FootnoteOptions

FootnoteOptions class

Represents the footnote numbering options for a document or section.

To learn more, visit the Working with Footnote and Endnote documentation article.

public sealed class FootnoteOptions

Properties

NameDescription
Columns { get; set; }Specifies the number of columns with which the footnotes area is formatted.
NumberStyle { get; set; }Specifies the number format for automatically numbered footnotes.
Position { get; set; }Specifies the footnotes position.
RestartRule { get; set; }Determines when automatic numbering restarts.
StartNumber { get; set; }Specifies the starting number or character for the first automatically numbered footnotes.

Examples

Shows how to split the footnote section into a given number of columns.

Document doc = new Document(MyDir + "Footnotes and endnotes.docx");
doc.FootnoteOptions.Columns = 2;
doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Document.FootnoteColumns.docx");

Shows how to select a different place where the document collects and displays its footnotes.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// A footnote is a way to attach a reference or a side comment to text
// that does not interfere with the main body text's flow.  
// Inserting a footnote adds a small superscript reference symbol
// at the main body text where we insert the footnote.
// Each footnote also creates an entry at the bottom of the page, consisting of a symbol
// that matches the reference symbol in the main body text.
// The reference text that we pass to the document builder's "InsertFootnote" method.
builder.Write("Hello world!");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote contents.");

// We can use the "Position" property to determine where the document will place all its footnotes.
// If we set the value of the "Position" property to "FootnotePosition.BottomOfPage",
// every footnote will show up at the bottom of the page that contains its reference mark. This is the default value.
// If we set the value of the "Position" property to "FootnotePosition.BeneathText",
// every footnote will show up at the end of the page's text that contains its reference mark.
doc.FootnoteOptions.Position = footnotePosition;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "InlineStory.PositionFootnote.docx");

Shows how to set a number at which the document begins the footnote/endnote count.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Footnotes and endnotes are a way to attach a reference or a side comment to text
// that does not interfere with the main body text's flow. 
// Inserting a footnote/endnote adds a small superscript reference symbol
// at the main body text where we insert the footnote/endnote.
// Each footnote/endnote also creates an entry, which consists of a symbol
// that matches the reference symbol in the main body text.
// The reference text that we pass to the document builder's "InsertEndnote" method.
// Footnote entries, by default, show up at the bottom of each page that contains
// their reference symbols, and endnotes show up at the end of the document.
builder.Write("Text 1. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 1.");
builder.Write("Text 2. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 2.");
builder.Write("Text 3. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 3.");

builder.InsertParagraph();

builder.Write("Text 1. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 1.");
builder.Write("Text 2. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 2.");
builder.Write("Text 3. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 3.");

// By default, the reference symbol for each footnote and endnote is its index
// among all the document's footnotes/endnotes. Each document maintains separate counts
// for footnotes and for endnotes, which both begin at 1.
Assert.AreEqual(1, doc.FootnoteOptions.StartNumber);
Assert.AreEqual(1, doc.EndnoteOptions.StartNumber);

// We can use the "StartNumber" property to get the document to
// begin a footnote or endnote count at a different number.
doc.EndnoteOptions.NumberStyle = NumberStyle.Arabic;
doc.EndnoteOptions.StartNumber = 50;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "InlineStory.StartNumber.docx");

Shows how to change the number style of footnote/endnote reference marks.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Footnotes and endnotes are a way to attach a reference or a side comment to text
// that does not interfere with the main body text's flow. 
// Inserting a footnote/endnote adds a small superscript reference symbol
// at the main body text where we insert the footnote/endnote.
// Each footnote/endnote also creates an entry, which consists of a symbol that matches the reference
// symbol in the main body text. The reference text that we pass to the document builder's "InsertEndnote" method.
// Footnote entries, by default, show up at the bottom of each page that contains
// their reference symbols, and endnotes show up at the end of the document.
builder.Write("Text 1. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 1.");
builder.Write("Text 2. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 2.");
builder.Write("Text 3. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 3.", "Custom footnote reference mark");

builder.InsertParagraph();

builder.Write("Text 1. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 1.");
builder.Write("Text 2. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 2.");
builder.Write("Text 3. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 3.", "Custom endnote reference mark");

// By default, the reference symbol for each footnote and endnote is its index
// among all the document's footnotes/endnotes. Each document maintains separate counts
// for footnotes and for endnotes. By default, footnotes display their numbers using Arabic numerals,
// and endnotes display their numbers in lowercase Roman numerals.
Assert.AreEqual(NumberStyle.Arabic, doc.FootnoteOptions.NumberStyle);
Assert.AreEqual(NumberStyle.LowercaseRoman, doc.EndnoteOptions.NumberStyle);

// We can use the "NumberStyle" property to apply custom numbering styles to footnotes and endnotes.
// This will not affect footnotes/endnotes with custom reference marks.
doc.FootnoteOptions.NumberStyle = NumberStyle.UppercaseRoman;
doc.EndnoteOptions.NumberStyle = NumberStyle.UppercaseLetter;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "InlineStory.RefMarkNumberStyle.docx");

Shows how to restart footnote/endnote numbering at certain places in the document.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Footnotes and endnotes are a way to attach a reference or a side comment to text
// that does not interfere with the main body text's flow. 
// Inserting a footnote/endnote adds a small superscript reference symbol
// at the main body text where we insert the footnote/endnote.
// Each footnote/endnote also creates an entry, which consists of a symbol that matches the reference
// symbol in the main body text. The reference text that we pass to the document builder's "InsertEndnote" method.
// Footnote entries, by default, show up at the bottom of each page that contains
// their reference symbols, and endnotes show up at the end of the document.
builder.Write("Text 1. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 1.");
builder.Write("Text 2. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 2.");
builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.PageBreak);
builder.Write("Text 3. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 3.");
builder.Write("Text 4. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote 4.");

builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.PageBreak);

builder.Write("Text 1. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 1.");
builder.Write("Text 2. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 2.");
builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.SectionBreakNewPage);
builder.Write("Text 3. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 3.");
builder.Write("Text 4. ");
builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Endnote, "Endnote 4.");

// By default, the reference symbol for each footnote and endnote is its index
// among all the document's footnotes/endnotes. Each document maintains separate counts
// for footnotes and endnotes and does not restart these counts at any point.
Assert.AreEqual(doc.FootnoteOptions.RestartRule, FootnoteNumberingRule.Default);
Assert.AreEqual(FootnoteNumberingRule.Default, FootnoteNumberingRule.Continuous);

// We can use the "RestartRule" property to get the document to restart
// the footnote/endnote counts at a new page or section.
doc.FootnoteOptions.RestartRule = FootnoteNumberingRule.RestartPage;
doc.EndnoteOptions.RestartRule = FootnoteNumberingRule.RestartSection;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "InlineStory.NumberingRule.docx");

See Also

FootnoteNumberingRule Enum FootnotePosition Enum