How to add Header/Footer in your PowerPoint presentation?

In PowerPoint, you can use the option "Header and Footer" to add the repeated information (for example reference note, data, time, slide number) in the main slides. This tip is very useful, when you want to add slide reference note on every slide in your presentation.

Perform the given procedure to add header/footer in PowerPoint presentation:

From View menu select "Header and Footer" option, a small dialog box will appear with the title "Header and Footer".

Select "Slide" tab, now you can select "Fixed", "Date and time" option or select "Update automatically Date and time under "Include on slide" section.

To add the number, check the "Slide number" option, and to add footer, select "Footer "checkbox and type text that you want to appear as slide footer.

Click on Apply button to save "Slide" tab settings.

Under "Notes and Handouts" tab, you can select also "Header" with all "Date and time" and "Footer" options.

Once you have selected the all required options, click on "Apply to All" button to save all settings.