Aspose Java Words _ Incorrect Formatting handling for page break and header footer page number text

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I have a usecase where I am getting an OCRed copy. All the header, footer and page number data has been converted into text. And it has broken the document formatting as well. Attaching a sample document for the reference. Now When I am trying to parse the document, I am getting the text from header and footer as well. I wanted to check if there is any way to fix this? Either by ignoring this data or by actually fixing the formatting of the document?
Scanned_Incorrect_Sample.docx (11.5 KB)

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@yogesh30890

To address the issue of incorrect formatting in your OCRed document, particularly with headers, footers, and page numbers being parsed as regular text, you can implement the following solutions:

  1. Ignoring Header and Footer Text: If you prefer to exclude the text from headers and footers during parsing, you can utilize the Document class to access sections and selectively extract text. This involves looping through the sections and only extracting text from the body content, effectively skipping headers and footers.

    Here’s a code snippet to illustrate this approach:

    Document doc = new Document("path/to/your/document.docx");
StringBuilder bodyText = new StringBuilder();

for (Section section : doc.getSections()) {
    for (Node node : section.getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true)) {
        bodyText.append(((Paragraph) node).getText());
    }
}

System.out.println(bodyText.toString());

  2. Fixing Formatting: If you need to correct the formatting issues, you will have to manually adjust the styles and formatting of the document. This can be achieved by iterating through the document nodes and applying the appropriate styles or formatting options. The DocumentBuilder class can assist in inserting formatted content.

    Here’s a basic example of how to apply a style to paragraphs:

    Document doc = new Document("path/to/your/document.docx");
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

for (Section section : doc.getSections()) {
    for (Node node : section.getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true)) {
        Paragraph paragraph = (Paragraph) node;
        paragraph.getParagraphFormat().setStyleName("YourDesiredStyle");
    }
}

doc.save("path/to/your/updated_document.docx");

By implementing these methods, you can effectively ignore unwanted header and footer text or rectify the formatting issues in your document. Please proceed with the suggested solutions, and let me know if you need further assistance!

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@yogesh30890 You document does not actually have any headers/footers. All content is in the main body and split into several sections:

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Could you please elaborate what is your expected output?

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Becuase of incorrect formatting footer along with page number got merged into main body. Is there a way to fix this formatting so that I can convert the text to proper header and footer. It seems section break is actually page break

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@yogesh30890 You can easily create headers/footers using Aspose.Words:
https://docs.aspose.com/words/net/working-with-headers-and-footers/

Unfortunately, your document does not provide a clear way to distinguish between header/footer content and the main body content.