How to change text to barcode in ASP.NET Core Word?

Syncfusion Essential DocIO is a .NET Word Library used to create, read, edit, and convert Word documents programmatically without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can change text to barcode by applying font in Word document using C#.

Steps to change text to barcode by applying font in the Word document using C#:

1. Create a new C# .NET Console application project.
   
   
2. Install the Syncfusion.DocIO.Net.Core NuGet package as a reference to your project from NuGet.org.
   
   

3. Include the following namespaces in Program.cs file.
   C#

using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;
using Syncfusion.DocIO; 

4. Use the following code snippet in Program.cs file, to change text to barcode by applying font in the Word document.
   C#

//Open an existing document
using (FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(@"../../../Data/Template.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
   using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument(inputStream, FormatType.Docx))
   {
       //Find all instances of the target word in the document
       TextSelection[] textSelections = document.FindAll("Barcode", false, true);

       foreach (TextSelection selection in textSelections)
       {
           //Apply the barcode font
           selection.GetAsOneRange().CharacterFormat.FontName = "Code 128";
       }

       //Save the Word document
       using (FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(@"../../../Output.docx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
       {
           document.Save(outputStream, FormatType.Docx);
       }
   }
} 

You can download a complete working sample to change text to barcode by applying font in the Word document from GitHub.

Take a moment to peruse the documentation where you can find basic Word document processing options along with the features like mail merge, merge, split, and compare documents, find and replace text in the Word document, protect the Word documents, and most importantly, the PDF and Image conversions with code examples.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to change text to barcode in ASP.NET Core Word.

You can refer to our ASP.NET Core DocIO feature tour page to know about its other groundbreaking feature representations and documentation, and how to quickly get started for configuration specifications. You can also explore our ASP.NET Core DocIO example to understand how to create and manipulate data.

For current customers, you can check out our components from the License and Downloads page. If you are new to Syncfusion, you can try our 30-day free trial to check out our other controls.

If you have any queries or require clarifications, please let us know in the comments section below. You can also contact us through our support forum, Direct Trac, or feedback portal. We are always happy to assist you!