Headers and footers are not only possible in Word or PowerPoint documents, because believe it or not, it is possible to add these elements within a PDF, without the need to complicate yourself with complicated programs.
The headers and footers that you can place in these files include important information such as the date, an automatic numbering of each page, Bates numbering that is ideal for those documents of a legal nature, title and the name of the author.
This numbering can be added to the headers and footers of one or more PDFs. The headings that you can place in these PDF files may be different from each other.
A clear example is the fact that headers can be added to the right of odd pages and a different one to the left of even pages.
Adding different headers and footers
- To get started you need to open the PDF file to which you want to add the header and footer.
- After that, you must enter the options bar and choose the “Tools” tab, after that, you will see the option “Edit PDF” press it and wait for a panel to open on the right where a toolbar will be displayed secondary, in which you must locate yourself on the option “Header and footer” there you must enter the option “Add”.
- If necessary, you must specify what the font and margin values you want will be.
- Then start typing anywhere in the text box of that header and footer as well. If what you are looking for is to insert numbers on the current page or date, you must select a box and click on those corresponding buttons.
- If you are looking to select the post format automatically, you just have to click on the “Page number and date format”.
In order to specify those pages where you will see the header and also the footer, you must click on the “Page range options” button. Once there, you must specify the page range and choose the “Subset” option, this is always necessary.
If you have already finished and what you want is to observe the results of what you have done, you must access the “Preview” option. If you want to save the configuration of the headers and footers of the pages, you only have to click on “Save configuration” and it will be available for a future edition.
In the same way, if you want to apply the same configuration to different files that are already saved, you must click on “Apply to several files”. After that, you must add the files to which you want the changes to be made and press “OK”.
How to add headers and footers without an open document being found?
To start, go to the options bar and choose the “Tools” option and then open the “Edit PDF” tab.
Once you are in said secondary toolbar, locate the “Header and footer” option and then go to the “Add” button.
You will see that a dialog box will open, after that, you must locate and press the “Add files” button and when you start choosing “Add files” here you can have the freedom to add and select the files you need.
Configure said page the way you want and after that, press the “accept” button.
You will see that a dialog box opens in which you can specify your folder preferences and also the file name, and then press “OK”. Now all you have to do is save your PDF file and share it via email, Facebook and even Whatsapp.
