{description} {excerpt}Represents a paragraph in the Word document. Technically, a paragraph is a block of text that ends with a carriage return.{excerpt} {signature:C#} public class Paragraph : Element {signature}{signature:vb.net} Public Class Paragraph Inherits Element {signature} {remarks}To create a new paragraph, use [Element.InsertParagraphBefore()|Element.InsertParagraphBefore] or [Element.InsertParagraphAfter()|Element.InsertParagraphAfter]. Each of these methods take a single argument of type [NamedStyle|NamedStyle]. This argument can be null. If it is null, the Normal style is used. This method can be called from the [Document|Document] object because {{Document}} inherits from the [Element|Element] class. {remarks} {example}{code:csharp|title=C#} //--- Insert a paragraph at the end of a new document and add some sample text WordApplication app = new WordApplication(); Document doc = app.Create(); Paragraph paragraph = doc.InsertParagraphAfter(null); paragraph.InsertTextAfter("This is a new paragraph."); //--- Get the first paragraph of an existing document WordApplication app = new WordApplication(); Document doc = app.Open(@"C:\sample.doc"); Paragraph firstParagraph = doc.Elements(Element.Type.Paragraph)[0]; {code} {code:vb.net|title=vb.net} '--- Insert a paragraph at the end of a new document and add some sample text Dim app As New WordApplication() Dim doc As Document = app.Create() Dim parargraph As Paragraph = doc.InsertParagraphAfter(Nothing) paragraph.InsertTextAfter("This is a new paragraph.") '--- Get the first paragraph of an existing document Dim app As New WordApplication() Dim doc As Document = app.Open("C:\sample.doc") Dim blocks() As BlockElements = doc.BlockElements Dim firstParagraph As Paragraph = doc.Elements(Element.Type.Paragraph)(0) {code} {example} {properties} ||Name||Description|| |[Formatting|Paragraph.Formatting]|{excerpt-include:Paragraph.Formatting|nopanel=true}| |[Style|Paragraph.Style]|{excerpt-include:Paragraph.Style|nopanel=true}| |