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How to: Add Headers and Footers to a Worksheet Printout

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Use the Worksheet.HeaderFooterOptions property to add headers and footers to printed pages.

Properties

Description

WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.FirstHeader,

WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.FirstFooter

Define a header and footer for the first page.

WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.OddHeader,

WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.OddFooter

Define headers and footers for odd pages.

WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.EvenHeader,

WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.EvenFooter

Define headers and footers for even pages.

Property Description
WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.DifferentOddEven Specifies whether odd and even pages have different headers and footers.
WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.DifferentFirst Specifies whether the first page has a unique header and footer.
WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.ScaleWithDoc Specifies whether headers and footers should resize when you scale a worksheet.
WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions.AlignWithMargins Specifies whether to align header and footer margins with the left and right page margins.

The Spreadsheet supports special codes you can use to add dynamic data to a header or footer, and format its content. These codes are also available as constant fields and static methods of the HeaderFooterCode class.

Note

The ampersand symbol (&) is used in headers and footers to specify format codes. Use two ampersands (&&) to add a single ampersand to the header or footer text.

Code

HeaderFooterCode Member

Description

&L

HeaderFooterCode.LeftSection

Aligns text to the left.

&C

HeaderFooterCode.CenterSection

Aligns text to the center.

&R

HeaderFooterCode.RightSection

Aligns text to the right.

&P

HeaderFooterCode.PageNumber

Inserts the current page number.

&P+number

HeaderFooterCode.CustomPageNumber

Inserts the current page number plus the specified number.

&P-number

HeaderFooterCode.CustomPageNumber

Inserts the current page number minus the specified number.

&N

HeaderFooterCode.PageTotal

Inserts the total number of pages in a workbook.

&N+number

HeaderFooterCode.CustomPageTotal

Inserts the total number of pages plus the specified number.

&N-number

HeaderFooterCode.CustomPageTotal

Inserts the total number of pages minus the specified number.

&D

HeaderFooterCode.Date

Inserts the current date.

&T

HeaderFooterCode.Time

Inserts the current time.

&Z

HeaderFooterCode.WorkbookFilePath

Inserts the path to the document.

&F

HeaderFooterCode.WorkbookFileName

Inserts the document’s name.

&A

HeaderFooterCode.WorksheetName

Inserts the current worksheet’s name.

&G

HeaderFooterCode.Picture

Inserts an image.

&&

HeaderFooterCode.Ampersand

Inserts an ampersand.

&B

HeaderFooterCode.Bold

Turns bold formatting on or off.

&I

HeaderFooterCode.Italic

Turns italic formatting on or off.

&U

HeaderFooterCode.Underline

Turns underline formatting on or off.

&E

HeaderFooterCode.DoubleUnderline

Turns double underline formatting on or off.

&S

HeaderFooterCode.Strikethrough

Turns strikethrough formatting on or off.

&Y

HeaderFooterCode.Subscript

Turns subscript formatting on or off.

&X

HeaderFooterCode.Superscript

Turns superscript formatting on or off.

&”font name,font type

HeaderFooterCode.Font,

HeaderFooterCode.BodyFont,

HeaderFooterCode.HeadingsFont

Specifies the text font.

&nn

HeaderFooterCode.FontSize

Sets the font size.

Use a two-digit number to specify the font size in points.

&KRRGGBB

HeaderFooterCode.FontColor

Sets the font color.

Use hexadecimal numbers to specify color components.

&KTTSNNN

HeaderFooterCode.FontColor

Applies the theme color to the characters.

TT is the theme color Id, S is either “+” or “-“ of the tint/shade value, and NNN is the tint/shade value.

Add Headers and Footers

The example below shows how to specify a header and footer for the first page.

WPF Spreadsheet - Add headers and footers

WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions options = worksheet.HeaderFooterOptions;
// Specify that the first page has a unique header and footer.
options.DifferentFirst = true;
// Insert rich formatted text into the header's left section.
options.FirstHeader.Left = string.Format("{0}&BDev{1}AV", HeaderFooterCode.FontColor(4, -50), HeaderFooterCode.FontColor(4,10));
// Insert the sheet name into the header's right section.
options.FirstHeader.Right = "&A";
// Insert the current date into the footer's left section.
options.FirstFooter.Left = "&D";
// Insert the current page number into the footer's right section.
options.FirstFooter.Right = string.Format("Page {0} of {1}", "&P", "&N");

Insert Pictures into Headers and Footers

Use the WorksheetHeaderFooter.AddPicture method to insert a picture into a header or footer.

WPF Spreadsheet - Add a picture to headers and footers

// Set measurement unit to inches.
workbook.Unit = DevExpress.Office.DocumentUnit.Inch;
// Access header and footer options.
WorksheetHeaderFooterOptions options = worksheet.HeaderFooterOptions;
// Specify that the first page has a unique header and footer.
options.DifferentFirst = true;

// Insert a picture in the center of the footer.
options.FirstFooter.AddPicture("DxLogo.png", HeaderFooterSection.Center);

// Add an inline picture to the header's left section.
HeaderFooterPicture picture = options.FirstHeader.AddPicture(SpreadsheetImageSource.FromFile("DevAvLogo.png"), HeaderFooterSection.Left);
// Use the &G code to specify the picture position within text.
options.FirstHeader.Left = string.Format("{0}&BDev{1}AV &G", 
    HeaderFooterCode.FontColor(4, -50), HeaderFooterCode.FontColor(4, 10));
// Specify the picture size in inches.
picture.Height = 0.3f;
picture.Width = 0.3f;

Note

Call the WorksheetHeaderFooter.AddPicture method before you use the &G code to insert an inline picture into a header or footer. System.InvalidOperationException occurs when the Spreadsheet control cannot find the picture.

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