# Headers and Footers **RadRichTextEditor** supports **Headers** and **Footers** in its document when in *Paged* [layout mode](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/raddocument). > note Note that **Headers** and **Footers** are not persisted when exporting with **HtmlFormatProvider**. You can read more about this [here](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/controls/richtexteditor/import-export/overview) The topic contains the following sections: * [Header Footer Types](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/features/headers-and-footers#header-footer-types) * [Customizing Headers And Footers](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/features/headers-and-footers#customizing-headers-and-footers) * [Disabling Headers and Footers](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/features/headers-and-footers#disabling-headers-and-footers) ## Header Footer Types The **Headers** and **Footers** are properties of a **Section** and each section in the document can have the following types of Headers and Footers: * **Default** - used all through the section; * **First** - used on the first page of the section only; * **Even** - to be used on every even page. ## Customizing Headers And Footers Here is an example how you can create a **Header**: ```C# Header header = new Header() { Body = radDocument, IsLinkedToPrevious = false }; //radDocument is an instance of RadDocument, representing the content of a Header, //typically contains a few paragraphs ``` ```VB.NET Dim header As New Header() With {.Body = radDocument, .IsLinkedToPrevious = False} 'radDocument is an instance of RadDocument, representing the content of a Header, 'typically contains a few paragraphs ``` When it comes to using a **Header** created in this manner, this depends on the state of the document - if it has been measured or not. * In a non-measured document, which you are building in code-behind, you can set the Default page **Header** of a section in the following way: ```C# section.Headers.Default = header; ``` ```VB.NET section.Headers.Default = header ``` * In a measured document (a document that has been previewed in the editor), you can change the *Default* page header of the first section like this: ```C# this.radRichTextEditor1.UpdateHeader(this.radRichTextEditor1.Document.Sections.First, HeaderFooterType.Default, header); ``` ```VB.NET Me.radRichTextEditor1.UpdateHeader(Me.radRichTextEditor1.Document.Sections.First, HeaderFooterType.Default, header) ``` All header/footer types - *Default*, *First* and *Even* are set identically. The only thing you should add when you set the *First* or *Even* **Header**/**Footer** of the document, is to set the property of the section that notifies the document to use different **Header**/**Footer** than the default one using one of the following properties: ```C# this.radRichTextEditor1.Document.Sections.First.HasDifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = true; //or this.radRichTextEditor1.Document.HasDifferentEvenAndOddHeadersFooters = true; ``` ```VB.NET Me.radRichTextEditor1.Document.Sections.First.HasDifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = True 'or Me.radRichTextEditor1.Document.HasDifferentEvenAndOddHeadersFooters = True ``` Setting the **Footers** can be done in the same way. Here is the respective code for footers: * Creating a Footer: ```C# Footer footer = new Footer() { Body = radDocument, IsLinkedToPrevious = false }; //radDocument is an instance of RadDocument, representing the content of the footer ``` ```VB.NET Dim footer As New Footer() With {.Body = radDocument, .IsLinkedToPrevious = False} 'radDocument is an instance of RadDocument, representing the content of the footer ``` * Setting the **Footer** to be used in a particular section: * In a non-measured document: ```C# section.Footers.Default = footer; ``` ```VB.NET section.Footers.Default = footer ``` * In a measured document: ```C# this.radRichTextEditor1.UpdateFooter(this.radRichTextEditor1.Document.Sections.First, HeaderFooterType.Default, footer); ``` ```VB.NET Me.radRichTextEditor1.UpdateFooter(Me.radRichTextEditor1.Document.Sections.First, HeaderFooterType.Default, footer) ``` As for setting different footers for the first page or the even page, this is done by passing the respective parameter to the **UpdateFooter** method - **HeaderFooterType**. *First* or HeaderFooterType.*Even* and setting the corresponding property of the document/editor: ```C# this.radRichTextEditor1.Document.Sections.First.HasDifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = true; //or this.radRichTextEditor1.Document.HasDifferentEvenAndOddHeadersFooters = true; ``` ```VB.NET Me.radRichTextEditor1.Document.Sections.First.HasDifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = True 'or Me.radRichTextEditor1.Document.HasDifferentEvenAndOddHeadersFooters = True ``` ## Disabling Headers and Footers **Headers** and **Footers** are only present in *Paged* layout mode, so the easiest way to remove them is to change the layout mode. In case you wish to show documents in paged mode and still disable headers and footers, you can do so by removing the UI layer responsible for their visualization - **HeaderFooterLayer**. > tip The concept of UI layers and their usage are explained in [this article](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winforms/controls/richtexteditor/how-to/customize-presentation-through-ui-layers). ```C# class CustomUILayerBuilder : UILayersBuilder { protected override void BuildUILayersOverride(IUILayerContainer uiLayerContainer) { base.BuildUILayersOverride(uiLayerContainer); uiLayerContainer.UILayers.Remove(DefaultUILayers.HeaderFooterLayer); } } ``` ```VB.NET Friend Class CustomUILayerBuilder Inherits UILayersBuilder Protected Overrides Sub BuildUILayersOverride(ByVal uiLayerContainer As IUILayerContainer) Me.BuildUILayersOverride(uiLayerContainer) uiLayerContainer.UILayers.Remove(DefaultUILayers.HeaderFooterLayer) End Sub End Class ``` ## See Also * [RadDocument](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/document-elements/raddocument) * [Selection](https://www.telerik.com/products/winforms/documentation/controls/richtexteditor/features/selection)