Add Header and Footer in PowerPoint using Java

readme.md

Learn how to add header and footer in PowerPoint using Java: https://blog.aspose.com/2021/08/29/sadd-header-footer-in-powerpoint-using-java/

add-header-footer.java

// Load Presentation
Presentation pres = new Presentation("headerTest.pptx");
try {
    // Set Footer
    pres.getHeaderFooterManager().setAllFootersText("My Footer text");
    pres.getHeaderFooterManager().setAllFootersVisibility(true);

    // Access and Update Header
    IMasterNotesSlide masterNotesSlide = pres.getMasterNotesSlideManager().getMasterNotesSlide();
    if (null != masterNotesSlide)
    {
    	for(IShape shape : masterNotesSlide.getShapes())
        {
            if (shape.getPlaceholder() != null)
            {
                if (shape.getPlaceholder().getType() == PlaceholderType.Header)
                {
                    ((IAutoShape)shape).getTextFrame().setText("HI there new header");
                }
            }
        }
    }
    // Save presentation
    pres.save("HeaderFooterJava.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

change-header-footer-notes-master.java

// Load presentation
Presentation pres = new Presentation("presentation.pptx");
try {
    // Change Header and Footer settings for notes master and all notes slides
    IMasterNotesSlide masterNotesSlide = pres.getMasterNotesSlideManager().getMasterNotesSlide();
    if (masterNotesSlide != null)
    {
        IMasterNotesSlideHeaderFooterManager headerFooterManager = masterNotesSlide.getHeaderFooterManager();

        headerFooterManager.setHeaderAndChildHeadersVisibility(true); // make the master notes slide and all child Footer placeholders visible
        headerFooterManager.setFooterAndChildFootersVisibility(true); // make the master notes slide and all child Header placeholders visible
        headerFooterManager.setSlideNumberAndChildSlideNumbersVisibility(true); // make the master notes slide and all child SlideNumber placeholders visible
        headerFooterManager.setDateTimeAndChildDateTimesVisibility(true); // make the master notes slide and all child Date and time placeholders visible

        headerFooterManager.setHeaderAndChildHeadersText("Header text"); // set text to master notes slide and all child Header placeholders
        headerFooterManager.setFooterAndChildFootersText("Footer text"); // set text to master notes slide and all child Footer placeholders
        headerFooterManager.setDateTimeAndChildDateTimesText("Date and time text"); // set text to master notes slide and all child Date and time placeholders
    }
  
    // Save presentation
    pres.save("testresult.pptx",SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

change-header-footer-notes-slide.java

// Load presentation
Presentation pres = new Presentation("presentation.pptx");
try {
    // Change Header and Footer settings for first notes slide only
    INotesSlide notesSlide = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getNotesSlideManager().getNotesSlide();
    if (notesSlide != null)
    {
        INotesSlideHeaderFooterManager headerFooterManager = notesSlide.getHeaderFooterManager();
        if (!headerFooterManager.isHeaderVisible())
            headerFooterManager.setHeaderVisibility(true); // make this notes slide Header placeholder visible

        if (!headerFooterManager.isFooterVisible())
            headerFooterManager.setFooterVisibility(true); // make this notes slide Footer placeholder visible

        if (!headerFooterManager.isSlideNumberVisible())
            headerFooterManager.setSlideNumberVisibility(true); // make this notes slide SlideNumber placeholder visible

        if (!headerFooterManager.isDateTimeVisible())
            headerFooterManager.setDateTimeVisibility(true); // make this notes slide Date-time placeholder visible

        headerFooterManager.setHeaderText("New header text"); // set text to notes slide Header placeholder
        headerFooterManager.setFooterText("New footer text"); // set text to notes slide Footer placeholder
        headerFooterManager.setDateTimeText("New date and time text"); // set text to notes slide Date-time placeholder
    }
  
    // Save presentation
    pres.save("testresult.pptx",SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}