PDF Header Footer Guide: Add Page Numbers and Branding
Add consistent headers and footers to every PDF page — page numbers, dates, logos, and confidentiality notices. Covers tools from Acrobat to pdftk.
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Add Header and Footer to PDF: Page Numbers and Dates Adding consistent headers and footers to a PDF — whether page numbers, a document title, a confidentiality notice, or a timestamp — is one of the most common batch PDF tasks. It's straightforward with the right library. The key detail is understanding PDF's coordinate system and the difference between adding headers to new PDFs versus existing ones. PDF Coordinate System Before placing any content, understand how PDF coordinates work: Origin (0, 0) is at the bottom-left corner of the page X increases to the right Y increases upward A US Letter page is 612 × 792 points (1 point = 1/72 inch) An A4 page is 595 × 842 points So a header near the top of a letter-size page has Y ≈ 755–775 (within the top margin). A footer near the bottom has Y…
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