If the headers or footers in a Word document contains unnecessary information, such as outdated version numbers, redundant company logos, or incorrect author names, removing them can make the document look more professional and concise. In this article, you will learn how to remove headers or footers in Word in C# using Spire.Doc for .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
Remove Headers in Word in C#
Spire.Doc for .NET supports getting different headers in the first pages, odd pages, and even pages, and then delete all of them through the HeaderFooter.ChildObjects.Clear() method. The following are the detailed steps:
- Create a Document instance.
- Load a Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
- Get a specified section using Document.Sections[] property.
- Iterate through all paragraphs in the section, and then all child objects in each paragraph.
- Get the headers for the first, odd, and even pages using Section.HeadersFooters[HeaderFooterType hfType] property, and then delete them using HeaderFooter.ChildObjects.Clear() method.
- Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.
- C#
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;
namespace RemoveHeader
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create a Document instance
Document doc = new Document();
//Load a Word document
doc.LoadFromFile("HeaderFooter.docx");
//Get the first section
Section section = doc.Sections[0];
//Iterate through all paragraphs in the section
foreach (Paragraph para in section.Paragraphs)
{
//Iterate through all child objects in each paragraph
foreach (DocumentObject obj in para.ChildObjects)
{
//Delete header in the first page
HeaderFooter header;
header = section.HeadersFooters[HeaderFooterType.HeaderFirstPage];
if (header != null)
header.ChildObjects.Clear();
//Delete headers in the odd pages
header = section.HeadersFooters[HeaderFooterType.HeaderOdd];
if (header != null)
header.ChildObjects.Clear();
//Delete headers in the even pages
header = section.HeadersFooters[HeaderFooterType.HeaderEven];
if (header != null)
header.ChildObjects.Clear();
}
}
//Save the result document
doc.SaveToFile("RemoveHeader.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
}
}
}
Remove Footers in Word in C#
Deleting footers is similar to that of deleting headers, you can also get the footers on different pages first and then delete them at once. The following are the detailed steps:
- Create a Document instance.
- Load a Word document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
- Get a specified section using Document.Sections[] property.
- Iterate through all paragraphs in the section, and then all child objects in each paragraph.
- Get the footers for the first, odd, and even pages using Section.HeadersFooters[HeaderFooterType hfType] property, and then delete them using HeaderFooter.ChildObjects.Clear() method.
- Save the result document using Document.SaveToFile() method.
- C#
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;
namespace RemoveHeader
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create a Document instance
Document doc = new Document();
//Load a Word document
doc.LoadFromFile("HeaderFooter.docx");
//Get the first section
Section section = doc.Sections[0];
//Iterate through all paragraphs in the section
foreach (Paragraph para in section.Paragraphs)
{
//Iterate through all child objects in each paragraph
foreach (DocumentObject obj in para.ChildObjects)
{
//Delete footer in the first page
HeaderFooter footer;
footer = section.HeadersFooters[HeaderFooterType.FooterFirstPage];
if (footer != null)
footer.ChildObjects.Clear();
//Delete footer in the odd page
footer = section.HeadersFooters[HeaderFooterType.FooterOdd];
if (footer != null)
footer.ChildObjects.Clear();
//Delete footer in the even page
footer = section.HeadersFooters[HeaderFooterType.FooterEven];
if (footer != null)
footer.ChildObjects.Clear();
}
}
//Save the result document
doc.SaveToFile("RemoveFooter.docx", FileFormat.Docx);
}
}
}
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