public sealed class DocumentModel : Element, 
	IContentElement

public sealed class DocumentModel : Element, 
	IContentElement

Public NotInheritable Class DocumentModel _
	Inherits Element _
	Implements IContentElement

Public NotInheritable Class DocumentModel _
	Inherits Element _
	Implements IContentElement

DocumentModel is a central class in GemBox.Document component. It is an in-memory representation of a document file.

Document content can be retrieved through DocumentModel.Sections property. For more information, see content model.

To load / read a document from a file or a stream, use static Load Overload methods. To preserve unsupported file format features, set PreserveUnsupportedFeatures to  . For more information, see preservation.

To save / write a document to a file or a stream use Save Overload methods. For more information, see supported file formats.

DocumentModel contains also following members:

• DocumentModel.DefaultParagraphFormat and DocumentModel.DefaultCharacterFormat - represent formatting properties for paragraphs and text that do not have any direct, inherited or style-based formatting.
• DocumentModel.Styles - a collection of all Styles in the document. For more information, see formattings and styles.
• DocumentModel.Bookmarks - a collection of all Bookmarks in the document.
• DocumentModel.MailMerge - used for importing .NET objects into the document. For more information, see mail merge.
• DocumentModel.DocumentProperties - a dictionaries of built-in and custom document properties.
• DocumentModel.ViewOptions - defines document view and zoom when document is viewed in an application such as Microsoft Word. See view options sample.