Insert header and footer (Word)

Insert header and footer Version 1 (Net)

Action group: Word

The action inserts a header and a footer in a Word-document

Parameter	Description
Context	The context of an open Word-document. You can open a Word-document using the "Open document" action ("Word" action group).
Header Type	Type of a header to be inserted. Two types are available: Upper, Footer. Upper header is placed in the top section of a page. Bottom header is placed in the bottom section of a page.
Header text	Text to be inserted in a header. If the text is not specified, the header will display a message: "[Insert text]".
Align text by	The type of text alignment in the footer. There are 4 options available: Left, Right, Center, Width.

Property	Description	Type	Filling example	Mandatory field
Parameters
Context	The Word document instance to which the action will be applied.	Robin.Word	Word context	Yes
Header type	If a header is selected, then the text will be placed in the top block of the page. If the footer is selected, then the text will be placed in the bottom block of the page.	Robin.String		Yes
Header text	The text to be inserted into the header. If no text is entered in the header, it will default to «[Enter text]».	Robin.String		No
Align text by	The alignment type of the text in the header. If the parameter is empty, the text will be left justified by default.	Robin.String		No

If the document already has the specified header, it will be overwritten with a new one.

The action does not work with locked fields in protected documents. In this case, the robot will return an error.

You have a Word-document. Insert an upper Header with the text "A.S. Pushkin" aligned by the right edge.

Document:

Use the "Open document", "Insert header and footer", "Save as", "Close document" actions.

Assemble a robot scheme with the actions.
Set the "Open document" action parameters. In the "Path to file" field specify the path to the Word-document file. In the "Visible" field check the checkbox = true.
Set the "Insert header and footer" action parameters. In the "Context" field specify the Word-document instance where the header needs to be inserted. In the "Header type" field select "Upper". In the "Header text" field specify text "A.S. Pushkin". In the "Align text by" field specify "Right".
Set the "Save as" action parameters. In the "Context" field specify the Word-document instance to be saved.
Set the "Close document" action parameters. In the "Context" field specify the Word-document instance to be closed.
Click "Start" in the top panel to start the robot.