A great way to convey more information to the readers of your reports is to insert text into the header and/or footer of your printed reports . Project will allow you to insert free text that you type in or insert fields that will display data directly from your project. This section explores the tasks required to put text and data into your headers and footers.
Inserting Text into the Header/Footer
Click the File, Page Setup menu item.
Select the Header tab or the Footer tab.
Select the Left tab, Center tab, or Right tab to define where you want the text to be displayed.
Enter the text you want to be displayed.
The Preview section shows the display of the text.
Click Print Preview to verify the layout.
Inserting Project Information into the Header/Footer
Click the File, Page Setup menu item.
Select the Header tab.
Select the Left tab, Center tab, or Right tab to define where you want the text to be displayed.
From the Project Fields drop-down menu, select a field such as Text1, Actual Cost, or Start Date.
Click the add button to insert it into the header\footer.
Click the Print Preview button to verify the formatting and layout of your header\footer.
Entering File Information into the Header/Footer
Click the File, Page Setup menu item.
Select the Header tab or Footer tab.
Select the Left tab, Center tab, or Right tab to define where you want the element to be displayed.
Select the element from the General drop-down menu and click Add.
The Font button allows you to format the selected text.
The Page number button inserts a field that displays the current page's page number.
The Total pages button inserts a field that will display the total number of pages.
The Date button inserts a field that displays the date on which the report is being printed.
The Time button inserts a field that displays the time the report is being printed.
The File name button inserts a field that displays the name of the file from which the report is being printed.
The Picture button inserts a specified graphic file into the header\footer.
Examine the results in the Preview section.
You can also click the Print Preview button to verify the results.