# Create a header and footer

_Step by step to build the Pet Care letterhead — name, header and footer format, text, image/logo — and how to edit, copy and delete a template._

> **💡 Tip**
>
> Build a **letterhead** with the clinic's logo and details: prescriptions, exams and reports come out looking professional and reinforce your brand on every document. In the header and footer text you can also insert **custom fields** (customer, pet or staff data) — they fill in automatically when the document is generated. See [Document templates](/en/configuracao/pet-care/modelos-de-documentos/) to leave a letterhead already linked to a template.

The **Header and Footer** is the **letterhead** for [Pet Care](/en/configuracao/pet-care/o-que-e-pet-care/) documents: it's what appears at the top and bottom of every printed prescription, exam or report — with the clinic's logo, name and details. You create the templates here and, when generating a document, you pick which letterhead to use; a [Document template](/en/configuracao/pet-care/modelos-de-documentos/) can also come with a default header/footer.

## Step 1 — Open the screen and click New

Go to **Settings → Pet Care → Header/Footer**. The **Header/Footer templates** screen lists the templates you've already created (with a **Name** field to filter). To create a new one, click the **New** button (with the **+**) in the top-right corner.

![Header/Footer templates screen with the template list and the New button at the top](https://help.tec.pet/_md-assets/cabecalho-e-rodape__tela.png)

## Step 2 — Name the template

The **Header/Footer** window opens. In the **Name** field, identify the template (e.g. *"Vet Herbert"*, *"Default"*). It's by this name that you'll pick the letterhead later, when generating a document.

## Step 3 — Build the header

Under **Edit Header**, choose the **format** for the top of the document. Depending on the chosen format, the window shows the fields to fill in (the text area and/or the space to upload the image). The formats are described in the *Header and footer formats* block below.

## Header and footer formats

There are four formats, valid for both the header and the footer:
- **Text** — text only, centered;
- **Image** — a single image (e.g. the logo);
- **Text and Image** — text on the left, image on the right;
- **Image and Text** — image on the left, text on the right.

Depending on the format, you fill in:
- **Text** — written in the editor; supports formatting and inserting **custom fields** (Customer, Pet or Staff data) that fill themselves in on the document;
- **Image** — drag or select the image/logo in the indicated area.

## Step 4 — Build the footer

Under **Edit Footer**, repeat the choice: select the **format** for the footer and fill in the text and/or image the same way as the header. The formats are the same ones from the block above.

## Step 5 — Save

Click **Save**. If something required is missing (a name shorter than 3 letters, an image or text required by the format), a warning shows and the save won't complete. If it works, the template starts showing in the list and can already be chosen when generating a document.

## How the header/footer enters the document

The letterhead is **not fixed** to a document: it's **chosen when generating the document**. When creating a Pet Care document, after picking the **document template** a **Header/Footer** selector shows the templates created here. If the [Document template](/en/configuracao/pet-care/modelos-de-documentos/) already has a default header/footer, it comes **pre-selected** — but you can switch it before saving. To use Pet Care during service, see [Use Pet Care](/en/operacao/pet-care/usar-o-pet-care-no-pet/).

## How to edit, copy or delete a template

In the **Header/Footer templates** list, each row has two action buttons:
- **Edit** (pencil) — reopens the window with everything filled in; change what you need and click **Save**. This is also where the **Delete** button appears, which removes the template;
- **Copy** (two-sheets icon) — instantly creates a **copy** of the template, with the same content and the name followed by *"- Cópia"*. Use it to create a variation without building everything again.

> **⚠️ Heads up**
>
> To save, the **name** must have at least **3 letters**. Also, depending on the chosen format the system requires the right content: if the header or footer uses an **image**, you must upload it; if it uses **text**, you must write the text. If one is missing, a warning shows (e.g. *"Header image not detected"*) and the save won't complete.

> **🚫 Caution**
>
> The same header/footer can be **linked to several document templates** and may already have appeared on past documents. When you **edit** a template that's in use, the change applies to the next documents that use that letterhead — check the result before printing in bulk. **Deleting** a template removes it from the list and from the selection of new documents.

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_feature: pet-care · atualizado em 2026-06-11 · fonte: https://help.tec.pet/en/configuracao/pet-care/cabecalho-e-rodape/ — TecPet Central de Ajuda_