Disable header and footer edit in document editor in Vue Document editor component

3 May 202514 minutes to read

You can use restrictEditing property to disable header and footer editing based on selection context type.

RestrictEditing allows you to restrict the document modification and makes the Document read only mode. So, by using this property, and if selection inside header or footer, you can set this property as true.

The following example code illustrates how to header and footer edit in DocumentEditorContainer instance.

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditorcontainer ref="container" :serviceUrl="serviceUrl" height="590px" id="container"
      :enableToolbar="true" v-on:selectionChange="selectionChanged.bind(this)"></ejs-documenteditorcontainer>
  </div>
</template>
<script setup>
import { DocumentEditorContainerComponent as EjsDocumenteditorcontainer, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';
import { provide, ref } from 'vue';

const container = ref(null);
const serviceUrl = 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/documenteditor/';

//Inject require modules.
provide('DocumentEditorContainer', [Toolbar])

const selectionChanged = function () {
  // Check whether selection is in header
  if (container.value.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.contextType.indexOf('Header') > -1 ||
    // Check whether selection is in Footer
    container.value.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.contextType.indexOf('Footer') > -1) {
    // Change the document to read only mode
    container.value.ej2Instances.restrictEditing = true;
  } else {
    // Change the document to editable mode
    container.value.ej2Instances.restrictEditing = false;
  }
}
</script>
<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditorcontainer ref="container" :serviceUrl="serviceUrl" height="590px" id="container"
      :enableToolbar="true" v-on:selectionChange="selectionChanged.bind(this)"></ejs-documenteditorcontainer>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import { DocumentEditorContainerComponent, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';

export default {
  components: {
    'ejs-documenteditorcontainer': DocumentEditorContainerComponent
  },
  data() {
    return {
      serviceUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/documenteditor/',
    };
  },
  provide: {
    //Inject require modules.
    DocumentEditorContainer: [Toolbar]
  },
  methods: {
    selectionChanged: function () {
      // Check whether selection is in header
      if (this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.contextType.indexOf('Header') > -1 ||
        // Check whether selection is in Footer
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.contextType.indexOf('Footer') > -1) {
        // Change the document to read only mode
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.restrictEditing = true;
      } else {
        // Change the document to editable mode
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.restrictEditing = false;
      }
    }
  }
};
</script>

The Web API hosted link https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/documenteditor/ utilized in the Document Editor’s serviceUrl property is intended solely for demonstration and evaluation purposes. For production deployment, please host your own web service with your required server configurations. You can refer and reuse the GitHub Web Service example or Docker image for hosting your own web service and use for the serviceUrl property.

Otherwise, you can disable clicking inside Header or Footer by using closeHeaderFooter API in selection module.

The following example code illustrates how to close header and footer when selection is inside header or footer in DocumentEditorContainer instance.

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditorcontainer ref="container" :serviceUrl="serviceUrl" height="590px" id="container"
      :enableToolbar="true" v-on:selectionChange="selectionChanged.bind(this)"></ejs-documenteditorcontainer>
  </div>
</template>
<script setup>
import { DocumentEditorContainerComponent as EjsDocumenteditorcontainer, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';
import { provide, ref } from 'vue';

const container = ref(null);
const serviceUrl = 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/documenteditor/';

//Inject require modules.
provide('DocumentEditorContainer', [Toolbar])

const selectionChanged = function () {
  // Check whether selection is in header
  if (container.value.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.contextType.indexOf('Header') > -1 ||
    // Check whether selection is in Footer
    container.value.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.contextType.indexOf('Footer') > -1) {
    // Close header Footer
    container.value.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.closeHeaderFooter();
  }
}
</script>
<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditorcontainer ref="container" :serviceUrl="serviceUrl" height="590px" id="container"
      :enableToolbar="true" v-on:selectionChange="selectionChanged.bind(this)"></ejs-documenteditorcontainer>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import { DocumentEditorContainerComponent, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';

export default {
  components: {
    'ejs-documenteditorcontainer': DocumentEditorContainerComponent
  },
  data() {
    return {
      serviceUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/documenteditor/'
    };
  },
  provide: {
    //Inject require modules.
    DocumentEditorContainer: [Toolbar]
  },
  methods: {
    selectionChanged: function () {
      // Check whether selection is in header
      if (this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.contextType.indexOf('Header') > -1 ||
        // Check whether selection is in Footer
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.contextType.indexOf('Footer') > -1) {
        // Close header Footer
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.closeHeaderFooter();
      }
    }
  }
};
</script>

The Web API hosted link https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/documenteditor/ utilized in the Document Editor’s serviceUrl property is intended solely for demonstration and evaluation purposes. For production deployment, please host your own web service with your required server configurations. You can refer and reuse the GitHub Web Service example or Docker image for hosting your own web service and use for the serviceUrl property.

Like restrictEditing, you can use isReadOnly property in Document editor to disable header and footer edit.

The following example code illustrates how to header and footer edit in DocumentEditor instance.

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditor :serviceUrl='serviceUrl' ref='documentEditor' :isReadOnly='false' :enablePrint='true'
      :enableSfdtExport='true' :enableSelection='true' :enableContextMenu='true' :enableSearch='true'
      :enableOptionsPane='true' :enableWordExport='true' :enableTextExport='true' :enableEditor='true'
      :enableImageResizer='true' :enableEditorHistory='true' :enableHyperlinkDialog='true' :enableTableDialog='true'
      :enableBookmarkDialog='true' :enableTableOfContentsDialog='true' :enablePageSetupDialog='true'
      :enableStyleDialog='true' :enableListDialog='true' :enableParagraphDialog='true' :enableFontDialog='true'
      :enableTablePropertiesDialog='true' :enableBordersAndShadingDialog='true' :enableTableOptionsDialog='true'
      height="370px" v-on:selectionChange="selectionChanged.bind(this)"> </ejs-documenteditor>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
import { DocumentEditorComponent as EjsDocumenteditor, Print, SfdtExport, WordExport, TextExport, Selection, Search, Editor, ImageResizer, EditorHistory, ContextMenu, OptionsPane, HyperlinkDialog, TableDialog, BookmarkDialog, TableOfContentsDialog, PageSetupDialog, StyleDialog, ListDialog, ParagraphDialog, BulletsAndNumberingDialog, FontDialog, TablePropertiesDialog, BordersAndShadingDialog, TableOptionsDialog, CellOptionsDialog, StylesDialog } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';
import { provide, ref } from 'vue';

const documentEditor = ref(null);
const serviceUrl = 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/documenteditor/';

//Inject require modules.
provide('DocumentEditor', [Print, SfdtExport, WordExport, TextExport, Selection, Search, Editor, ImageResizer, EditorHistory, ContextMenu, OptionsPane, HyperlinkDialog, TableDialog, BookmarkDialog, TableOfContentsDialog, PageSetupDialog, StyleDialog, ListDialog, ParagraphDialog, BulletsAndNumberingDialog, FontDialog, TablePropertiesDialog, BordersAndShadingDialog, TableOptionsDialog, CellOptionsDialog, StylesDialog])

const selectionChanged = function () {
  // Check whether selection is in header
  if (documentEditor.value.ej2Instances.selection.contextType.indexOf('Header') > -1 ||
    // Check whether selection is in Footer
    documentEditor.value.ej2Instances.selection.contextType.indexOf('Footer') > -1) {
    // Change the document to read only mode
    documentEditor.value.ej2Instances.isReadOnly = true;
  } else {
    // Change the document to editable mode
    documentEditor.value.ej2Instances.isReadOnly = false;
  }
}
</script>
<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditor :serviceUrl='serviceUrl' ref='documentEditor' :isReadOnly='false' :enablePrint='true'
      :enableSfdtExport='true' :enableSelection='true' :enableContextMenu='true' :enableSearch='true'
      :enableOptionsPane='true' :enableWordExport='true' :enableTextExport='true' :enableEditor='true'
      :enableImageResizer='true' :enableEditorHistory='true' :enableHyperlinkDialog='true' :enableTableDialog='true'
      :enableBookmarkDialog='true' :enableTableOfContentsDialog='true' :enablePageSetupDialog='true'
      :enableStyleDialog='true' :enableListDialog='true' :enableParagraphDialog='true' :enableFontDialog='true'
      :enableTablePropertiesDialog='true' :enableBordersAndShadingDialog='true' :enableTableOptionsDialog='true'
      height="370px" v-on:selectionChange="selectionChanged.bind(this)"> </ejs-documenteditor>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
import { DocumentEditorComponent, Print, SfdtExport, WordExport, TextExport, Selection, Search, Editor, ImageResizer, EditorHistory, ContextMenu, OptionsPane, HyperlinkDialog, TableDialog, BookmarkDialog, TableOfContentsDialog, PageSetupDialog, StyleDialog, ListDialog, ParagraphDialog, BulletsAndNumberingDialog, FontDialog, TablePropertiesDialog, BordersAndShadingDialog, TableOptionsDialog, CellOptionsDialog, StylesDialog } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';

export default {
  components: {
    'ejs-documenteditor': DocumentEditorComponent
  },
  data() {
    return {
      serviceUrl: 'https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/documenteditor/'
    }
  },
  provide: {
    //Inject require modules.
    DocumentEditor: [Print, SfdtExport, WordExport, TextExport, Selection, Search, Editor, ImageResizer, EditorHistory, ContextMenu, OptionsPane, HyperlinkDialog, TableDialog, BookmarkDialog, TableOfContentsDialog, PageSetupDialog, StyleDialog, ListDialog, ParagraphDialog, BulletsAndNumberingDialog, FontDialog, TablePropertiesDialog, BordersAndShadingDialog, TableOptionsDialog, CellOptionsDialog, StylesDialog]
  },
  methods: {
    selectionChanged: function () {
      // Check whether selection is in header
      if (this.$refs.documentEditor.ej2Instances.selection.contextType.indexOf('Header') > -1 ||
        // Check whether selection is in Footer
        this.$refs.documentEditor.ej2Instances.selection.contextType.indexOf('Footer') > -1) {
        // Change the document to read only mode
        this.$refs.documentEditor.ej2Instances.isReadOnly = true;
      } else {
        // Change the document to editable mode
        this.$refs.documentEditor.ej2Instances.isReadOnly = false;
      }
    }
  }
}
</script>

The Web API hosted link https://services.syncfusion.com/vue/production/api/documenteditor/ utilized in the Document Editor’s serviceUrl property is intended solely for demonstration and evaluation purposes. For production deployment, please host your own web service with your required server configurations. You can refer and reuse the GitHub Web Service example or Docker image for hosting your own web service and use for the serviceUrl property.