Page number and total pages fields

The example shows you how to insert pge number and total pages fields in the footer.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word.Fields;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word.HeaderFooter;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            WordDocument doc = new WordDocument();

            Page pageNumber = new Page();
            SimpleField pageNumberField = new SimpleField(pageNumber);

            NumberOfPages totalPages = new NumberOfPages();
            SimpleField totalPagesField = new SimpleField(totalPages);

            Run run1 = new Run();
            run1.AddText(" of ");

            Paragraph footerParagraph = new Paragraph();
            footerParagraph.Add(pageNumberField);
            footerParagraph.Add(run1);
            footerParagraph.Add(totalPagesField);
            footerParagraph.HorizontalTextAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Left;

            Footer footer = new Footer();
            footer.Add(footerParagraph);

            doc.Body.Footer = footer;

            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.docx", true);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word.Fields
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word.HeaderFooter

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        Dim doc As WordDocument = New WordDocument()

        Dim pageNumber As New Page()
        Dim pageNumberField As New SimpleField(pageNumber)

        Dim totalPages As New NumberOfPages()
        Dim totalPagesField As New SimpleField(totalPages)

        Dim run1 As New Run()
        run1.AddText(" of ")

        Dim footerParagraph As New Paragraph()
        footerParagraph.Add(pageNumberField)
        footerParagraph.Add(run1)
        footerParagraph.Add(totalPagesField)
        footerParagraph.HorizontalTextAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Left

        Dim footer As New Footer()
        footer.Add(footerParagraph)

        doc.Body.Footer = footer

        doc.Save("c:\test\output.docx", True)

    End Sub
End Module

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