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February 9, 2023
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How can I set a pdf to automatically save the title of the document as a header?

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jane-e

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@BAS28334321w42q

When you say "header", do you mean as in "Headers and Footers"?

Or do you mean you want the Title to appear in the title bar of the document?

For clarity, I am assuming your definition of "title" is whatever appears in the Title field of Properties > Description, but please clarify if I am wrong.

Jane

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BAS28334321w42qAuthor

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@jane-e

I mean "Headers and Footers" and the "title" is whatever appears in the Title field of Properties > Description.

Thanks for your help!

try67

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No, there's no built-in feature in the Add Header & Footer tool that allows you to do it, but it can be done using a script. If you want the header to always appear the same it can even be included in an Action and ran over multiple files in a single process.

I've developed a (paid-for) tool that allows you to do it. You can find it here, if you're interested: https://www.try67.com/tool/acrobat-reader-advanced-add-header-footer-text

However, this will not update automatically. So if you change the document's title after adding the header, it won't update. For it to work like that you would need to use a field to show the title, and embed a script into the file to update it each time the file is opened. This too can be achieved using a custom-made script that I could create for you.

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