Add or remove a page header or footer in a paginated report (Report Builder)

Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Report Builder (SSRS) ✅ Power BI Report Builder ✅ Report Designer in SQL Server Data Tools

You can add static text, images, lines, rectangles, and borders to paginated report page headers or footers. You can place expressions and data-bound images in a textbox if you want variable or computed data in a header or footer.

To add a page header or footer

1. Open a report.

2. On the design surface, right-click the report, point to Insert, and then click Header or Footer.

To configure a page header or footer

1. On the design surface, right-click the page header or footer.

2. Point to Insert, and then click one of the following items to add it to the header or footer area:

   • Textbox

   • Line

   • Rectangle

   • Image

3. Right-click the page header, and then click Header Properties to add borders, background images, or colors, or to adjust the width of the header. Then click OK.

4. Right-click the page footer, and then click Footer Properties to add borders, background images, or colors, or to adjust the width of the footer. Then click OK.

To remove a page header or footer

1. Open a report.

2. On the design surface, right-click the page header or footer, and then click Delete.

See Also

Page Headers and Footers (Report Builder and SSRS)