Creating Headers and Footers

Generally speaking, documents can have only one editable header and footer; in Revu, that's considered to be the first header and footer defined for a document. Users who wish to add content to a document with a header and/or footer are urged to consider editing the master header and footer.

It might be desirable, however, to add content to the header or footer areas of a document that is not a part of the master header and footer configuration (for example, to place information in an unoccupied space on the header or footer in a different font or color). Be aware that, while this can be done, any header or footer information added in this way will not be editable. Revu will place the desired information on the designated pages without changing the master header and footer configuration, but if content placed by way of these secondary headers and footers needs to be updated later, it must to be removed and reapplied. Additionally, be cautious of overlapping content when adding secondary headers and footers.

To add a header or footer to the active PDF:

1. Go to Document > Headers & Footers > Add. The Header and Footer dialog box appears.

   

2. There are six boxes representing the right, left and center areas of the header and footer, respectively. To populate these fields with a previously configured header/footer template, select it from the Save Settings list. Otherwise, add information to any of these by clicking in the desired box and entering text or clicking one of the Insert buttons, which are described below.

   • Page Number: Auto-generates a page number value in the chosen format.

     

   • Date: Auto-generates the date in the chosen format.

     

   • Bates Number: Auto-generates a Bates number with fixed number of digits and a user-defined prefix and suffix.

     

   • File Data: Inserts a selected file property, such as the file name, document path, author, and more.

     

3. Define the appearance of header and footer text using the Font controls at the top of the dialog box.
4. Adjust the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins by changing the Margins values.
   • Margin settings are visible in the Preview section and update dynamically when changes are made.
   • To shrink page content to fit within the margins, select Fit content in margins.
5. Use the Preview window to check that the header or footer does not cover any information already on any of the document's pages. Advance through the pages using the navigation controls below the preview window.
6. To save this header and footer configuration for use on future documents:

   1. Click Save at the top of the dialog box. The Save Header Footer Settings dialog box appears.

      

   2. Enter a name for this configuration and click OK.
7. Click OK to apply the header and footer.

This process describes removing all headers and footers from an active document. To remove specific information from a header or a footer, refer to Editing and Updating Headers and Footers.

To remove all secondary headers and footers (see Adding a Header and Footer for information about secondary headers and footers) while preserving the master header and footer, see Editing and Updating Headers and Footers.

To remove all headers and footers from a document:

1. Go to Document > Headers and Footers > Edit. The Header and Footer dialog box appears.

   

2. Click Delete All. If a warning dialog box appears, click Yes to confirm deletion of the headers and footers.

Some headers and footers can be edited directly. For PDFs created using Revu, this includes any created using Revu Windows version 12 or higher or Revu Mac.

If for some reason a document's headers and footers cannot be edited directly, the recommended course of action is to completely remove them and add new headers and footers.

Editing an existing header and footer will automatically apply it to all designated pages, including new pages. In this way, you can update the document's header and footer to accommodate new pages (for example, to update page numbers). Note that when the header/footer of a page is updated, all header and footer information is overwritten; any secondary headers/footers will be lost (see Adding a Header and Footer for information about secondary headers and footers).

To edit headers and footers:

1. Go to Document > Headers and Footers > Edit. The Header and Footer dialog box appears.

   

2. In the Header and Footer section, there are six boxes representing the right, left and center areas of the header and footer, respectively. Current header and footer content is shown in these boxes. Edit any or all of this content by clicking in the desired box and manually editing the text or by clicking one of the four Insert buttons:

   • Page Number: Auto-generates a page number value in the chosen format.

     

   • Date: Auto-generates the date in the chosen format.

     

   • Bates Number: Auto-generates a Bates number with fixed number of digits and a user-defined prefix and suffix.

     

   • File Data: Inserts a selected file property, such as the file name, document path, author, and more.

     

3. Select the desired Font settings to change the appearance of the header and footer text.
4. Adjust the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins by changing the Margins values.
   • Margin settings are visible in the Preview window and update dynamically when changes are made.
   • To shrink page content to fit within the margins, select Fit content in margins.
5. Use the navigation controls under the Preview window to check that the header and footer do not overlap page content.
6. To save this header and footer configuration for use on future documents, click Save at the top of the dialog box and enter a name for it in the dialog box that appears, then click OK.
7. Click OK to apply the header and footer.