I need to add the same header and footer to a 30-page PDF report before sending it out, but I can’t figure out how to do it on Windows. Any advice?
If you have the original Word file, add the header and footer there, then export it to PDF again. If you only have the PDF, Word can open it, but check every page because the conversion can shift tables and spacing. I learned that the hard way with a bill packet, so keep the original PDF and compare before sending.
Classic Windows being useless for this stuff. Word can actually do it if your report imports cleanly: open the PDF in Word, it converts it, then use Insert > Header & Footer. Formatting sometimes breaks on bigger documents though, so check a few pages after. Did that work or is your PDF more graphics-heavy?
PDFcap is the easiest way I’ve found for this. Open the PDF, choose Header & Footer, type what you need, set the page position and apply it to all 30 pages, then save a new copy. Keep the original untouched in case you need to change the wording later.
If you have the original Word file, add the header and footer there and export to PDF again, that is by far the cleanest route. If you only have the PDF, Word can open it, let you add them, and save back to PDF, though the layout can shift slightly. Since this is tagged accessibility, mark them as artefacts so screen readers skip them, which Word’s tagged PDF export does automatically.
In Adobe Acrobat, open the PDF and choose Edit PDF, then Header & Footer, then Add. Enter the text or page number, choose the position, and click Apply to all pages. I learned this the hard way, so save a copy first and check the preview because headers can cover existing report text.