[919] Change the horizontal alignment of a cell to center within a table of a Word document using Python

To change the horizontal alignment of a cell to center within a table of a Word document using Python and the python-docx library, you can set the align property of the paragraphs within the cell. Here's how you can do it:

1. First, make sure you have the python-docx library installed. If not, you can install it using pip:

2. Create or open your Word document that contains the table with the cell you want to align.

3. Use the following code to change the horizontal alignment of a cell to center:

from docx import Document
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
 
# Open the Word document
doc = Document("your_document.docx")
 
# Define the row and column index of the cell you want to align
row_index = 0  # Row index
col_index = 1  # Column index
 
# Get the cell
cell = doc.tables[0].cell(row_index, col_index)
 
# Set the horizontal alignment of the cell's paragraphs to center
for paragraph in cell.paragraphs:
    paragraph.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER
 
# Save the modified document
doc.save("modified_document.docx")

In the code above:

• We open the Word document ("your_document.docx") using the Document class from the python-docx library.

• We specify the row and column indices for the cell you want to align.

• We retrieve the cell from the specified table.

• We iterate through the paragraphs within the cell and set their horizontal alignment to center using the alignment property.

• Finally, we save the modified document with a new name ("modified_document.docx").

Make sure to replace "your_document.docx" with the path to your own Word document, and adjust the row and column indices to specify the cell you want to align. After running the script, the specified cell's horizontal alignment will be set to center.