Add Footers to Presentation Documents in Java

Headers and footers in PowerPoint are ideal for displaying descriptive content, such as slide numbers, author information, the date and more. This article will introduce how to add footers to a specified slide in PowerPoint using Java codes.

TOOL: Free Spire.Presentation for Java (free version)

ADD JAR FILE: We need to get the package of the tool from the link, and then add Spire.Presentation.jar to IDEA. Or directly import the following Maven configurations.

<repositories>
<repository>
<id>com.e-iceblue</id>
<name>e-iceblue</name>
<url>https://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
<artifactId>spire.presentation.free</artifactId>
<version>3.9.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

USING THE CODE
Free Spire.Presentation for Java provides Presentation.setFooterText() method to add a footer and set 
its content for a specified slide. The following are some steps to add a footer.
l  Create a Presentation instance.
l  Load a PowerPoint sample document using Presentation.loadFromFile() method.
l  Add a footer and set its content using Presentation.setFooterText() method.
l  Set footer, slide number and date visible
l  Save the document using Presentation.saveToFile() method.
import com.spire.presentation.FileFormat;
import com.spire.presentation.Presentation;

public class Footer {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        //Load a PPT document
        Presentation presentation = new Presentation();
        presentation.loadFromFile("C:\\Users\\Test1\\Desktop\\sample.pptx");

        //Add footer
        presentation.setFooterText("An English Poem");
        //Set the footer visible
        presentation.setFooterVisible(true);
        //Set the page number visible
        presentation.setSlideNumberVisible(true);
        //Set the date visible
        presentation.setDateTimeVisible(true);

        //Save the document
        presentation.saveToFile("output/AddFooter.pptx", FileFormat.PPTX_2010);
    }
}
The screenshot below shows relevant information after adding a footer