# How to Measure Text in WordsProcessing .NET Framework

## Environment

| Version    | Product            | Author                                                                |
| ---------- | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 2024.1.305 | RadWordsProcessing | [Yoan Karamanov](https://www.telerik.com/blogs/author/yoan-karamanov) |

## Description

This article demonstrates how to measure text in [WordsProcessing](https://www.telerik.com/document-processing-libraries/documentation/libraries/radwordsprocessing/overview) in the .NET Framework environment.

## Solution

Create a `Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.Model.Editing.`[Block](https://www.telerik.com/document-processing-libraries/documentation/libraries/radpdfprocessing/editing/block) instance with the same content and font properties as the [Run](https://www.telerik.com/document-processing-libraries/documentation/libraries/radwordsprocessing/model/run) you want to insert. Then call the `Measure` method of the block to obtain its measurements:

```csharp
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Media;
using Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.Model.Editing;
using Telerik.Windows.Documents.Flow.FormatProviders.Docx;
using Telerik.Windows.Documents.Flow.Model;
using Telerik.Windows.Documents.Flow.Model.Editing;
using Telerik.Windows.Documents.Spreadsheet.Model;

namespace ConsoleNetFramework
{
    internal class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            RadFlowDocument flowDocument = new RadFlowDocument();
            RadFlowDocumentEditor editor = new RadFlowDocumentEditor(flowDocument);
            Section section = editor.InsertSection();

            #region Verdana, font size 16
            //Verdana, font size 16
            FontFamily fontFamily = new FontFamily("Verdana");
            string text = "This is a sample text - Verdana";
            int fontSize = 16;

            //FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Normal
            Paragraph paragraph = section.Blocks.AddParagraph();
            Size measurementInfo = MeasureText(text, fontFamily, fontSize, FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Normal);
            Run run = paragraph.Inlines.AddRun(text);
            run.Properties.FontFamily.LocalValue = new ThemableFontFamily(fontFamily);
            run.FontStyle = FontStyles.Normal;
            run.FontWeight = FontWeights.Normal;
            run.FontSize = fontSize;
            paragraph.Inlines.AddRun($" Width: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Width, 2)}, Height: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Height, 2)}");

            //FontStyles.Italic, FontWeights.Normal
            paragraph = section.Blocks.AddParagraph();
            measurementInfo = MeasureText(text, fontFamily, fontSize, FontStyles.Italic, FontWeights.Normal);
            run = paragraph.Inlines.AddRun(text);
            run.Properties.FontFamily.LocalValue = new ThemableFontFamily(fontFamily);
            run.FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic;
            run.FontWeight = FontWeights.Normal;
            run.FontSize = fontSize;
            paragraph.Inlines.AddRun($" - Width: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Width, 2)}, Height: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Height, 2)}");

            //FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Bold
            paragraph = section.Blocks.AddParagraph();
            measurementInfo = MeasureText(text, fontFamily, fontSize, FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Bold);
            run = paragraph.Inlines.AddRun(text);
            run.Properties.FontFamily.LocalValue = new ThemableFontFamily(fontFamily);
            run.FontStyle = FontStyles.Normal;
            run.FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold;
            run.FontSize = fontSize;
            paragraph.Inlines.AddRun($" - Width: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Width, 2)}, Height: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Height, 2)}");

            //FontStyles.Italic, FontWeights.Bold
            paragraph = section.Blocks.AddParagraph();
            measurementInfo = MeasureText(text, fontFamily, fontSize, FontStyles.Italic, FontWeights.Bold);
            run = paragraph.Inlines.AddRun(text);
            run.Properties.FontFamily.LocalValue = new ThemableFontFamily(fontFamily);
            run.FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic;
            run.FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold;
            run.FontSize = fontSize;
            paragraph.Inlines.AddRun($" - Width: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Width, 2)}, Height: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Height, 2)}");
            #endregion

            #region Arial, font size 12
            //Arial, font size 12
            fontFamily = new FontFamily("Arial");
            fontSize = 12;
            text = "This is a sample text - Arial";

            //FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Normal
            paragraph = section.Blocks.AddParagraph();
            measurementInfo = MeasureText(text, fontFamily, fontSize, FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Normal);
            run = paragraph.Inlines.AddRun(text);
            run.Properties.FontFamily.LocalValue = new ThemableFontFamily(fontFamily);
            run.FontStyle = FontStyles.Normal;
            run.FontWeight = FontWeights.Normal;
            run.FontSize = fontSize;
            paragraph.Inlines.AddRun($" - Width: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Width, 2)}, Height: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Height, 2)}");

            //FontStyles.Italic, FontWeights.Normal
            paragraph = section.Blocks.AddParagraph();
            measurementInfo = MeasureText(text, fontFamily, fontSize, FontStyles.Italic, FontWeights.Normal);
            run = paragraph.Inlines.AddRun(text);
            run.Properties.FontFamily.LocalValue = new ThemableFontFamily(fontFamily);
            run.FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic;
            run.FontWeight = FontWeights.Normal;
            run.FontSize = fontSize;
            paragraph.Inlines.AddRun($" - Width: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Width, 2)}, Height: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Height, 2)}");

            //FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Bold
            paragraph = section.Blocks.AddParagraph();
            measurementInfo = MeasureText(text, fontFamily, fontSize, FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Bold);
            run = paragraph.Inlines.AddRun(text);
            run.Properties.FontFamily.LocalValue = new ThemableFontFamily(fontFamily);
            run.FontStyle = FontStyles.Normal;
            run.FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold;
            run.FontSize = fontSize;
            paragraph.Inlines.AddRun($" - Width: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Width, 2)}, Height: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Height, 2)}");

            //FontStyles.Italic, FontWeights.Bold
            paragraph = section.Blocks.AddParagraph();
            measurementInfo = MeasureText(text, fontFamily, fontSize, FontStyles.Italic, FontWeights.Bold);
            run = paragraph.Inlines.AddRun(text);
            run.Properties.FontFamily.LocalValue = new ThemableFontFamily(fontFamily);
            run.FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic;
            run.FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold;
            run.FontSize = fontSize;
            paragraph.Inlines.AddRun($" - Width: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Width, 2)}, Height: {Math.Round(measurementInfo.Height, 2)}");
            #endregion

            // Save as docx and open
            DocxFormatProvider docxFormatProvider = new DocxFormatProvider();
            string outputPath = "output.docx";
            File.WriteAllBytes(outputPath, docxFormatProvider.Export(flowDocument));

            var psi = new ProcessStartInfo()
            {
                FileName = outputPath,
                UseShellExecute = true
            };
            Process.Start(psi);
        }

        static Size MeasureText(string text, FontFamily fontFamily, double fontSize, FontStyle fontStyle, FontWeight fontWeight)
        {
            Block block = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.Model.Editing.Block();
            block.TextProperties.FontSize = fontSize;
            block.InsertText(fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, text);

            return block.Measure();
        }
    }
}

```

### Result

![WordsProcessing Measure Text .NET Framework](https://www.telerik.com/document-processing-libraries/documentation/assets/1728264ddf570d250d9d7818756b4c7f/wordsprocessing-measure-text-netframework.png)

## See Also

* [RadPdfProcessing Fonts](https://www.telerik.com/document-processing-libraries/documentation/libraries/radpdfprocessing/concepts/fonts)
* [Measure Text in .NET Standard](https://www.telerik.com/document-processing-libraries/documentation/knowledge-base/wordsprocessing-measure-text-netstandard)