Add a letterhead to a PDF
The letter is written and exported. Put the company paper underneath it.
The usual order of events is backwards: the letter gets written in Word, exported as a PDF, and only then does someone say it should have been on the company letterhead. Rather than rebuilding the document, this puts the letterhead onto the PDF you already have. Each page is scaled slightly to sit between the header and the footer, so not a word is covered, and you can choose whether every page gets it or only the first.
How to add a letterhead to a PDF
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Set up your letterhead
Fill in the company details and pick a design, or load the one you saved on this device last time.
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Drop in the PDF
Add the letter you have already written. The preview shows the first page with the letterhead on it.
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Choose every page or the first
First page only is how most formal letters are laid out. Then download the finished PDF.
Why this beats rebuilding the document
Copying a finished letter into a template breaks the formatting and wastes an afternoon. Laying the letterhead over the exported PDF keeps the document exactly as it was written and takes a few seconds, on your own machine.
Running head on every page instead?
For a report that needs the title and the date at the top of each page rather than full stationery, the header and footer tool is a better fit.
Frequently asked questions
Will the letterhead cover my text?+
No, not with the default fit option. Each page is scaled down a little so the content sits in the space between the header and the footer. Print over the page is available for documents whose top is already blank.
Does the text stay selectable?+
Yes. The pages are placed, not rasterised, so the text in your document stays real text that can be selected, searched and copied.
What if the pages are a different size?+
Mixed sizes are handled one page at a time, each fitted to the letterhead page. A landscape page inside a portrait letter still comes out readable.
Is the document uploaded?+
No. The PDF is opened and rewritten inside your browser, which is the point: contracts and client letters never go near a server.