When generating a Word document using Aspose.Words, tables containing images arranged in multiple columns do not fit within the page width. Additionally, the HTML sample provided is rendered correctly in html but is not rendered in the output word document.
Steps to Reproduce
- Create an HTML table with multiple columns and insert images in each column using the provided sample.
- Convert the HTML to a Word document using Aspose.Words.
- Open the generated Word file.
Expected Behavior
• The table should respect the page width and adjust columns accordingly as rendered in HTML
Actual Behavior
• The table overflows beyond the page width.
Can we achieve the html rendering format in the word generated? Why is the rendering different in Aspose?
Sample
Fixed Width Table with Images body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px; background-color: #f5f5f5; }
.container {
max-width: 800px;
margin: 0 auto;
background-color: white;
padding: 20px;
border-radius: 8px;
box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
h1 {
text-align: center;
color: #333;
margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.image-table {
width: 600px;
table-layout: fixed;
border-collapse: collapse;
margin: 0 auto;
border: 2px solid #ddd;
}
.image-table td {
/* Width automatically distributed among columns */
height: 150px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
text-align: center;
vertical-align: middle;
background-color: #f9f9f9;
}
.image-table img {
max-width: 100%;
max-height: 100%;
width: auto;
height: auto;
object-fit: contain;
border-radius: 4px;
transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
.image-table img:hover {
transform: scale(1.05);
}
.info {
text-align: center;
margin-top: 20px;
color: #666;
font-size: 14px;
}
.specs {
background-color: #e8f4f8;
padding: 15px;
border-radius: 6px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.specs h3 {
margin-top: 0;
color: #2c3e50;
}
.specs ul {
margin: 10px 0;
padding-left: 20px;
}
Fixed Width Table with Resized Images
Table Specifications:
- Table width: Fixed at 600 pixels
- Columns: Any number (automatically distributed)
- Rows: 1
- Images: Automatically resized to fit cells
- Layout: Fixed table layout with equal column distribution
<h2 style=""text-align: center; color: #2c3e50;"">Example: 4 Columns</h2>
<table class=""image-table"">
<tr>
<td>
<img src=""images/TableWithImagescolgro.002.jpeg"" alt=""Sample Image 1"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/TableWithImagescolgro.002.jpeg"" alt=""Sample Image 2"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/TableWithImagescolgro.003.jpeg"" alt=""Sample Image 3"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/TableWithImagescolgro.004.jpeg"" alt=""Sample Image 4"">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h2 style=""text-align: center; color: #2c3e50; margin-top: 40px;"">Example: 3 Columns</h2>
<table class=""image-table"">
<tr>
<td>
<img src=""images/TableWithImagescolgro.005.jpeg"" alt=""Sample Image 5"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/TableWithImagescolgro.006.jpeg"" alt=""Sample Image 6"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/TableWithImagescolgro.007.jpeg"" alt=""Sample Image 7"">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h2 style=""text-align: center; color: #2c3e50; margin-top: 40px;"">Example: 6 Columns</h2>
<table class=""image-table"">
<tr>
<td>
<img src=""images/280-800x600.jpg"" alt=""Sample Image 8"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/280-800x600.jpg"" alt=""Sample Image 9"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/280-800x600.jpg"" alt=""Sample Image 10"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/280-800x600.jpg"" alt=""Sample Image 11"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/280-800x600.jpg"" alt=""Sample Image 12"">
</td>
<td>
<img src=""images/280-800x600.jpg"" alt=""Sample Image 13"">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div class=""info"">
<p><strong>Note:</strong> The table automatically adapts to any number of columns while maintaining the 600px total width. Each column gets equal space, and images resize proportionally to fit their cells.</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p>
<ul style=""text-align: left; display: inline-block;"">
<li>4 columns → 150px each</li>
<li>3 columns → 200px each</li>
<li>6 columns → 100px each</li>
<li>Any number of columns supported!</li>
</ul>
<p>Hover over images to see a subtle zoom effect!</p>
</div>
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Environment
• Aspose.Words Version: 25.7.0
• Platform: .NET
@e.scanlan
When converting HTML tables with images to a Word document using Aspose.Words, you may encounter issues where the table does not fit within the page width as expected. This discrepancy can arise due to differences in how HTML and Word handle table layouts and image scaling.
To ensure that your table fits the page width in the generated Word document, you can try the following approaches:
-
Set Table Width Explicitly: After converting the HTML to a Word document, you can programmatically set the table width to match the page width. Here’s a sample code snippet:
Document doc = new Document("input.html");
foreach (Table table in doc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Table, true))
{
table.PreferredWidth = PreferredWidth.FromPercent(100); // Set table width to 100% of the page width
}
doc.Save("output.docx");
-
Adjust Image Sizes: Ensure that the images within the table cells are set to scale appropriately. You can set the maximum width for images in the Word document to prevent overflow:
foreach (Table table in doc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Table, true))
{
foreach (Row row in table.Rows)
{
foreach (Cell cell in row.Cells)
{
foreach (Shape shape in cell.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true))
{
shape.Width = Math.Min(shape.Width, cell.CellFormat.Width); // Adjust image width to fit cell
}
}
}
}
-
Check HTML Structure: Ensure that your HTML table is structured correctly and that CSS styles are compatible with Word rendering. Some CSS properties may not be fully supported in Word.
By applying these adjustments, you should be able to achieve a more consistent rendering of your HTML table in the Word document.
@e.scanlan Could you please zip and attach your problematic input HTML, the produced and expected output documents? We will check your documents and provide you more information.
Here above are the files, thank you @alexey.noskov for your feedback.
@e.scanlan Thank you for additional information. Please note, Aspose.Words is designed to work with MS Word documents. HTML documents and MS Word documents object models are quite different and it is not always possible to provide 100% fidelity after conversion one format to another. In most cases Aspose.Words mimics MS Word behavior when work with HTML.
If you convert your HTML to DOCX using MS Word the result is pretty much the same as Aspose.Words output.
Aspose.Words: out.docx (607.9 KB)
MS Word: ms.docx (17.1 KB)
So, Aspose.Words behavior is expected.
You can try resizing shapes in your document to get better result:
Document doc = new Document(@"C:\Temp\in.html");
foreach (Shape s in doc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true))
{
s.AspectRatioLocked = true;
s.Width = 100;
}
doc.Save(@"C:\Temp\out.docx");
out.docx (655.3 KB)
Thank you for your feedback!
I’m trying to fit images to the width of a cell. Currently, I’m using the following code:
C#
foreach (Shape s in doc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true))
{
s.AspectRatioLocked = true;
s.Width = 100; // This sets a fixed width
}
However, this approach sets the width to 100 points, which is not dynamic. I need the image to automatically adjust to the width of the cell it’s placed in, while maintaining the aspect ratio.
How can I programmatically fit an image to match the width of a specific cell in Aspose.Cells (instead of using a fixed width)? Is there a built-in method or do I need to calculate the cell width and set the image size accordingly?
@e.scanlan You can try modifying your code like this:
Document doc = new Document(@"C:\Temp\in.html");
foreach (Table t in doc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Table, true))
{
foreach (Shape s in t.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true))
{
s.AspectRatioLocked = true;
s.Width = 1;
}
t.AutoFit(AutoFitBehavior.AutoFitToWindow);
foreach (Shape s in t.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true))
{
Cell c = s.GetAncestor(NodeType.Cell) as Cell;
if (c != null)
{
s.AspectRatioLocked = true;
s.Width = c.CellFormat.Width;
}
}
}
doc.Save(@"C:\Temp\out.docx");
The idea is to make the images small, then autofit the table to window and then resize the shape to the calculates cell widths.
Thank you for the helpful support!
We’re encountering an issue where tables in a Word document are being resized to fit the entire page width, rather than respecting the page margins. This occurs when using the AutoFitToWindow behaviour in the following code:
private static void FitImagesWithinTable(Document newDoc)
{
foreach (Table t in newDoc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Table, true))
{
foreach (Shape s in t.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true))
{
s.AspectRatioLocked = true;
s.Width = 1;
}
t.AutoFit(AutoFitBehavior.AutoFitToWindow);
foreach (Shape s in t.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true))
{
Cell c = s.GetAncestor(NodeType.Cell) as Cell;
if (c != null)
{
s.AspectRatioLocked = true;
s.Width = c.CellFormat.PreferredWidth.Value;
}
}
}
}
Despite using AutoFitToWindow, the table stretches across the full page width, ignoring the left and right margins. We expected the table to fit within the margins defined in the document’s section settings.
Could you please advise:
- Is this the expected behaviour of
AutoFitToWindow?
- Is there a recommended way to ensure tables respect page margins while still auto-fitting content?
- Are there any known limitations or workarounds?
Many thanks for your input!
@e.scanlan Could you please attach the problematic input and output documents here for testing? I did not observe such problems with the documents provided above.
Many thanks @alexey.noskov for your help so far
When setting td padding to 8px in HTML that is rendered using Aspose.Words, the expected margins around the table are not respected. The content appears misaligned, and the outer margins seem to collapse or ignore the specified padding.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Create an HTML table with
td elements having padding: 8px;.
- Apply standard margin settings on the table or surrounding elements.
- Render the HTML using Aspose.Words .
Expected Behaviour:
Margins around the table should remain intact, and cell padding should not interfere with the outer margin settings.
Actual Behaviour:
Margins are overridden or ignored when td padding is applied, causing layout inconsistencies.
@e.scanlan Thank you for additional information. As it was mentioned above, Aspose.Words is designed to work with MS Word documents. HTML documents and MS Word documents object models are quite different and it is not always possible to provide 100% fidelity after conversion one format to another.
If possible, could you please create a simplified version of your input document and provide your current and expected output? Does MS Word gives you an expected output from your HTML?
Thank you @alexey.noskov !
The sample HTML and CSS are embedded in the Program.cs file. The output files as well are in the attached zip :
Current Output is TableWithImagescsswithtdpadding.docx
Expected Output is TableWithImagesqrdcssnotdpadding.docx (where the margins are almost adhering with slight variance).
Margins around the table should remain intact.
@e.scanlan ScreenShot_Issue_Padding.docx is protected. Could you please attach the problem screenshots without protection?
@e.scanlan I have simplified your input HTML to one table. Here are input and produced output documents:
out.docx (70.7 KB)
in1.zip (55.3 KB)
Could you please modify the output to show what is the expected output and provide a screenshot of the problem.
Thank you @alexey.noskov I am attaching a screenshot showing the problem, with tables going over the margin.
@e.scanlan Thank you for additional information. Please try modifying your code like this:
string htmlContent = File.ReadAllText(@"C:\Temp\in.html");
// Create a new Word document
Aspose.Words.Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Insert the HTML content into the document
builder.InsertHtml(htmlContent);
foreach (Table t in doc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Table, true))
{
foreach (Shape s in t.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true))
{
s.AspectRatioLocked = true;
s.Width = 1;
}
t.AutoFit(AutoFitBehavior.AutoFitToWindow);
t.AutoFit(AutoFitBehavior.FixedColumnWidths); // <--- This line of code has been added.
foreach (Shape s in t.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true))
{
Cell c = s.GetAncestor(NodeType.Cell) as Cell;
if (c != null)
{
s.AspectRatioLocked = true;
s.Width = c.CellFormat.Width;
}
}
}
// Save the document as a Word file
doc.Save(@"C:\Temp\out.docx");
Added simplified HTML and output DOCX:
in.zip (764.0 KB)
out.docx (71.2 KB)
Thank you @alexey.noskov
After applying the code fix, the images are not properly contained within their respective cells. They overlap into adjacent cells, and the specified right padding is not being honored
AsposeLatest.zip (1.1 MB)
In other words, Our tables are within the margins, which is great!
However, the images are not contained in the cell anymore
Image margin fixed but image overflowing
