Add Header and Footer in PowerPoint using C#

readme.md

Learn how to add header and footer in PowerPoint using C#: https://blog.aspose.com/2021/09/29/add-header-footer-in-powerpoint-using-csharp/

add-header-footer.cs

// Load Presentation
Presentation pres = new Presentation("headerTest.pptx");

// Set Footer
pres.HeaderFooterManager.SetAllFootersText("My Footer text");
pres.HeaderFooterManager.SetAllFootersVisibility(true);

// Access and Update Header
IMasterNotesSlide masterNotesSlide = pres.MasterNotesSlideManager.MasterNotesSlide;
if (null != masterNotesSlide)
{
    foreach (IShape shape in masterNotesSlide.Shapes)
    {
        if (shape.Placeholder != null)
        {
            if (shape.Placeholder.Type == PlaceholderType.Header)
            {
                ((IAutoShape)shape).TextFrame.Text = "HI there new header";
            }
        }
    }
}

// Save presentation
pres.Save("HeaderFooter.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);

change-header-footer-notes-master.cs

using (Presentation presentation = new Presentation("presentation.pptx"))
{
	// Change Header and Footer settings for notes master and all notes slides
	IMasterNotesSlide masterNotesSlide = presentation.MasterNotesSlideManager.MasterNotesSlide;
	if (masterNotesSlide != null)
	{
		IMasterNotesSlideHeaderFooterManager headerFooterManager = masterNotesSlide.HeaderFooterManager;

		headerFooterManager.SetHeaderAndChildHeadersVisibility(true); // make the master notes slide and all child Footer placeholders visible
		headerFooterManager.SetFooterAndChildFootersVisibility(true); // make the master notes slide and all child Header placeholders visible
		headerFooterManager.SetSlideNumberAndChildSlideNumbersVisibility(true); // make the master notes slide and all child SlideNumber placeholders visible
		headerFooterManager.SetDateTimeAndChildDateTimesVisibility(true); // make the master notes slide and all child Date and time placeholders visible

		headerFooterManager.SetHeaderAndChildHeadersText("Header text"); // set text to master notes slide and all child Header placeholders
		headerFooterManager.SetFooterAndChildFootersText("Footer text"); // set text to master notes slide and all child Footer placeholders
		headerFooterManager.SetDateTimeAndChildDateTimesText("Date and time text"); // set text to master notes slide and all child Date and time placeholders
	}
  	// Save presentation
	presentation.Save("testresult.pptx",SaveFormat.Pptx);
}

change-header-footer-notes-slide.cs

// Load presentation
using (Presentation presentation = new Presentation("presentation.pptx"))
{
	// Change Header and Footer settings for first notes slide only
	INotesSlide notesSlide = presentation.Slides[0].NotesSlideManager.NotesSlide;
	if (notesSlide != null)
	{
		INotesSlideHeaderFooterManager headerFooterManager = notesSlide.HeaderFooterManager;
		if (!headerFooterManager.IsHeaderVisible)
			headerFooterManager.SetHeaderVisibility(true); // make this notes slide Header placeholder visible

		if (!headerFooterManager.IsFooterVisible)
			headerFooterManager.SetFooterVisibility(true); // make this notes slide Footer placeholder visible

		if (!headerFooterManager.IsSlideNumberVisible)
			headerFooterManager.SetSlideNumberVisibility(true); // make this notes slide SlideNumber placeholder visible

		if (!headerFooterManager.IsDateTimeVisible)
			headerFooterManager.SetDateTimeVisibility(true); // make this notes slide Date-time placeholder visible

		headerFooterManager.SetHeaderText("New header text"); // set text to notes slide Header placeholder
		headerFooterManager.SetFooterText("New footer text"); // set text to notes slide Footer placeholder
		headerFooterManager.SetDateTimeText("New date and time text"); // set text to notes slide Date-time placeholder
	}
  	// Save presentation
	presentation.Save("testresult.pptx",SaveFormat.Pptx);
}