Add Header to PDF via Java

Add Header to PDF File using Java.

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Add Headers to PDF Document Using Java

In order to add Header in PDF, we’ll use Aspose.PDF for Java API which is a feature-rich, powerful, and easy-to-use conversion API for the Java platform. You can download its latest version directly from Maven and install it within your Maven-based project by adding the following configurations to the pom.xml.

Repository

<repository>
    <id>AsposeJavaAPI</id>
    <name>Aspose Java AP</name>
    <url>https://releases.aspose.com/java/repo/</url>
</repository>

Dependency

<dependency>
<groupId>com.aspose</groupId>
<artifactId>aspose-pdf</artifactId>
<version>version of aspose-pdf API</version>
</dependency>

Add Header to PDF with Java

You need Aspose.PDF for Java to try the code in your environment.

  1. Open a PDF document using Document object.
  2. Create a Stamp and define its properties.
  3. Add the Stamp to Page using AddStamp method.
  4. Save the PDF file.

Add a Header to PDF Document - Java

This sample code shows how to add Header to PDF


    // Open document
    Document pdfDocument = new Document(dataDir+ "TextinHeader.pdf");

    // Create header
    TextStamp textStamp = new TextStamp("Header Text");
    // Set properties of the stamp
    textStamp.TopMargin = 10;
    textStamp.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;
    textStamp.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top;
    // Add header on all pages
    foreach (Page page in pdfDocument.Pages)
    {
        page.AddStamp(textStamp);
    }

    // Save updated document
    pdfDocument.Save(dataDir+ "TextinHeader_out.pdf");