[Internal] DOCX to PDF Rendering Issue: Missing Header and Footer

When rendering .docx files to PDF using IronPDF, users may encounter a problem where headers and footers defined in the original Word document are missing in the output PDF.

❗ Affected Scenario

• Input: .docx file with header and/or footer

• Output: Rendered PDF missing header/footer content

This is a known limitation in the current DOCX-to-PDF rendering process, particularly when using DocxToPdfRenderer.RenderDocxAsPdf() , aside from other inconsistencies and unexpected output.

✅ Workaround

Until the issue is fixed, use the AddHtmlHeader() and AddHtmlFooter() methods to explicitly define the content before rendering.

🧩 Implementation Example (C#)

 

 

🔍 Notes

• Dynamic fields like {page} and {total-pages} are supported and useful for pagination.

• This may not be ideal if the user do not have access to the header and footer of the input docx.
• AddTextHeader()andAddTextFooter()can be used for simpler header and footer