
  for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
  {
      for (int j = 0; j < table.Rows[i].Cells.Count; j++)
      {
          ChangeCellBorderColor(table[i, j]);
      }
  }

  // Specify the background color for the third row
  TableRow targetRow = table.Rows[2];
  targetRow.Cells[0].BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(99, 122, 110);
  targetRow.Cells[1].BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(99, 122, 110);
  targetRow.Cells[2].BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(99, 122, 110);
  table.EndUpdate();
}

private static void ChangeCellBorderColor(TableCell cell)
{
  // Specify the border style
  // and the background color for the header cells
  TableCellBorders cellBorders = cell.Borders;
  cellBorders.Bottom.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.None;
  cellBorders.Left.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.None;
  cellBorders.Right.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.None;
  cellBorders.Top.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.None;
  cell.BackgroundColor = Color.Transparent;
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Imports System.Drawing

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
    Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
    Dim table As Table = document.Tables(0)
    table.BeginUpdate()

    ' Call the ChangeCellBorderColor method
    ' for every cell in the first two rows
    For i As Integer = 0 To 1
        For j As Integer = 0 To (table.Rows(i).Cells.Count) - 1
            ChangeCellBorderColor(table(i, j))
        Next j
    Next i

    ' Specify the background color for the third row
    Dim targetRow As TableRow = table.Rows(2)
    targetRow.Cells(0).BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(99, 122, 110)
    targetRow.Cells(1).BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(99, 122, 110)
    targetRow.Cells(2).BackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(99, 122, 110)
    table.EndUpdate()
End Using

Private Shared Sub ChangeCellBorderColor(ByVal cell As TableCell)
  ' Specify the border style 
  ' and the background color for the header cells
  cell.Borders.Bottom.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.None
  cell.Borders.Left.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.None
  cell.Borders.Right.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.None
  cell.Borders.Top.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.None
  cell.BackgroundColor = Color.Transparent
End Sub

Create and Apply a Table Style

Use the table style to format all table elements simultaneously. You can use the following members to create a style:

Member	Description
Document.TableStyles	Retrieves the collection of table styles.
TableStyleCollection.CreateNew	Creates a new TableStyle instance.
TableStyleCollection.Add	Adds a new style to the collection. You cannot apply styles that are not in the collection.
TableStyle.ConditionalStyleProperties	Obtains options for specific table elements (the first table cell, row, etc. )
TableConditionalStyleProperties.CreateConditionalStyle	Creates a new style for a specific table element. Use the Table.TableLook property to determine the element to which the style should be applied.
Table.Style	Gets or sets the table style.
TableStyleCollection.DefaultStyle	Specifies the default table style.

The following code creates a new table style, sets the desired style options, including settings for specific table elements (odd rows and the bottom right cell), and applies the style to the table.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using System.Drawing;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;

    document.BeginUpdate();

    // Create a new table style
    TableStyle tStyleMain = document.TableStyles.CreateNew();

    // Specify style options
    TableBorders tableBorders = tStyleMain.TableBorders;
    TableBorder innerHborder = tableBorders.InsideHorizontalBorder;
    innerHborder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.Single;
    innerHborder.LineColor = Color.White;

    TableBorder innerVborder = tableBorders.InsideVerticalBorder;
    innerHborder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.Single;
    innerVborder.LineColor = Color.White;

    tStyleMain.CellBackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(227, 238, 220);
    tStyleMain.Name = "MyTableStyle";

    // Create conditional styles (styles for specific table elements)
    TableConditionalStyleProperties conditionalStyleProperties =
        tStyleMain.ConditionalStyleProperties;
    TableConditionalStyle myNewStyleForOddRows =
        conditionalStyleProperties.CreateConditionalStyle(ConditionalTableStyleFormattingTypes.OddRowBanding);
    myNewStyleForOddRows.CellBackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(196, 220, 182);

    TableConditionalStyle myNewStyleForBottomRightCell =
        conditionalStyleProperties.CreateConditionalStyle(ConditionalTableStyleFormattingTypes.BottomRightCell);
    myNewStyleForBottomRightCell.CellBackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(188, 214, 201);

    // Add the style to the document collection
    document.TableStyles.Add(tStyleMain);
    document.EndUpdate();

    // Apply a previously defined style to the table
    document.Tables[0].Style = tStyleMain;

}

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Imports System.Drawing

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
    Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document

    document.BeginUpdate()
    'Create a new table style
    Dim tStyleMain As TableStyle = document.TableStyles.CreateNew()

    'Specify style options
    tStyleMain.TableBorders.InsideHorizontalBorder.LineStyle = eBorderLineStyle.Single
    tStyleMain.TableBorders.InsideHorizontalBorder.LineColor = Color.White

    tStyleMain.TableBorders.InsideVerticalBorder.LineStyle = BorderLineStyle.Single
    tStyleMain.TableBorders.InsideVerticalBorder.LineColor = Color.White
    tStyleMain.CellBackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(227, 238, 220)
    tStyleMain.Name = "MyTableStyle"

    'Add the style to the document collection
    document.TableStyles.Add(tStyleMain)

    'Create conditional styles (styles for specific table elements)
    Dim myNewStyleForOddRows As TableConditionalStyle = tStyleMain.ConditionalStyleProperties.CreateConditionalStyle(ConditionalTableStyleFormattingTypes.OddRowBanding)
    myNewStyleForOddRows.CellBackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(196, 220, 182)

    Dim myNewStyleForBottomRightCell As TableConditionalStyle = tStyleMain.ConditionalStyleProperties.CreateConditionalStyle(ConditionalTableStyleFormattingTypes.BottomRightCell)
    myNewStyleForBottomRightCell.CellBackgroundColor = Color.FromArgb(188, 214, 201)
    document.EndUpdate()

    ' Apply a previously defined style to the table
    document.Tables(0).Style = tStyleMain
End Using

Wrap Text Around a Table

You can wrap text around a table and specify the table’s position.

Use properties from the table below to position the table as shown on the image (the table AutoFit type is changed to AutoFit Contents ):

Member	Description
Table.TextWrappingType	Wraps text around a table. Set this property to TableTextWrappingType.Around.
Table.RelativeHorizontalPosition
Table.HorizontalAlignment
Table.OffsetXRelative	Specifies the table’s horizontal alignment. The `RelativeHorizontalPosition` defines the element to which the table’s horizontal position is relative. Set the `HorizontalAlignment` to `None` to use the `OffsetXRelative` property.
Table.RelativeVerticalPosition
Table.VerticalAlignment
Table.OffsetYRelative	Specifies the table’s vertical alignment. The `RelativeVerticalPosition` defines the element to which the table alignment is relative. Set the `VerticalAlignment` to `None` to use the `OffsetYRelative` property.
Table.MarginTop
Table.MarginRight
Table.MarginBottom
Table.MarginLeft	Specifies the distance between the table and surrounding text.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using DevExpress.Office.Utils;

using (RichEditDocumentServer wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
  Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
  Table table = document.Tables[0];
  table.BeginUpdate();

  // Wrap text around the table
  table.TextWrappingType = TableTextWrappingType.Around;

  // Specify vertical alignment:
  table.RelativeVerticalPosition = TableRelativeVerticalPosition.Paragraph;
  table.VerticalAlignment = TableVerticalAlignment.None;
  table.OffsetYRelative = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(2f);

  // Specify horizontal alignment:
  table.RelativeHorizontalPosition = TableRelativeHorizontalPosition.Margin;
  table.HorizontalAlignment = TableHorizontalAlignment.Center;

  // Set distance between the text and the table:
  table.MarginBottom = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.3f);
  table.MarginLeft = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.3f);
  table.MarginTop = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.3f);
  table.MarginRight = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.3f);
  table.EndUpdate();
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Imports DevExpress.Office.Utils

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
  Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
  Dim table As Table = document.Tables(0)
  table.BeginUpdate()

  ' Wrap text around the table
  table.TextWrappingType = TableTextWrappingType.Around

  ' Specify vertical alignment:
  table.RelativeVerticalPosition = TableRelativeVerticalPosition.Paragraph
  table.VerticalAlignment = TableVerticalAlignment.None
  table.OffsetYRelative = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(2F)

  ' Specify horizontal alignment:
  table.RelativeHorizontalPosition = TableRelativeHorizontalPosition.Margin
  table.HorizontalAlignment = TableHorizontalAlignment.Center

  ' Set distance between the text and the table:
  table.MarginBottom = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.3F)
  table.MarginLeft = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.3F)
  table.MarginTop = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.3F)
  table.MarginRight = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.3F)
  table.EndUpdate()
End Using

Delete Table

Delete a Cell, Row or the Entire Table

Member	Description
TableCell.Delete	Deletes the cell. The cell that is next to the deleted cell is moved to the left.
TableRow.Delete	Deletes the row .
TableCollection.Remove	Deletes the entire table.

The following code snippet deletes the first row and the second cell from the second row.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    Table table = document.Tables[0];
    table.BeginUpdate();

    // Delete a cell
    table.Cell(1, 1).Delete();

    // Delete a row
    table.Rows[0].Delete();
    table.EndUpdate();

    // Delete the entire table
    //document.Tables.Remove(tbl);
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
    Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
    Dim table As Table = document.Tables(0)
    table.BeginUpdate()

    ' Delete a cell
    table.Cell(1, 1).Delete()

    ' Delete a row
    table.Rows(0).Delete()
    table.EndUpdate()

    ' Delete the entire table
    'document.Tables.Remove(tbl);
End Using

Delete a Column

You cannot delete table columns directly. Use the Table.ForEachRow method to remove the column and delete cells with the corresponding index from every table row.

The following code snippet removes the second column.

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer())
{
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    Table table = document.Tables[0];
    table.BeginUpdate();

    // Call the declared method using ForEachRow method
    // and the corresponding delegate
    table.ForEachRow(new TableRowProcessorDelegate(DeleteCells));

    // Declare a method that deletes the second cell in every table row
    public static void DeleteCells(TableRow row, int i) {
      row.Cells[1].Delete();
    }
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Using wordProcessor As New RichEditDocumentServer()
    Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
    Dim table As Table = document.Tables(0)
    table.BeginUpdate()

    ' Call the declared method using ForEachRow method
    ' and the corresponding delegate
    table.ForEachRow(New TableRowProcessorDelegate(AddressOf DeleteCells))

    ' Declare a method that deletes the second cell in every table row
    public static void DeleteCells(TableRow row, Integer i)
    row.Cells(1).Delete()
End Using