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Add Header & Footer to PDF for authors
Updated July 2026
Arthize lets authors and self-publishers add a header or footer to a PDF in a private workspace — free, with no watermark. Adding a header or footer stamps consistent text — titles, dates, file references — into the top or bottom margin of every page.
Why authors add a header or footer to a PDF
An author merges manuscript chapters into one file, resizes the pages to the print trim size, and exports a clean, watermark-free PDF for the printer.
Built for manuscripts. Whether it's manuscripts, proofs, cover files, Arthize's add header & footer to pdf keeps the work inside your private workspace. Unpublished manuscripts are valuable IP; private processing keeps them off public servers.
What matters when you add a header or footer to a PDF
Headers and footers stamp repeated text into the page margins.
They are useful for titles, dates and document references.
The stamp is written into the file.
How to add a header or footer to a PDF
- 1
Open the tool
Sign in and open the header/footer tool.
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Add your PDF
Upload the document.
- 3
Set the text
Enter header and footer text and position it.
- 4
Download
Get the stamped PDF.
Common questions
- How do authors add a header or footer to a PDF for free?
- Adding a header or footer stamps consistent text — titles, dates, file references — into the top or bottom margin of every page. On Arthize it's free with no watermark, and the file is deleted after the job — which is why authors and self-publishers can use it for manuscripts without a confidentiality risk.
- Is it private to add a header or footer to a PDF sensitive manuscripts?
- Yes. Unpublished manuscripts are valuable IP; private processing keeps them off public servers. Files are processed inside your private Arthize workspace and deleted after the job.
- How do I add a header and footer to a PDF?
- Adding a header or footer stamps consistent text — titles, dates, file references — into the top or bottom margin of every page. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
- Can I add a date to every page?
- Adding a header or footer stamps consistent text — titles, dates, file references — into the top or bottom margin of every page. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.
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