Adding headers and footers

You can change the headers and footers that are displayed on a table to show additional information about the table, such as the time it was created, the detailed table specification, or the name of the source data file.

You can also define global headers and footers that apply to all the tables in the table document.

1 In the Tables pane, select the table for which you want to change the headers and footers.

2 Click Tables > Properties, and then click the Header and Footer tab.

3 Click in the header or footer position you want to change, for example, Center. Click outside the field code markers {} of any existing fields.

4 Click Insert Field, and then select the field you want to add. Details about the field appear at the bottom of the dialog. For example, the DBLocation field contains the name and location of the case data. For more information, see Field selection.

5 Use the check boxes to add settings for the field. For example, Add a text prefix adds text such as “Table:” “Filter:”, “Statistics:” and so on, describing the selected field. Options vary depending on the field you select.

Click Field Codes to display codes instead of descriptions, and enter the codes directly. For example, the field code for the Add a text prefix option is \p.

7 If required, you can add more fields to the same header or footer position, or to other header or footer positions, in the same way.

8 You can add your own text to a header or footer by typing it in the header or footer position box: type outside the field code markers {} of any existing fields. For example, instead of using the standard prefix, you could put “Survey data file” in front of the case data location field, as follows:

9 You can add formatting such as italics, bold, or color to header and footer text, by using HTML tags. For more information, see Adding formatting to headers and footers.

You can also insert hypertext links or even images in your headers and footers. For more information, see Adding hypertext links and images to headers and footers.

1 Click Tables > Global Header and Footer.

2 In the Global Header and Footer dialog box, choose a header or footer position that you want to define, for example, Footer Center.

3 Add header and footer details in the same way as for table headers and footers.