Insert header and footer Version 1 (Net)

Action group: Word

Description

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

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Settings of parameters

ParameterDescription
ContextThe context of an open Word-document. You can open a Word-document using the "Open document" action ("Word" action group).
Header TypeType 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 textText to be inserted in a header. If the text is not specified, the header will display a message: "[Insert text]".
Align text byThe type of text alignment in the footer. There are 4 options available: Left, Right, Center, Width.

Settings of parameters

PropertyDescriptionTypeFilling exampleMandatory field
Parameters
ContextThe Word document instance to which the action will be applied.Robin.WordWord contextYes
Header typeIf 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 textThe 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 byThe alignment type of the text in the header. If the parameter is empty, the text will be left justified by default.Robin.String
No

Special conditions of use

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.

Example of use

Task

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

Document:

Solution

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

Implementation

  1. Assemble a robot scheme with the actions.


  2. 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.


  3. 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".


  4. Set the "Save as" action parameters. In the "Context" field specify the Word-document instance to be saved.


  5. Set the "Close document" action parameters. In the "Context" field specify the Word-document instance to be closed.


  6. Click "Start" in the top panel to start the robot.

Result 

The program robot completed successfully. The header was inserted in the desired place.

Word-document: