DocumentBuilderMoveToHeaderFooter Method

Moves the cursor to the beginning of a header or footer in the current section.

Namespace:  Aspose.Words
Assembly:  Aspose.Words (in Aspose.Words.dll) Version: 20.3
Syntax
public void MoveToHeaderFooter(
	HeaderFooterType headerFooterType
)

Parameters

headerFooterType
Type: Aspose.WordsHeaderFooterType
Specifies the header or footer to move to.
Remarks

After you moved the cursor into a header or footer, you can use the rest of DocumentBuilder methods to modify the contents of the header or footer.

If you want to create headers and footers different for the first page, you need to set DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter.

If you want to create headers and footers different for even and odd pages, you need to set OddAndEvenPagesHeaderFooter.

Use MoveToSection(Int32) to move out of the header into the main text.

Examples
Inserts a watermark image into a document using DocumentBuilder.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// The best place for the watermark image is in the header or footer so it is shown on every page
builder.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderPrimary);

Image image = Image.FromFile(ImageDir + "Transparent background logo.png");

// Insert a floating picture
Shape shape = builder.InsertImage(image);
shape.WrapType = WrapType.None;
shape.BehindText = true;

shape.RelativeHorizontalPosition = RelativeHorizontalPosition.Page;
shape.RelativeVerticalPosition = RelativeVerticalPosition.Page;

// Calculate image left and top position so it appears in the center of the page
shape.Left = (builder.PageSetup.PageWidth - shape.Width) / 2;
shape.Top = (builder.PageSetup.PageHeight - shape.Height) / 2;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "DocumentBuilder.InsertWatermark.doc");
Examples
Creates headers and footers in a document using DocumentBuilder.
// Create a blank document
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Specify that we want headers and footers different for first, even and odd pages
builder.PageSetup.DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = true;
builder.PageSetup.OddAndEvenPagesHeaderFooter = true;

// Create the headers
builder.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderFirst);
builder.Write("Header First");
builder.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderEven);
builder.Write("Header Even");
builder.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderPrimary);
builder.Write("Header Odd");

// Create three pages in the document
builder.MoveToSection(0);
builder.Writeln("Page1");
builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.PageBreak);
builder.Writeln("Page2");
builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.PageBreak);
builder.Writeln("Page3");

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "DocumentBuilder.HeadersAndFooters.doc");
Examples
Inserts a watermark image into a document using DocumentBuilder (.NetStandard 2.0).
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// The best place for the watermark image is in the header or footer so it is shown on every page
builder.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderPrimary);

using (SKBitmap image = SKBitmap.Decode(ImageDir + "Transparent background logo.png"))
{
    // Insert a floating picture
    Shape shape = builder.InsertImage(image);
    shape.WrapType = WrapType.None;
    shape.BehindText = true;

    shape.RelativeHorizontalPosition = RelativeHorizontalPosition.Page;
    shape.RelativeVerticalPosition = RelativeVerticalPosition.Page;

    // Calculate image left and top position so it appears in the center of the page
    shape.Left = (builder.PageSetup.PageWidth - shape.Width) / 2;
    shape.Top = (builder.PageSetup.PageHeight - shape.Height) / 2;
}

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "DocumentBuilder.InsertWatermarkNetStandard2.doc");
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