Add a Text Field to a Header or Footer

You can add text to a report’s header and footer sections. This can be custom text you have created, or standard text that you can modify when editing the report.

Custom text fields, created in the Text Fields explorer, and standard text fields, such as Title, can be added to the Page Header, Report Header, Report Footer, and Page Footer report sections.

You can also insert values from a report’s filters and variables into the text fields on the report. See Create a Text Field for information about creating and editing custom text fields in the Text Fields explorer.

1. Click Analytics on the navigation pane.
2. Double-click Reports Explorer.
3. Right-click the report you want to add the text field to and select Edit.
4. Click the Insert tab on the report designer’s ribbon.
5. Click Text Field to open the list of text fields.
   The window displays standard text fields, such as Title, and custom text fields you can add using the Text Fields explorer. The text fields’ default fonts, colors, and other attributes are reflected in the display.
6. Click the text field you want to add to the report.
   The text fields list closes, and the cursor displays with a small version of the text field when you hover over report sections that accept text fields.
7. Click the report section where you want to add the text field.
   The text field is added to your report.
8. To move the text field, drag it to the position you want.

   To move a text field from one report section to another, both sections must have Automatic layout enabled. See Enable Automatic Layout of a Report Section.

9. To resize a text field in a report section, click the text field to activate it and then drag one of the handles displayed on the text field’s borders.
   The text field is resized as you drag the handle.
10. Click Save.