Section.Headers Property

Word Developer Reference

Returns a HeadersFooters collection that represents the headers for the specified section. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Headers

expression   A variable that represents a Section object.

Remarks

For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection. To return a HeadersFooters collection that represents the footers for the specified section, use the Footers property.

Example

This example adds centered page numbers to every page in the active document except the first. (A separate header is created for the first page.)

Visual Basic for Applications
  With ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary)
    .PageNumbers.Add _
        PageNumberAlignment:=wdAlignPageNumberCenter, _
        FirstPage:=False
End With

This example adds text to the first-page header in the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications
  ActiveDocument.PageSetup.DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = True
With ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage)
    .Range.InsertAfter("First Page Text")
    .Range.Paragraphs.Alignment = wdAlignParagraphRight
End With

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