PHPWord bold certain words on a line

Question

I was wondering if there was a way to bold certain words on a line. For example if I wanted every third word on a line bold, how would I do it. I am currently using addText but that requires the whole line to be bold or not bold. Any responses would be greatly appreciated.

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 29 '16 at 07:06

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You will need to use createTextRun() method. I have tried with Text.php file from Examples folder, and here is code relevant for your problem:

$textrun = $section->createTextRun();
$sentence='I am sentence, and every third word will be bold. This is bold.';
$word_arr=explode(' ', $sentence);

$styleFont = array('bold'=>true, 'size'=>16, 'name'=>'Calibri');
$styleFont2 = array('bold'=>false, 'size'=>16, 'name'=>'Calibri');

$c = 0;
for($i = 0; $i < count($word_arr); $i++) 
{
    $c++;
    if($c % 3 == 0) 
    {
        $textrun->addText($word_arr[$i].' ', $styleFont);
    }
    else 
    {
        $textrun->addText($word_arr[$i].' ', $styleFont2);
    }
}

You could tweak it to get what you want, but, basically, by using of mentioned method, it is possible to get different styles in same line.

edited Oct 29 '16 at 07:06

answered Jul 13 '13 at 19:19

sinisake

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I made a quick function to do what you need you can find it here ->http://pastebin.com/qDMcsivW – TURTLE Sep 05 '13 at 12:43
Does anyone know if inline formatting can be applied also when using addListItem() for bulleted text? – Art Geigel Oct 26 '16 at 20:55
Its now 2023. createTextRun() is depricated. But new function "addTextRun()" works the same way. – Sarah Trees Mar 26 '23 at 11:09

PHPWord bold certain words on a line

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