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Officer - Format text

I am trying to change the font size of a paragraph using Officer but I am not able to do it. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? 

library(officer)
text_style <- fp_text(font.size = 12)

my_doc <- read_docx()
body_add_par(my_doc,"This is a test", style = text_style)
print(my_doc, target = "dummy.docx")
Solution

  • Function body_add_par() is expecting a style name (taken from those existing in the original document).

    If you want to add a paragraph made of formatted chunk of text, you will need to use body_add_fpar() as illustrated below .

    library(officer)
text_style <- fp_text(font.size = 12)
par_style <- fp_par(text.align = "justify")
my_doc <- read_docx()
my_doc <- body_add_fpar(my_doc, fpar( ftext("This is a test", prop = text_style), fp_p = par_style ) )
print(my_doc, target = "dummy.docx")