How to Set multiline text in Excel header and footer using C#, VB.NET?

Syncfusion Excel (XlsIO) library is a .NET Excel library used to create, read, and edit Excel documents. Also, converts Excel documents to PDF files.

This article explains how to set multiline text in Excel headers and footers using C# and VB.NET.

Include the following namespace in the Program.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.XlsIO;

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO

Use the following code snippet for setting multiline text in Excel headers and footers.

C#

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
    IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
    application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
    IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1);
    IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.Worksheets[0];

    //Format header with multiline text
    worksheet.PageSetup.CenterHeader = "Monthly Sales Report\nJanuary";

    //Format footer with multiline text
    worksheet.PageSetup.CenterFooter = "Page &P\nGenerated on &D";

    #region Save
    //Saving the workbook
    FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath("Output/Output.xlsx"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
    workbook.SaveAs(outputStream);
    #endregion

    //Dispose streams
    outputStream.Dispose();
}

VB.NET

Using excelEngine As New ExcelEngine()
    Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
    application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx

    Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Create(1)
    Dim worksheet As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)

    'Format header with multiline text
    worksheet.PageSetup.CenterHeader = "Monthly Sales Report" & vbLf & "January"

    'Format footer with multiline text
    worksheet.PageSetup.CenterFooter = "Page &P" & vbLf & "Generated on &D"

    'Saving the workbook
    workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx")
End Using  

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Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to set multiline text in Excel header and footer using C#, VB.NET.

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