# Paragraph

The paragraph class allows you to separate the content into paragraphs. It is responsible for displaying inline elements such as **Span**, **HyperlinkRangeStart** and **End**, **InlineImage** etc. You are also able to configure the appearance of the paragraph by modifying its parameters.

This topic will explain you how to:

* [Use Paragraphs](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/paragraph#use-paragraphs)

* [Add inline elements to a Paragraph](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/paragraph#add-inline-elements-to-a-paragraph)

* [Customize the Paragraph](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/paragraph#customize-the-paragraph)

## Use Paragraphs

The **Paragraph** can be used only in the context of a [Section](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/section) or a **TableCell** element. The section exposes a collection of **Blocks**, to which the paragraphs can be added.

```C#
Section section = new Section();
Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();          
section.Blocks.Add(paragraph);
RadDocument document = new RadDocument();
document.Sections.Add(section);

this.radRichTextEditor1.Document = document;

```

```VB.NET
Dim section As New Section()
Dim paragraph As New Paragraph()    
section.Blocks.Add(paragraph)
Dim document As New RadDocument()
document.Sections.Add(section)

Me.radRichTextEditor1.Document = document

```

## Add inline elements to a Paragraph

To add inline elements such as **Span**, **HyperlinkRangeStart** and **End**, or **InlineImage** you have to use the **Inlines** collection of the **Paragraph**.

```C#
Section section = new Section();
Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
Span span = new Span("Span declared in code-behind");
paragraph.Inlines.Add(span);
section.Blocks.Add(paragraph);
RadDocument document = new RadDocument();
document.Sections.Add(section);
    
this.radRichTextEditor1.Document = document;

```

```VB.NET
Dim section As New Section()
Dim paragraph As New Paragraph()
Dim span As New Span("Span declared in code-behind")
paragraph.Inlines.Add(span)
section.Blocks.Add(paragraph)
Dim document As New RadDocument()
document.Sections.Add(section)

Me.radRichTextEditor1.Document = document

```

## Customize the Paragraph

The **Paragraph** exposes several properties that allow you to customize the layout of the elements placed underneath it. Here is a list of them:

* **FontSize** - represents the font size of the text inside the **Paragraph**. If not explicitly set to its child elements, they inherit its value.

* **LineSpacing** - specifies the value for the space between the lines.

* **LineSpacingType - specifies the type of spacing:**

  * **AtLeast -** the space between the lines should be equal or greater than the value of the **LineSpacing** property.

  * **Auto -** the space between the lines is determined automatically.

  * **Exact -** the space between the lines should be equal to the value of the **LineSpacing** property.

* **LeftIndent -** represents the size of the indent to the left size of the **Paragraph**. The indent gets applied together with the respective margins to the layout.

* **RightIndent** - represents the size of the indent to the right size of the **Paragraph**. The indent gets applied together with the respective margins to the layout.

* **SpacingAfter** - represents the size of the empty space after the **Paragraph**.

* **SpacingBefore** - represents the size of the empty space before the **Paragraph**.

* **TextAlignment** - represents the alignment of the text inside the **Paragraph**.

## See Also

* [Document Elements](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/overview)

* [RadDocument](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/raddocument)

* [Section](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/section)

* [Span](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/span)

* [Inline Image](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/inline-image)

* [Hyperlink](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/features/hyperlink)