How to add header and footer from second page of PDF document in WinForms PDF?
Syncfusion Essential® PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can add header and footer from the second page of the PDF document using C# and VB.NET.
Steps to add header and footer from the second page of the PDF document programmatically:
- Create a new C# console application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
- Use the following namespaces in Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics; using System.Drawing;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports System.Drawing
- Use the following code snippet to add header and footer from the second page of the PDF document.
C#
//Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add the first page to the PDF document that does not contain header and footer
document.Pages.Add();
//Add a section - Header and footer can be added to this section
PdfSection section = document.Sections.Add();
//Add pages to section
section.Pages.Add();
section.Pages.Add();
//Add the header template at the top of the section
section.Template.Top = AddHeader(document);
//Add the footer template at the bottom of the section
section.Template.Bottom = AddFooter(document)
//Draw the text
foreach (PdfPage page in document.Pages)
{
page.Graphics.DrawString("Hello World!!!", new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 20), PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(0, 50));
}
//Save the document
document.Save("HeaderFooter.pdf");
//Close the document
document.Close();
//This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
Process.Start("HeaderFooter.pdf");
VB.NET
'Create a new PDF document
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add the first page of the PDF document that does not contain header and footer
document.Pages.Add()
'Add a section - Header and footer can be added to this section
Dim section As PdfSection = document.Sections.Add()
'Add pages to section
section.Pages.Add()
section.Pages.Add()
'Add the header template at the top of the section
section.Template.Top = AddHeader(document)
'Add the footer template at the bottom of the section
section.Template.Bottom = AddFooter(document)
'Draw the text
For Each page As PdfPage In document.Pages
page.Graphics.DrawString("Hello World!!!", New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 20), PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(0, 50))
Next
'Save the document
document.Save("HeaderFooter.pdf")
'Close the document
document.Close()
'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
Process.Start("HeaderFooter.pdf")
- Add the following code in AddHeader and AddFooter method to add header and footer to the section.
C#
private static PdfPageTemplateElement AddHeader(PdfDocument doc)
{
RectangleF bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width, 50);
//Create a page template for header
PdfPageTemplateElement header = new PdfPageTemplateElement(bounds);
//Draw the rectangle in header
header.Graphics.DrawRectangle(PdfPens.DarkBlue, bounds);
//Draw the image in header
PdfImage image = new PdfBitmap(@"Logo.png");
SizeF imageSize = new SizeF(110f, 35f);
PointF imageLocation = new PointF(doc.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width - imageSize.Width - 20, 5);
header.Graphics.DrawImage(image, imageLocation, imageSize);
return header;
}
private static PdfPageTemplateElement AddFooter(PdfDocument doc)
{
RectangleF bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width, 50);
//Create a page template that can be used as footer
PdfPageTemplateElement footer = new PdfPageTemplateElement(bounds);
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 7);
PdfBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black);
//Create page number field
PdfPageNumberField pageNumber = new PdfPageNumberField(font, brush);
//Create page count field
PdfPageCountField count = new PdfPageCountField(font, brush);
//Add the fields in composite fields
PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField(font, brush, "Page {0} of {1}", pageNumber, count);
compositeField.Bounds = footer.Bounds;
//Draw the composite field in footer
compositeField.Draw(footer.Graphics, new PointF(470, 40));
return footer;
}
VB.NET
Private Function AddHeader(doc As PdfDocument) As PdfPageTemplateElement
Dim bounds As New RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages(0).GetClientSize().Width, 50)
‘Create a page template for header
Dim header As New PdfPageTemplateElement(bounds)
'Draw the rectangle in header
header.Graphics.DrawRectangle(PdfPens.DarkBlue, bounds)
'Draw the image in header
Dim image As PdfImage = New PdfBitmap("Logo.png")
Dim imageSize As New SizeF(110.0F, 35.0F)
Dim imageLocation As New PointF(doc.Pages(0).GetClientSize().Width - imageSize.Width - 20, 5)
header.Graphics.DrawImage(image, imageLocation, imageSize)
Return header
End Function
Private Function AddFooter(doc As PdfDocument) As PdfPageTemplateElement
Dim bounds As New RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages(0).GetClientSize().Width, 50)
'Create a page template that can be used as footer
Dim footer As New PdfPageTemplateElement(bounds)
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 7)
Dim brush As PdfBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black)
'Create page number field
Dim pageNumber As New PdfPageNumberField(font, brush)
'Create page count field
Dim count As New PdfPageCountField(font, brush)
'Add the fields in composite fields
Dim compositeField As New PdfCompositeField(font, brush, "Page {0} of {1}", pageNumber, count)
compositeField.Bounds = footer.Bounds
'Draw the composite field in footer
compositeField.Draw(footer.Graphics, New PointF(470, 40))
Return footer
End Function
A complete working sample can be downloaded from PdfHeaderFooterSample.zip.
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Conclusion
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