Become a Design Pro: Tables in Headers and Footers with C# and .NET

  1. Add SautinSoft.Document from Nuget.
  2. Create a document.
  3. Create a table.
  4. Place the table into the header and footer.
  5. Save the document.

Using this sample code, you can easily embed any table in the header (or footer). And then save the document in DOCX or PDF format.

This sample code will help you to create a DOCX file and insert a Table inside.

If you want to save this document in a PDF format, just change the string:

 string documentPath = @"TableHeader.pdf";

Complete code

using SautinSoft.Document;
using SautinSoft.Document.Drawing;
using SautinSoft.Document.Tables;
using System;


namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            TableInHeader();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// How to add a table in header or footer into a document.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/headersfooters.php
        /// </remarks>
        public static void TableInHeader()
        {
            string documentPath = @"TableHeader.docx";

            // Let's create a simple document.
            DocumentCore dc = new DocumentCore();

            // Add a new section in the document.
            Section s = new Section(dc);
            dc.Sections.Add(s);

            // Create a new table with two rows and three columns inside
            Table table = new Table(dc);
            double width = LengthUnitConverter.Convert(100, LengthUnit.Millimeter, LengthUnit.Point);
            table.TableFormat.PreferredWidth = new TableWidth(width, TableWidthUnit.Point);
            table.TableFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;

            int counter = 0;

            // Add rows.
            int rows = 2;
            int columns = 3;
            for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++)
            {
                TableRow row = new TableRow(dc);

                // Add columns.
                for (int c = 0; c < columns; c++)
                {
                    TableCell cell = new TableCell(dc);

                    // Set cell formatting and width.
                    cell.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dashed, Color.Brown, 2.0);

                    // Set the same width for each column.
                    cell.CellFormat.PreferredWidth = new TableWidth(width / columns, TableWidthUnit.Point);

                    if (counter % 2 == 1)
                        cell.CellFormat.BackgroundColor = new Color("#FF0000");

                    row.Cells.Add(cell);

                    // Let's add a paragraph with text into the each column.
                    Paragraph pa = new Paragraph(dc);
                    pa.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
                    pa.ParagraphFormat.SpaceBefore = LengthUnitConverter.Convert(3, LengthUnit.Millimeter, LengthUnit.Point);
                    pa.ParagraphFormat.SpaceAfter = LengthUnitConverter.Convert(3, LengthUnit.Millimeter, LengthUnit.Point);

                    pa.Content.Start.Insert(String.Format("{0}", (char)(counter + 'A')), new CharacterFormat() { FontName = "Arial", FontColor = new Color("#000000"), Size = 14.0 });
                    cell.Blocks.Add(pa);
                    counter++;
                }
                table.Rows.Add(row);
            }

            // Create a new header with formatted text.
            HeaderFooter header = new HeaderFooter(dc, HeaderFooterType.HeaderDefault);
            header.Content.Start.Insert(table.Content);

            // Add the header into HeadersFooters collection of the 1st section.
            s.HeadersFooters.Add(header);

            // Create a new footer with formatted text.
            HeaderFooter footer = new HeaderFooter(dc, HeaderFooterType.FooterDefault);
            footer.Content.Start.Insert(table.Content);

            // Add the footer into HeadersFooters collection of the 1st section.
            s.HeadersFooters.Add(footer);

            // Save the document into DOCX format.
            dc.Save(documentPath);

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(documentPath) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}

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Imports SautinSoft.Document
Imports SautinSoft.Document.Drawing
Imports SautinSoft.Document.Tables
Imports System


Namespace Sample
	Friend Class Sample

		Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
			TableInHeader()
		End Sub

		''' <summary>
		''' How to add a table in header or footer into a document.
		''' </summary>
		''' <remarks>
		''' Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/headersfooters.php
		''' </remarks>
		Public Shared Sub TableInHeader()
			Dim documentPath As String = "TableHeader.docx"

			' Let's create a simple document.
			Dim dc As New DocumentCore()

			' Add a new section in the document.
			Dim s As New Section(dc)
			dc.Sections.Add(s)

			' Create a new table with two rows and three columns inside
			Dim table As New Table(dc)
			Dim width As Double = LengthUnitConverter.Convert(100, LengthUnit.Millimeter, LengthUnit.Point)
			table.TableFormat.PreferredWidth = New TableWidth(width, TableWidthUnit.Point)
			table.TableFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center

			Dim counter As Integer = 0

			' Add rows.
			Dim rows As Integer = 2
			Dim columns As Integer = 3
			For r As Integer = 0 To rows - 1
				Dim row As New TableRow(dc)

				' Add columns.
				For c As Integer = 0 To columns - 1
					Dim cell As New TableCell(dc)

					' Set cell formatting and width.
					cell.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Dashed, Color.Brown, 2.0)

					' Set the same width for each column.
					cell.CellFormat.PreferredWidth = New TableWidth(width / columns, TableWidthUnit.Point)

					If counter Mod 2 = 1 Then
						cell.CellFormat.BackgroundColor = New Color("#FF0000")
					End If

					row.Cells.Add(cell)

					' Let's add a paragraph with text into the each column.
					Dim pa As New Paragraph(dc)
					pa.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
					pa.ParagraphFormat.SpaceBefore = LengthUnitConverter.Convert(3, LengthUnit.Millimeter, LengthUnit.Point)
					pa.ParagraphFormat.SpaceAfter = LengthUnitConverter.Convert(3, LengthUnit.Millimeter, LengthUnit.Point)

					pa.Content.Start.Insert(String.Format("{0}", ChrW(counter + AscW("A"c))), New CharacterFormat() With {
						.FontName = "Arial",
						.FontColor = New Color("#000000"),
						.Size = 14.0
					})
					cell.Blocks.Add(pa)
					counter += 1
				Next c
				table.Rows.Add(row)
			Next r

			' Create a new header with formatted text.
			Dim header As New HeaderFooter(dc, HeaderFooterType.HeaderDefault)
			header.Content.Start.Insert(table.Content)

			' Add the header into HeadersFooters collection of the 1st section.
			s.HeadersFooters.Add(header)

			' Create a new footer with formatted text.
			Dim footer As New HeaderFooter(dc, HeaderFooterType.FooterDefault)
			footer.Content.Start.Insert(table.Content)

			' Add the footer into HeadersFooters collection of the 1st section.
			s.HeadersFooters.Add(footer)

			' Save the document into DOCX format.
			dc.Save(documentPath)

			' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(documentPath) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
		End Sub
	End Class
End Namespace

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