Description

Gets or sets the number for the first footnote.

Syntax

public int StartNumber { get; set; }

Public Property StartNumber As Integer

Examples

The following example works with footnotes in the current document by using FootnoteCollection.StartNumber.

textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd.";
textControl.Select(10, 12);
FootnoteCollection footnoteCollection = textControl.Footnotes;
footnoteCollection.Add(new Footnote("Source: FY 2026 annual report") { ID = 100 }, false);

footnoteCollection.StartNumber = 1;
Console.WriteLine($"Start Number used by Footnote Collection: {footnoteCollection.StartNumber}");

textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd."
textControl.Select(10, 12)
Dim footnoteCollection As FootnoteCollection = textControl.Footnotes
footnoteCollection.Add(New Footnote("Source: FY 2026 annual report") With { .ID = 100 }, False)

footnoteCollection.StartNumber = 1
Console.WriteLine($"Start Number used by Footnote Collection: {footnoteCollection.StartNumber}")