Complete code
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using SautinSoft.Document;
namespace Sample
{
class Sample
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
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DeletePageNumbering();
}
/// <summary>
/// How to delete the page numbering in an existing DOCX document.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/remove-page-numbering-in-docx-document-net-csharp-vb.php
/// </remarks>
public static void DeletePageNumbering()
{
string inpFile = @"..\..\..\PageNumbering.docx";
// Save the output document into PDF format,
// you may change it to any from: DOCX, HTML, PDF, RTF.
string outFile = @"PageNumbering - deleted.pdf";
// Load a document from DOCX file (PageNumbering.docx).
// We've created PageNumbering.docx in the previous example.
DocumentCore dc = DocumentCore.Load(inpFile);
Section s = dc.Sections[0];
foreach (HeaderFooter hf in s.HeadersFooters)
{
foreach (Field field in hf.GetChildElements(true, ElementType.Field).Reverse())
{
// Page numbering is a Field,
// so we have to find the fields with the type Page or NumPages and remove.
if (field.FieldType == FieldType.Page || field.FieldType == FieldType.NumPages)
{
// Also assume that our page numbering located in a paragraph,
// so let's remove the paragraph's content too.
if (field.Parent is Paragraph)
(field.Parent as Paragraph).Inlines.Clear();
// If we'll delete only the fields (field.Content.Delete()), our paragraph
// may contain text "Page of ".
// Based on this, we remove the whole paragraph.
}
}
}
dc.Save(outFile);
// Open the result for demonstration purposes.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(inpFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
}
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Linq
Imports SautinSoft.Document
Module Sample
Sub Main()
DeletePageNumbering()
End Sub
''' Get your free 100-day key here:
''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
''' <summary>
''' How to delete the page numbering in an existing DOCX document.
''' </summary>
''' <remarks>
''' Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/remove-page-numbering-in-docx-document-net-csharp-vb.php
''' </remarks>
Sub DeletePageNumbering()
Dim inpFile As String = "..\..\..\PageNumbering.docx"
' Save the output document into PDF format,
' you may change it to any from: DOCX, HTML, PDF, RTF.
Dim outFile As String = "PageNumbering - deleted.pdf"
' Load a document from DOCX file (PageNumbering.docx).
' We've created PageNumbering.docx in the previous example.
Dim dc As DocumentCore = DocumentCore.Load(inpFile)
Dim s As Section = dc.Sections(0)
For Each hf As HeaderFooter In s.HeadersFooters
For Each field As Field In hf.GetChildElements(True, ElementType.Field).Reverse()
' Page numbering is a Field,
' so we have to find the fields with the type Page or NumPages and remove.
If field.FieldType = FieldType.Page OrElse field.FieldType = FieldType.NumPages Then
' Also assume that our page numbering located in a paragraph,
' so let's remove the paragraph's content too.
If TypeOf field.Parent Is Paragraph Then
TryCast(field.Parent, Paragraph).Inlines.Clear()
End If
' If we'll delete only the fields (field.Content.Delete()), our paragraph
' may contain text "Page of ".
' Based on this, we remove the whole paragraph.
End If
Next field
Next hf
dc.Save(outFile)
' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(inpFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
End Sub
End Module
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