HTML string overrides the merge tag placement

[JamesHendrix]

Using plain text string the data aligns with the merge tag just fine.

Converting the plain text string into HTML string using the class below seems to over-write the formatting and placement

private class HandleMergeFieldInsertHtml : IFieldMergingCallback

Template before merge

Template after the merge

[awais.hafeez]

Hi James,

Thanks for your inquiry. Please note that you can not merge the formatting of an HTML fragment with formatting of a destination document directly by using the InsertHtml method. The method InsertHtml does not work this way; it uses only formatting of the HTML fragment and does not take destination formatting into account. The HTML fragment that is being inserted into a document should be formatted either before the insertion (by applying CSS styles to HTML elements) or after it (by setting DOM node properties). For example, you should specify margin-left property inside style attribute of

tag. I hope, this helps.

Best regards,

[JamesHendrix]

Is there a way to read the position of the merge tag in the word template?

I might be able to adjust the left margin by knowing the position during the merge process.

[awais.hafeez]

Hi James,

Thanks for your inquiry. Sure, you can get the parent Paragraph of the MERGEFIELD and determine the left indent for the paragraph by using the ParagraphFormat.LeftIndent property.

Best regards,