# GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlockCollection.Add

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_BuildingBlockCollection_Add_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlockCollection.Add*">Add Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_BuildingBlockCollection_Add_System_String_System_String_GrapeCity_Documents_Word_BuildingBlockGallery_GrapeCity_Documents_Word_BuildingBlockInsertOptions_GrapeCity_Documents_Word_BuildingBlockType_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlockCollection.Add(System.String,System.String,GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlockGallery,GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlockInsertOptions,GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlockType)">Add(string, string, BuildingBlockGallery, BuildingBlockInsertOptions, BuildingBlockType)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Adds a new building block into the collection.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public BuildingBlock Add(string name, string category, BuildingBlockGallery gallery = BuildingBlockGallery.Default, BuildingBlockInsertOptions insertOptions = BuildingBlockInsertOptions.Content, BuildingBlockType type = BuildingBlockType.None)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function Add(name As String, category As String, Optional gallery As BuildingBlockGallery = BuildingBlockGallery.Default, Optional insertOptions As BuildingBlockInsertOptions = BuildingBlockInsertOptions.Content, Optional type As BuildingBlockType = BuildingBlockType.None) As BuildingBlock</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">name</span></td>
      <td><p>The building block name.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">category</span></td>
      <td><p>The building block category.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlockGallery.html">BuildingBlockGallery</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">gallery</span></td>
      <td><p>The building block gallery.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlockInsertOptions.html">BuildingBlockInsertOptions</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">insertOptions</span></td>
      <td><p>The building block insert options.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlockType.html">BuildingBlockType</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">type</span></td>
      <td><p>The building block type.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlock.html">BuildingBlock</a></td>
      <td><p>A newyly added <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.BuildingBlock.html">BuildingBlock</a>.</p>
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