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Release OfficeIMO-v3.5.3
Language: C# Updated: 2026-11-03
Cmdlet

Add-OfficeWordParagraph

Aliases: WordParagraph
Module
PSWriteOffice
Aliases
WordParagraph
Inputs
System.Object
Outputs
OfficeIMO.Word.WordParagraph

Adds a paragraph to the current section/header/footer context.

Syntax

Add-OfficeWordParagraph
[-Alignment <WordParagraphAlignment>]
[-PassThru]
[-Run <Object[]>]
[-Style <WordParagraphStyles>]
[-StyleId <String>]
[-Target <Object>]
[[-Text] <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Text
Add-OfficeWordParagraph
[-Alignment <WordParagraphAlignment>]
[[-Content] <ScriptBlock>]
[-PassThru]
[-Style <WordParagraphStyles>]
[-StyleId <String>]
[-Target <Object>]
[[-Text] <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]
#
Parameter set: Content

Description

Acts as the primary DSL container for inline content such as text runs, bold segments, and images.

Examples

Write a formatted sentence.

Add-OfficeWordParagraph { Add-OfficeWordText -Text 'Hello '; Add-OfficeWordText -Text 'World' -Bold }

Outputs “Hello World” with the second word bolded.

Apply a paragraph style by id.

WordParagraph -Text 'Executive summary' -StyleId 'ReportHeading'

Applies a paragraph style id, including custom styles already present in a template document.

Add mixed-format text through explicit objects.

$paragraph = $document | Add-OfficeWordParagraph -PassThru
$paragraph | Add-OfficeWordText -Run @{ Text = 'Owner: ', 'Platform'; Bold = $true, $false }

Creates a paragraph on a live document and appends two differently formatted runs.

Parameters

-Alignment WordParagraphAlignment optional
Paragraph justification.
Possible values: Left, Start, Center, Right, End, Both, MediumKashida, Distribute, NumTab, HighKashida, LowKashida, ThaiDistribute
-PassThru SwitchParameter optional
Emit the WordParagraph for further use.
-Run Object[] optionalaliases: Runssets: Text
Rich text runs. Each run can be created with TextRun/WordTextRun or provided as a hashtable/object.
-Style WordParagraphStyles optional
Paragraph style.
Possible values: Normal, Heading1, Heading2, Heading3, Heading4, Heading5, Heading6, Heading7, Heading8, Heading9, ListParagraph, Custom
-StyleId String optional
Paragraph style id, including custom style ids from a template document.
-Target Object optionalpipeline: True (ByValue)aliases: Document, Section
Document or section that will receive the paragraph.
-Text String optionalposition: 0
Optional initial paragraph text.
-Content ScriptBlock optionalposition: 0sets: Content
Nested DSL content (runs, lists, images).

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.