How to display text in the header and footer
1 In the layout editor, choose the Master Page tab. The layout editor displays the master page. The palette displays additional elements under AutoText, specifically for use in the master page.
2 To display a single text element in the header or footer, drag the desired element from the palette, and drop it in the header or footer. For example, to display the page number, insert either the Page element or the Page n of m element.
3 To display multiple text elements in the header or footer:
1 Insert the grid element in the header. If inserting in the footer, delete the date element from the default footer first.
2 In Insert Grid, specify the number of columns and rows for the grid. For example, to display two text elements on the same line, specify 2 columns and 1 row.
3 Insert each text element in a grid cell.
Displaying an image
You can display dynamic and static images in a page header or footer. Insert an image in a master page the same way you insert an image in the report layout. The difference is that you cannot insert an image inside a table in the master page. Therefore, when you insert a dynamic image directly on the master page, the same image—the image in the first data row—appears on every page.
Specifying a header size
The size of the header in the generated report can be different when rendered in PDF and in HTML. For an HTML report, the header dynamically resizes to accommodate its contents, and the header always appears directly above the report content. In an HTML report, the header height property is ignored.
For a PDF report, the header also dynamically resizes to accommodate its contents. Unlike the HTML report, you can specify a fixed size for the header. If you specify a header size of one inch, and insert an image that is half an inch in height, the report displays half an inch of space between the image and the report data. If the header size you specify, however, is not sufficient to display a large image, the report overrides the specified header size and resizes the header to display the image in its entirety.
Increasing the header size is one way to increase the space between the header content and the report content. Because header size applies only to PDF output, however, this technique is not recommended when creating a master page that serves both PDF and HTML output equally well.
The preferred technique to add space between the header content and report content is to increase the padding at the bottom of the text or label element placed in the header. Alternatively, if you use a grid to organize multiple elements, add a row at the bottom of the grid and set the row size. Using either of these techniques, the extra space appears in both PDF and HTML output.
Specifying a footer size
Like the header, the size of the footer in the generated report can be different for PDF and HTML reports. In both types of reports, the footer dynamically resizes to fit its content. If you specify a footer size, the PDF report displays a footer section of the specified size, except when the contents exceed the specified size. The HTML report ignores the specified footer size.