Header & Footer

To add a new header & footer, please do the following:

With a document open in the application window, do the following:

1. Choose Organize > Header & Footer > Add.
2. Specify the Font and Margin settings and type the text of header & footer in the text boxes in the “Add Headers and Footers” dialogue box. Tip: If you have previously saved templates, or if your administrator has configured shared templates for your organization, you can select one from the Select Template menu at the top of the dialog box. 
3. (Optional) You can insert page numbers, the filename, or the current date to the text of header & footer. Click in a text box, select a corresponding option and click Insert. To change the formatting, click Page number and date format. To specify the page range where you want to add the header & footer, click Page Range Options….

4. (Optional) Click Save Templates at the top of the dialog box to save the current settings as a template that can be applied directly to future documents. You can reuse the template by selecting it from the Select Templates menu.

   To delete a saved template, select it from the Select Templates menu, and click the trash icon next to the Save Templates button. You can also import/export templates by clicking the Import/Export icon / next to the Save Templates button. 

   If your administrator has configured shared templates for your organization, you will find an Update icon next to the Save Templates button. Click Update to synchronize the administrator-shared templates to Foxit PDF Editor. Once synchronized, you can find and select the Administrator Templates from the Select Templates menu to apply them to your PDFs. Note: You are not allowed to edit or delete Administrator Templates.

5. Click OK to activate the operation.

With no document open (or when you are on the Start page) in the current application window, do the following:

1. Choose Organize > Header & Footer > Add.
2. In the “Add Header and Footer” dialog box, add the files, folders or opened files by clicking Add Files, Add Folders or Add Open Files. (Tip: You can also add files by directly dragging and dropping them to the box.) In the files list, you can change the order by clicking Move Up or Move Down and delete a file by clicking Remove. 
3. Click Output Options. Here, you can set the target output folder and name the file in the pop-up Output Options dialogue box. Click OK to exit the Output Options dialog box after completing these settings.
4. In the “Add Headers and Footers” dialog box, click OK to continue.
5. Specify the settings as needed in the pop-up “Add Headers and Footers” dialogue box. See also the steps for adding headers & footers with a document open. Then click OK to activate the operation.

To update the header & footer, please do the following:

1. Choose Organize > Header & Footer > Update.
2. Update the content in the “Update Headers and Footers” dialogue box.
3. Click OK to activate it.

To remove the header & footer, please do the following:

To remove the header and footer from the current document, choose Organize > Header & Footer > Remove All. Click “Yes” in the pop-up message box. To remove headers and footers from multiple documents, do the following:

1. Close any open documents or switch to the Start page in the current application window, and then choose Organize > Header & Footer > Remove All.
2. In the pop-up dialog box, add the files, folders or opened files by clicking Add Files, Add Folders or Add Open Files. (Tip: You can also add files by directly dragging and dropping them to the box.) In the files list, you can change the order by clicking Move Up or Move Down and delete a file by clicking Remove.
3. Click Output Options. Here, you can set the target output folder, name the file and create the log file in the dialogue box. Click OK to exit the box after completing these settings.
4. Click OK to activate it.