To create header and footer text objects
1
Because you cant add headers and footers in edit mode, press
Enter (Mac) or Esc (Windows) to end text editing, if necessary.
2
Choose Text > Insert > Header or Text > Insert > Footer. Can-
vas creates the text object, and places it in edit mode.
Inserting dates, times, and page numbers
You can insert date, time, and page number codes in header and
footer text objects. Canvas will update the values for these codes
each time it redraws the screen. Canvas uses the date and time as set
in the operating system. Refer to your system documentation for
information on setting the current date and time.
You can insert the current date and time in standard text objects, but
Canvas does not update this text; it is stamped into the document as
regular text. You can change page number (symbol $P) and total
page count (symbol $T) displayed by adding a simple formula to
them.
When entering the formula, you need to remember the following:
The formula can contain only + and - as operators or
numbers. Do not use spaces in between the characters.
The formula may be of any length, but it must be in a for-
mula format.
To insert the date, time, or page number: With a header or
footer object in edit mode, choose an option in the Insert submenu in
the Text menu; refer to the table for descriptions of the Insert sub-
menu commands.
You can apply text formatting to the date, time, and page codes. For
example, you can change fonts, type sizes, and justification, as you
would apply formatting to normal text with the Text menu or Type
palette.
Date and time commands
To insert
In this type of object
Do this
Updating date code
Header or footer
Choose Insert > Date, or type $d
Date stamp
Any text object
Choose Insert > Date Stamp
Updating time code
Header or footer
Choose Insert > Time, or type $e