Description

Activates a header or a footer.

Syntax

public bool Activate();

Public Function Activate() As Boolean

Return Value

The return value is true, if the header or footer could be activated. Otherwise it is false.

Examples

The following example creates a header for the first section and configures its content or layout by using HeaderFooter.Activate.

HeaderFooterCollection headers = textControl.Sections[1].HeadersAndFooters;
headers.Add(HeaderFooterType.Header);
HeaderFooter headerFooter = headers.GetItem(HeaderFooterType.Header);
headerFooter.Selection.Text = "Quarterly report";

if (headerFooter.Activate())
{
    Console.WriteLine("Activate completed successfully.");
}

Dim headers As HeaderFooterCollection = textControl.Sections(1).HeadersAndFooters
headers.Add(HeaderFooterType.Header)
Dim headerFooter As HeaderFooter = headers.GetItem(HeaderFooterType.Header)
headerFooter.Selection.Text = "Quarterly report"

If headerFooter.Activate() Then
    Console.WriteLine("Activate completed successfully.")
End If