Headers, footers and page numbers

Why this category exists

A long document often has a letterhead, a running footer, a case caption, or a confidential watermark that repeats in the top or bottom margin of many pages. Those bands often carry identifying information you do not want in a shared copy. The Repeating header and footer category is built specifically for this case: it detects content that repeats across pages and redacts the whole band, while preserving content that changes from page to page so page numbers are not lost.

Turning the category on and off

The Repeating header and footer chip lives in PHI Categories in the sidebar, alongside the other category chips. It is on by default. To turn it off for a specific document, click the chip in the sidebar, and to turn it back on click again. Turning the chip off removes the band redactions from review and from the saved file, like any other category — see category chips.

Why did my letterhead disappear

If a letterhead disappeared from your saved copy unexpectedly, the Repeating header and footer category did its job. The fix has two paths depending on what you need:

• Leave the letterhead visible on every document. Turn the Repeating header and footer chip off in PHI Categories before you download. The chip stays in the state you set it for the rest of the session.
• Keep a specific letterhead but redact others. Add the letterhead text to the Never Redact list and the band redaction passes it by. See Never Redact list.

Page numbers are kept on purpose, because they change from page to page rather than repeating, so band redaction passes them through. Date stamps that change per page are also kept on the same basis.