How to add multiline text to the header and footer in the PDF document using C# and VB.NET

using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
using System.Drawing;

Imports Syncfusion.Pdf
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics
Imports System.Drawing

//Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument pdfDocument = new PdfDocument();
 
//Add a page to the PDF document
PdfPage pdfPage = pdfDocument.Pages.Add();
 
//Adding header
PdfPageTemplateElement header = AddHeader(pdfDocument, "Syncfusion Essential PDF", "Header and Footer Demo");
 
//Add the header template at the top
pdfDocument.Template.Top = header;
 
//Add the footer template at the bottom
PdfPageTemplateElement footer = AddFooter(pdfDocument);
pdfDocument.Template.Bottom = footer;
 
//Draw string in the PDF page
pdfPage.Graphics.DrawString("Hello World", new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 20, PdfFontStyle.Bold), PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(0, 20));
 
//Save the document
pdfDocument.Save("Sample.pdf");
 
//Close the document
pdfDocument.Close(true);
 
//This will open the PDF file and the result will be seen in the default PDF Viewer 
Process.Start("Sample.pdf");

/// <summary>
/// Add header to the PDF document 
/// </summary>
/// <param name="doc"></param>
/// <param name="title"></param>
/// <param name="description"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static PdfPageTemplateElement AddHeader(PdfDocument doc, string title, string description)
{
    RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width, 50);
 
    //Create a page template
    PdfPageTemplateElement header = new PdfPageTemplateElement(rect);
 
    PdfPen pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 3f);
    PdfStandardFont pdfFont = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 6, PdfFontStyle.Regular);
 
    //Draw multiline text in the header
    string text = "Adventure Works Cycles, the fictitious company on which the AdventureWorks sample databases are based, is a large, multinational manufacturing company.he company manufactures and sells metal and composite bicycles to North American, European and Asian commercial markets.";
    header.Graphics.DrawString(text, pdfFont, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0,20, doc.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width, 50));
 
    //Draw some lines in the header
    pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 0.7f);
    header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 0, header.Width, 0);
    pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 2f);
    header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 03, header.Width + 3, 03);
    pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 2f);
    header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, header.Height - 3, header.Width, header.Height - 3);
    header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, header.Height, header.Width, header.Height);
 
    return header;
}
/// <summary>
/// Add footer to the PDF document
/// </summary>
/// <param name="doc"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static PdfPageTemplateElement AddFooter(PdfDocument doc)
{
    RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width, 50);
 
    //Create a page template
    PdfPageTemplateElement footer = new PdfPageTemplateElement(rect);
    PdfFont pdfFont = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 7, PdfFontStyle.Italic);
 
    PdfPen pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 3f);
 
    //Draw some lines in the footer
    pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkGray, 0.7f);
    footer.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 0, footer.Width, 0);
    pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkGray, 2f);
    footer.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 03, footer.Width + 3, 03);
    pen = new PdfPen(Color.DarkGray, 2f);
    footer.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, footer.Height - 3, footer.Width, footer.Height - 3);
    footer.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, footer.Height, footer.Width, footer.Height);
 
    //Draw multi-line text 
    string text = "Adventure Works Cycles, the fictitious company on which the AdventureWorks sample databases are based, is a large, multinational manufacturing company. The company manufactures and sells metal and composite bicycles to North American, European, and Asian commercial markets.";
    footer.Graphics.DrawString(text, pdfFont, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0,20, doc.Pages[0].GetClientSize().Width, 50));
 
    return footer;
}

'Create a new PDF document
Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
 
'Add a page to the PDF document
Dim pdfPage As PdfPage = pdfDocument.Pages.Add()
 
'Adding header
Dim header As PdfPageTemplateElement = AddHeader(pdfDocument, "Syncfusion Essential PDF", "Header and Footer Demo")
pdfDocument.Template.Top = header
 
'Add the footer template at the bottom 
Dim footer As PdfPageTemplateElement = AddFooter(pdfDocument)
pdfDocument.Template.Bottom = footer
 
'Draw string in the PDF page
pdfPage.Graphics.DrawString("Hello World", New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 20, PdfFontStyle.Bold), PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(0, 20))
 
'Save the document
pdfDocument.Save("Sample.pdf")
 
'Close the document
pdfDocument.Close(True)
 
'This will open the PDF file and the result will be seen in the default PDF Viewer 
Process.Start("Sample.pdf")

''' <summary>
 ''' Add header to the PDF document 
 ''' </summary>
 ''' <param name="doc"></param>
 ''' <param name="title"></param>
 ''' <param name="description"></param>
 ''' <returns></returns>
 Private Function AddHeader(ByVal doc As PdfDocument, ByVal title As String, ByVal description As String) As PdfPageTemplateElement
     'Create a page template
     Dim rect As RectangleF = New RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages(0).GetClientSize().Width, 50)
 
     'Draw multi-line text in the header
     Dim header As PdfPageTemplateElement = New PdfPageTemplateElement(rect)
     Dim pen As PdfPen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 3.0F)
     Dim pdfFont As PdfStandardFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 6, PdfFontStyle.Regular)
     Dim text As String = "Adventure Works Cycles, the fictitious company on which the AdventureWorks sample databases are based, is a large, multinational manufacturing company. The company manufactures and sells metal and composite bicycles to North American, European, and Asian commercial markets."
     header.Graphics.DrawString(text, pdfFont, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 20, doc.Pages(0).GetClientSize().Width, 50))
 
     'Draw some lines in the header
     pen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 0.7F)
     header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 0, header.Width, 0)
     pen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 2.0F)
     header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 3, header.Width + 3, 3)
     pen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 2.0F)
     header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, header.Height - 3, header.Width, header.Height - 3)
     header.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, header.Height, header.Width, header.Height)
 
     Return header
 End Function
 
''' <summary>
 ''' Add footer to the PDF document 
 ''' </summary>
 ''' <param name="doc"></param>
 ''' <returns></returns>
 Private Function AddFooter(ByVal doc As PdfDocument) As PdfPageTemplateElement
 
     Dim rect As RectangleF = New RectangleF(0, 0, doc.Pages(0).GetClientSize().Width, 50)
 
     'Create a page template
     Dim footer As PdfPageTemplateElement = New PdfPageTemplateElement(rect)
     Dim pdfFont As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 7, PdfFontStyle.Italic)
 
     Dim pen As PdfPen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkBlue, 3.0F)
 
     'Draw some lines in the footer
     pen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkGray, 0.7F)
     footer.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 0, footer.Width, 0)
     pen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkGray, 2.0F)
     footer.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, 3, footer.Width + 3, 3)
     pen = New PdfPen(Color.DarkGray, 2.0F)
     footer.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, footer.Height - 3, footer.Width, footer.Height - 3)
     footer.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, 0, footer.Height, footer.Width, footer.Height)
 
     'Draw multi-line text 
     Dim text As String = "Adventure Works Cycles, the fictitious company on which the AdventureWorks sample databases are based, is a large, multinational manufacturing company. The company manufactures and sells metal and composite bicycles to North American, European, and Asian commercial markets."
     footer.Graphics.DrawString(text, pdfFont, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 20, doc.Pages(0).GetClientSize().Width, 50))
 
     Return footer
 
 End Function