Question

I have a file “test.docx” with 3 page sections, and each section is unlinked from the previous page. Now I want to be able to set a different background/watermark for each section. I just don’t know how to select the other 2 sections (or.. not the first one).

I tried it like this:

Application nWord = new Application();
object oMissing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
object fileName = @"E:\test.docx";
Document nDoc = nWord.Documents.Open(ref fileName, ref
oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref
oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref
oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing, ref oMissing);
Shape nShape = null;

for (int i = 0; i < nDoc.Sections.Count; i++)
{
    nShape =
    nDoc.Sections[i].Headers[Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdHeaderFooterIndex.wdHeaderFooterPrimary].Shapes.AddTextEffect(Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoPresetTextEffect.msoTextEffect1,
    "TEXT" + i.ToString(), "Arial", (float)36, Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoTrue,
    Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoFalse, 0, 0, ref oMissing);

    nShape.Fill.Visible =
    Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoTrue;
    nShape.Line.Visible =
    Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoFalse;
    nShape.Fill.Solid();
    nShape.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = (Int32)WdColor.wdColorGray20;
    nShape.RelativeHorizontalPosition =
    WdRelativeHorizontalPosition.wdRelativeHorizontalPositionMargin;
    nShape.RelativeVerticalPosition =
    WdRelativeVerticalPosition.wdRelativeVerticalPositionMargin;
    nShape.Left = (float)WdShapePosition.wdShapeCenter;
    nShape.Top = (float)WdShapePosition.wdShapeCenter;
}
nWord.Visible = true;

but it just drops all 3 watermarks on the first section.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

I actually found a work around, after 3 days of searching and discussing. Here’s my solution:

//initialize
Application WordApp = new Application();
Document adoc = WordApp.Documents.Add();
Selection selection = adoc.ActiveWindow.Selection;
Shape wmShape;
object missing = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
object linktofile = false;
object savewithdocument = true;
object CurrentPage = WdFieldType.wdFieldPage;
object TotalPages = WdFieldType.wdFieldNumPages;

//load background images
List<string> images = new List<string>();
images.Add(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Chrysanthemum.jpg");
images.Add(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Desert.jpg");
images.Add(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Koala.jpg");
images.Add(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Hydrangeas.jpg");
images.Add(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Jellyfish.jpg");
images.Add(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Penguins.jpg");
images.Add(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Tulips.jpg");
images.Add(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Lighthouse.jpg");

//create all sections
object breaktype = WdBreakType.wdSectionBreakNextPage;
for (int i = 0; i < images.Count - 1; i++)
{
    adoc.ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = WdSeekView.wdSeekMainDocument;
    selection.InsertBreak(ref breaktype);
    adoc.ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = WdSeekView.wdSeekCurrentPageHeader;
    selection.HeaderFooter.LinkToPrevious = false;
}

//set background images
for (int i = 0; i < adoc.Sections.Count; i++)
{
    //select section header
    adoc.Sections[i+1].Headers[WdHeaderFooterIndex.wdHeaderFooterPrimary].Range.Select();

    //insert pagenumbers
    adoc.ActiveWindow.ActivePane.Selection.Paragraphs.Alignment = WdParagraphAlignment.wdAlignParagraphRight;
    selection.TypeText("Pagina ");
    selection.Fields.Add(selection.Range, ref CurrentPage, ref missing, ref missing);
    selection.TypeText(" van ");
    selection.Fields.Add(selection.Range, ref TotalPages, ref missing, ref missing);

    //insert shape
    wmShape = selection.InlineShapes.AddPicture(images[i], ref linktofile, ref savewithdocument).ConvertToShape();

    //modify shape properties
    wmShape.Select(ref missing);
    wmShape.Name = "WordPictureWatermark862903805";
    wmShape.PictureFormat.Brightness = (float)0.5;
    wmShape.PictureFormat.Contrast = (float)0.5;
    wmShape.LockAspectRatio = Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoFalse;
    wmShape.Height = WordApp.InchesToPoints((float)11.7);
    wmShape.Width = WordApp.InchesToPoints((float)8.3);
    wmShape.WrapFormat.AllowOverlap = -1;
    wmShape.WrapFormat.Side = WdWrapSideType.wdWrapBoth;
    wmShape.WrapFormat.Type = WdWrapType.wdWrapBehind;
    wmShape.RelativeHorizontalPosition = WdRelativeHorizontalPosition.wdRelativeHorizontalPositionMargin;
    wmShape.RelativeVerticalPosition = WdRelativeVerticalPosition.wdRelativeVerticalPositionMargin;
    wmShape.Left = (float)WdShapePosition.wdShapeCenter;
    wmShape.Top = (float)WdShapePosition.wdShapeCenter;

}

WordApp.Visible = true;