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Footnotes are notes placed at the bottom of a page. In MS Word, you can use footnotes to cite references, give explanations, or make comments without affecting the main text. In this article, you will learn how to insert or delete footnotes in a Word document using Spire.Doc for .NET.
- Insert a Footnote after a Specific Paragraph in Word in C# and VB.NET
- Insert a Footnote after a Specific Text in Word in C# and VB.NET
- Remove Footnotes in a Word Document in C# and VB.NET
Install Spire.Doc for .NET
To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.Doc for.NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.
PM> Install-Package Spire.Doc
Insert a Footnote after a Specific Paragraph in Word in C# and VB.NET
The Paragraph.AppendFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote) method provided by Spire.Doc for .NET allows you to insert a footnote after a specified paragraph. The following are the detailed steps.
- Create a Document instance
- Load a sample Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
- Get the first section and then get a specified paragraph in the section.
- Add a footnote at the end of the paragraph using Paragraph.AppendFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote) method.
- Set the text content, font and color of the footnote, and then set the format of the footnote superscript number.
- Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.
- C#
- VB.NET
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;
using Spire.Doc.Fields;
using System.Drawing;
namespace AddFootnote
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create a Document instance
Document document = new Document();
//Load a sample Word document
document.LoadFromFile("Sample.docx");
//Get the first section
Section section = document.Sections[0];
//Get a specified paragraph in the section
Paragraph paragraph = section.Paragraphs[3];
//Add a footnote at the end of the paragraph
Footnote footnote = paragraph.AppendFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote);
//Set the text content of the footnote
TextRange text = footnote.TextBody.AddParagraph().AppendText("Algorithms can be simple or complex depending on what you want to achieve.");
//Set the text font and color
text.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Arial";
text.CharacterFormat.FontSize = 12;
text.CharacterFormat.TextColor = Color.DarkBlue;
//Set the format of the footnote superscript number
footnote.MarkerCharacterFormat.FontName = "Calibri";
footnote.MarkerCharacterFormat.FontSize = 15;
footnote.MarkerCharacterFormat.Bold = true;
footnote.MarkerCharacterFormat.TextColor = Color.DarkCyan;
//Save the result document
document.SaveToFile("AddFootnote.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
}
}
}
Insert a Footnote after a Specific Text in Word in C# and VB.NET
With Spire.Doc for .NET, a footnote can also be inserted after a specified text located anywhere in the document. The following are the detailed steps.
- Create a Document instance.
- Load a Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
- Find a specified text using Document.FindString() method.
- Get the text range of the specified text using TextSelection.GetAsOneRange() method.
- Get the paragraph where the text range is located using TextRange.OwnerParagraph property.
- Get the position index of the text range in the paragraph using Paragraph.ChildObjects.IndexOf() method.
- Add a footnote using Paragraph.AppendFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote) method, and then insert the footnote after the specified text using Paragraph.ChildObjects.Insert() method
- Set the text content, font and color of the footnote, and then set the format of the footnote superscript number.
- Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.
- C#
- VB.NET
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;
using Spire.Doc.Fields;
using System.Drawing;
namespace InsertFootnote
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create a Document instance
Document document = new Document();
//Load a sample Word document
document.LoadFromFile("Sample.docx");
//Find a specified text string
TextSelection selection = document.FindString("big O notation", false, true);
//Get the text range of the specified text
TextRange textRange = selection.GetAsOneRange();
//Get the paragraph where the text range is located
Paragraph paragraph = textRange.OwnerParagraph;
//Get the position index of the text range in the paragraph
int index = paragraph.ChildObjects.IndexOf(textRange);
//Add a footnote
Footnote footnote = paragraph.AppendFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote);
//Insert the footnote after the specified paragraph
paragraph.ChildObjects.Insert(index + 1, footnote);
//Set the text content of the footnote
TextRange text = footnote.TextBody.AddParagraph().AppendText("It gives the worst-case complexity of an algorithm.");
//Set the text font and color
text.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Arial";
text.CharacterFormat.FontSize = 12;
text.CharacterFormat.TextColor = Color.DarkBlue;
//Set the format of the footnote superscript number
footnote.MarkerCharacterFormat.FontName = "Calibri";
footnote.MarkerCharacterFormat.FontSize = 15;
footnote.MarkerCharacterFormat.Bold = true;
footnote.MarkerCharacterFormat.TextColor = Color.DarkGreen;
//Save the result document
document.SaveToFile("InsertFootnote.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
}
}
}
Remove Footnotes in a Word Document in C# and VB.NET
It takes time and effort to search and delete the existing footnotes in your document manually. The following are the steps to remove all footnotes at once programmatically.
- Create a Document instance.
- Load a Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
- Get a specified section using Document.Sections property.
- Traverse through each paragraph in the section to find the footnote.
- Remove the footnote using Paragraph.ChildObjects.RemoveAt() method.
- Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.
- C#
- VB.NET
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;
using Spire.Doc.Fields;
namespace RemoveFootnote
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create a Document instance
Document document = new Document();
//Load a sample Word document
document.LoadFromFile("AddFootnote.docx");
//Get the first section
Section section = document.Sections[0];
//Traverse through each paragraph in the section to find the footnote
foreach (Paragraph para in section.Paragraphs)
{
int index = -1;
for (int i = 0, cnt = para.ChildObjects.Count; i < cnt; i++)
{
ParagraphBase pBase = para.ChildObjects[i] as ParagraphBase;
if (pBase is Footnote)
{
index = i;
break;
}
}
if (index > -1)
//Remove the footnote
para.ChildObjects.RemoveAt(index);
}
//Save the result document
document.SaveToFile("RemoveFootnote.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
}
}
}
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Copy Header/Footer between Word Documents in C#, VB.NET
2015-11-11 06:02:54 Written by support iceblueWhen you create several Word documents that are closely related, you may want the header or footer of one document to be used as the header or footer of other documents. For example, you're creating internal documents with your company logo or name or other material been placed in header, you only have to create the header once and copy the header to other places.
In this article, I'll introduce you a simple and efficient solution to copy the entire header (including text and graphic) from one Word document and insert it to another.
Source Document:
Detail Steps:
Step 1: Create a new instance of Document class and load the source file.
Document doc1 = new Document();
doc1.LoadFromFile("test1.docx");
Step 2: Get the header section from the source document.
HeaderFooter header = doc1.Sections[0].HeadersFooters.Header;
Step 3: Initialize a new instance of Document and load another file that you want to insert header.
Document doc2 = new Document("test2.docx");
Step 4: Call DocuentObject.Clone() method to copy each object in the header of source file, then call DocumentObjectCollection.Add() method to insert copied object into the header of destination file.
foreach (Section section in doc2.Sections)
{
foreach (DocumentObject obj in header.ChildObjects)
{
section.HeadersFooters.Header.ChildObjects.Add(obj.Clone());
}
}
Step 5: Save the changes and launch the file.
doc2.SaveToFile("test2.docx", FileFormat.Docx2013);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("test2.docx");
Destination Document:
Full Code:
Document doc1 = new Document();
doc1.LoadFromFile("test1.docx");
HeaderFooter header = doc1.Sections[0].HeadersFooters.Header;
Document doc2 = new Document("test2.docx");
foreach (Section section in doc2.Sections)
{
foreach (DocumentObject obj in header.ChildObjects)
{
section.HeadersFooters.Header.ChildObjects.Add(obj.Clone());
}
}
doc2.SaveToFile("test2.docx", FileFormat.Docx2013);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("test2.docx");
Dim doc1 As New Document()
doc1.LoadFromFile("test1.docx")
Dim header As HeaderFooter = doc1.Sections(0).HeadersFooters.Header
Dim doc2 As New Document("test2.docx")
For Each section As Section In doc2.Sections
For Each obj As DocumentObject In header.ChildObjects
section.HeadersFooters.Header.ChildObjects.Add(obj.Clone())
Next
Next
doc2.SaveToFile("test2.docx", FileFormat.Docx2013)
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("test2.docx")
In certain cases, you may need to adjust the page size of a Word document to ensure that it fits your specific needs or preferences. For instance, if you are creating a document that will be printed on a small paper size, such as a brochure or flyer, you may want to decrease the page size of the document to avoid any cropping or scaling issues during printing. In this article, we will explain how to adjust the page size of a Word document in C# and VB.NET using Spire.Doc for .NET.
- Adjust the Page Size of a Word Document to a Standard Page Size in C# and VB.NET
- Adjust the Page Size of a Word Document to a Custom Page Size in C# and VB.NET
Install Spire.Doc for .NET
To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.Doc for.NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.
PM> Install-Package Spire.Doc
Adjust the Page Size of a Word Document to a Standard Page Size in C# and VB.NET
With Spire.Doc for .NET, you can easily adjust the page sizes of Word documents to a variety of standard page sizes, such as A3, A4, A5, A6, B4, B5, B6, letter, legal, and tabloid. The following steps explain how to change the page size of a Word document to a standard page size using Spire.Doc for .NET:
- Initialize an instance of the Document class.
- Load a Word document using the Document.LoadFromFile() method.
- Iterate through the sections in the document.
- Adjust the page size of each section to a standard page size by setting the value of the Section.PageSetup.PageSize property to a constant value of the PageSize enum.
- Save the result document using the Document.SaveToFile() method.
- C#
- VB.NET
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;
namespace ChangePageSizeToStandardSize
{
internal class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Initialize an instance of the Document class
Document doc = new Document();
//Load a Word document
doc.LoadFromFile("Input.docx");
//Iterate through the sections in the document
foreach (Section section in doc.Sections)
{
//Change the page size of each section to A4
section.PageSetup.PageSize = PageSize.A4;
}
//Save the result document
doc.SaveToFile("StandardSize.docx", FileFormat.Docx2016);
}
}
}
Adjust the Page Size of a Word Document to a Custom Page Size in C# and VB.NET
If you plan to print your document on paper with dimensions that don't match any standard paper size, you can change the page size of your document to a custom page size that matches the exact dimensions of the paper. The following steps explain how to change the page size of a Word document to a custom page size using Spire.Doc for .NET:
- Initialize an instance of the Document class.
- Load a Word document using the Document.LoadFromFile() method.
- Initialize an instance of the SizeF structure from specified dimensions.
- Iterate through the sections in the document.
- Adjust the page size of each section to the specified dimensions by assigning the SizeF instance to the Section.PageSetup.PageSize property.
- Save the result document using the Document.SaveToFile() method.
- C#
- VB.NET
using Spire.Doc;
using System.Drawing;
namespace ChangePageSizeToCustomSize
{
internal class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Initialize an instance of the Document class
Document doc = new Document();
//Load a Word document
doc.LoadFromFile("Input.docx");
//Initialize an instance of the SizeF structure from specified dimensions
SizeF customSize = new SizeF(600, 800);
//Iterate through the sections in the document
foreach (Section section in doc.Sections)
{
//Change the page size of each section to the specified dimensions
section.PageSetup.PageSize = customSize;
}
//Save the result document
doc.SaveToFile("CustomSize.docx", FileFormat.Docx2016);
}
}
}
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If you'd like to remove the evaluation message from the generated documents, or to get rid of the function limitations, please request a 30-day trial license for yourself.
