# En-tête et pied de page
*Not to be confused with the top vertical frame and text added to the first page, when a new score is created from certain templates, see* [*Create your first score*](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/introduction/create-your-first-score) *and* [*Using frames for additional content*](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/formatting/using-frames-for-additional-content) *chapters.*
## Overview
The **header** and **footer** are text automatically added to the top and the bottom area of *each* page respectively. To add text to certain page(s) only, use frame and Musescore Text objects instead, see [Entering and editing text](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/text/entering-and-editing-text) chapter.
## Adding a header or footer to your score
1. From the main menu, select **Format→Style→Header & Footer**.
2. Check the "Header Text" and "Footer Text" boxes as required.
**Note:** To create a header or footer for a [Part](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/basics/parts), open and view that Part first.
### Entering information
* From the main menu, select **Format→Style→Header & Footer**:
* The area on the top is for headers, area below it is for footers.
* Both of them are divided into two rows, labelled **Odd**, and **Even**, for content on odd and even pages respectively.
* They are also divided into three columns, labelled **Left**, **Middle**, and **Right**, representing the corresponding areas.
* There are three kinds of valid input:
* plain text,
* placeholder text, or special symbols, that converts into information automatically, they include
* *read-only* information such as the current page number, and
* *editable* metadata, see ["Using metadata"](#using-metadata) section.
* To see a list of available placeholder text or special symbols, hover the mouse cursor over any text input area and wait for a popup box to appear. Shown below is the list for Musescore 4.2.
* Placeholder text or special symbols are *case-sensitive*, they must be entered letter-for-letter with the correct case. For example
* $d converts into current date
* $D converts into creation date
* $:movementNumber: converts into "Moverment number" metadata
* $:movementnumber: is invalid because of the wrong lower case 'n'
* Part name placeholder text is only available in a Part, but not the "Full Score". Its placeholder text is $I, $i, or $:partName: . To rename a Part's name, see [Parts: Renaming](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/basics/parts#renaming-duplicating-and-deleting-parts) chapter.
### Using metadata
Metadata are digital information, or tags, assigned in **File→Project properties**, use `$:[metadata tag]:` syntax to add them to header and footer. See the example in ["Entering information"](#entering-information) section, and the main chapter [Project properties](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/file-management/project-properties).
## Changing the appearance of headers and footers
* From the main menu, select **Format→Style→Header & Footer**:
* **Show on first page**
* **Different odd/even pages**: Use different content on odd pages and even pages.
Header and footer respect page margins configured in **Format→Page Settings** (see the main chapter [Score size and spacing](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/formatting/score-size-and-spacing)). Page margins are always left blank, Musescore resizes the staffs area to show content of header and footer. Additional margin can be achieved by adjusting the **Offset** in style profiles, font options are also available there, see ["Header and footer Style"](#header-and-footer-style) section.
## Header and footer Properties
Header and footer are not Musescore Text objects, it is **not** possible to select and use [Properties panel](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/basics/properties-panel) to change properties of a header or footer on a particular page separately. To settings for all headers and footers, change values in the style profiles, see ["Header and footer Style"](#header-and-footer-style) section below.
To add text to certain page(s) only, use frame and Musescore Text objects instead, see [Entering and editing text](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/text/entering-and-editing-text) chapter.
## Header and footer Style
*See the main chapter* [*Templates and styles*](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/customization/templates-and-styles)
* Page numbers, only when referenced using the `$p` or `$P` symbols, will use the **Page number** text style, which can be edited in **Format→Style→Text styles→Page numbers**
* Copyright text, only when referenced using the `$c` or `$C` symbols, will use the **Copyright** text style, which can be edited in **Format→Style→Text styles→Copyright**
* All other text in the header fields will use the **Header** style, which can be edited in **Format→Style→Text styles→Header**
* All other text in the footer fields will use the **Footer** style, which can be edited in **Format→Style→Text styles→Footer**
## See also
* Specify a custom starting page in **Format→Page Settings : First page number**. See also the main chapter [Score size and spacing](https://handbook.musescore.org/fr/formatting/score-size-and-spacing).
