public static void RemoveHeadersAndFooters(string filename)
{
// Given a document name, remove all of the headers and footers
// from the document.
using (WordprocessingDocument doc =
WordprocessingDocument.Open(filename, true))
{
// Get a reference to the main document part.
var docPart = doc.MainDocumentPart;
// Count the header and footer parts and continue if there
// are any.
if (docPart.HeaderParts.Count() > 0 ||
docPart.FooterParts.Count() > 0)
{
// Remove the header and footer parts.
docPart.DeleteParts(docPart.HeaderParts);
docPart.DeleteParts(docPart.FooterParts);
// Get a reference to the root element of the main
// document part.
Document document = docPart.Document;
// Remove all references to the headers and footers.
// First, create a list of all descendants of type
// HeaderReference. Then, navigate the list and call
// Remove on each item to delete the reference.
var headers =
document.Descendants<HeaderReference>().ToList();
foreach (var header in headers)
{
header.Remove();
}
// First, create a list of all descendants of type
// FooterReference. Then, navigate the list and call
// Remove on each item to delete the reference.
var footers =
document.Descendants<FooterReference>().ToList();
foreach (var footer in footers)
{
footer.Remove();
}
// Save the changes.
document.Save();
}
}
}
}