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Add Header & Footer to PDF for journalists
Updated July 2026
Arthize lets journalists and newsrooms 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 journalists add a header or footer to a PDF
A journalist OCRs a scanned document dump so it's searchable, extracts key tables into a spreadsheet, and redacts a source's identifying details plus metadata before publishing.
Built for FOIA releases. Whether it's FOIA releases, leaked documents, reports, Arthize's add header & footer to pdf keeps the work inside your private workspace. Source protection is paramount; documents must be handled privately and metadata stripped before publishing.
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.
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Set the text
Enter header and footer text and position it.
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Download
Get the stamped PDF.
Common questions
- How do journalists 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 journalists and newsrooms can use it for FOIA releases without a confidentiality risk.
- Is it private to add a header or footer to a PDF sensitive FOIA releases?
- Yes. Source protection is paramount; documents must be handled privately and metadata stripped before publishing. 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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