Add a header or footer to a presentation

To add information such as slide numbers, the time and date, a company logo, the presentation title or file name, the presenter's name, and more to the top of each handout or notes page in your presentation, or to bottom of each slide, handout or notes page, use headers and footers .

By default, a slide does not contain a header, but you can move a footer placeholder to a header position. For information about how to do this, see Format, position, and resize headers or footers in a presentation.

1. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Header & Footer.
2. Do one of the following:

   Add a footer to a slide

   1. In the Header and Footer dialog box, on the Slide tab, select the Footer check box, and then type the text that you want to appear in the center bottom of the slide.
   2. Select any other options that you want, and then do one of the following:
      • To display footer information on the selected slide only, click Apply.
      • To display footer information on all of the slides in your presentation, click Apply to All.

   Add a header, footer, or both to a handout or notes page

   1. In the Header and Footer dialog box, on the Notes and Handouts tab, select the Header or Footer check box, and then type the text that you want to appear in the center top (header) or center bottom (footer) of each notes page or handout.
   2. Click Apply to all.

Notes:

• The Preview box, located in the Header and Footer dialog box, displays the header and footer information in the location that the slide, handout, or notes page will display it.
• To change the formatting or position, or to resize headers or footers in a presentation, see Format, position, and resize headers or footers in a presentation.

See also:

• Add a slide number or date and time anywhere on a slide
• Change the starting slide number
• Format, position, and resize headers or footers in a presentation