Headers and Footers

The Header & Footer tool lets you insert text, images, and other PDF files into one or more pages within the document you’re working on. You have full control over the position, size, opacity, and other properties of your headers and footers. You can also save them for reuse and import and export as profiles to share with other people. Header and footer profiles can contain one or more objects within the single profile.

To Add a New Header or Footer into a Profile

    1. In the Page Layout tab, in the Page Marks group, click Header & Footer, then the Manage Headers & Footers dialog appears.
    2. Select a profile in the “Select profile” list, and click Add. Select the type of header or footer:
      • Text: Enter text for your header or footer
      • Image: Use an image to use as a header or footer for your pages
      • PDF: Import a PDF file to use as a header or footer

3. Configure properties for your header or footer:

    • In the Header/Footer name field, enter a name for Nitro to use in lists and menus. This name can be different from the text that appears in a header or footer in your PDF document.
    • Specify whether it is an Overlay (on top of any content, such as text) or Underlay (in the background, behind any content)
    • Select other options for the color, background, and placement of the header or footer

4. Click Save to add the new header or footer to the selected profile.

To Insert a Header or Footer into your PDF Document:

    1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Marks group, click the arrow under Header & Footer, and select Apply to document.

2. A drop-down menu lists all the header and footer profiles. Select a profile from the list to apply it to your PDF document.

NOTE: If you insert a text-based header or footer, it may not display properly if the recipient does not have the same font installed on their system. If you are unsure about what fonts your recipients use, choose standard fonts, such as Times-Roman, Courier, Helvetica or Symbol.

To Remove all Headers and Footers from a Document:

    1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Marks group, click the arrow under Header & Footer, and select Remove Headers & Footers.

2. A dialog appears, and asks you to confirm that you want to remove all headers and footers. Click OK.

TIP: To remove a particular header or footer from a document, select it with the Edit tool, then right-click it, and choose Delete from the menu.

Additional resources:

Want to know more? Check out this training guide for further information.

Headers and Footers
Headers and Footers