--- title: "Adding Layout Elements to a Report | ThreatConnect" slug: "adding-layout-elements-to-a-report" description: "This article describes how to add Layout Elements sections to a report in ThreatConnect." updated: 2024-03-27T20:03:29Z published: 2024-03-27T20:03:29Z canonical: "knowledge.threatconnect.com/adding-layout-elements-to-a-report" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Adding Layout Elements to a Report You can use **Layout Elements** sections to include headers and footers in a report and organize the report’s contents. To add a **Layout Elements** section to a report, click the **+ Add Section** button along the top of the **Report Editor**, or click the **+ Add Above** or **+ Add Below** button when hovering over an existing section added to the report, and then select a **Layout Elements** section (Figure 1). Available sections include **Report Header**, **Report Footer**, **Divider**, and **Page Break**. ![Graphical user interface, application, table Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%201_Adding%20Layout%20Elements%20to%20a%20Report_7.5.0.png) NoteTo keep the **Add Section** drawer open after you add a **Layout Elements** section to a report, select the **Keep panel open after adding** checkbox at the lower-left corner of the drawer. Otherwise, the **Add Section** drawer will close after the section is added to the report.NoteBy default, newly created reports include placeholder **Report Header** and **Report Footer** sections. ## Report Header The **Report Header** section can be used to display a header containing text or an image in the report. If adding a header containing an image, the image file must meet the following conditions: - **File type**: PNG, JPG, or JPEG file - **Maximum file size**: 500 kilobytes (KB) - **Maximum width**: 650 pixels - **Maximum height**: 60 pixels To add this section to a report, select **Report Header** from the **Add Section** drawer (Figure 1). The **Add** **Report Header** menu will be displayed (Figure 2). ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%202_Adding%20Layout%20Elements%20to%20a%20Report_7.5.0.png) - **Header Type**: Select the header’s type. Available header types include the following: - **Text**: Select this option to add a header containing text to the report. - **Upload image**: Select this option to add a header containing an image to the report. - **Alignment**: Select the alignment of the header’s contents. - **Header Text**: If you selected **Text** as the header’s type, a **Header Text** field will be displayed. Enter the header’s text into this field. Text-based headers can contain a maximum of 40 characters and are displayed at a font size of 36 pixels. - **Drop image or click to select image.**: If you selected **Upload image** as the header’s type, a **Drop image or click to select image.** box will be displayed. Drag and drop a file into the box, or click the box to browse for and select a file. If the image was successfully uploaded, a preview of it will be displayed below the **Drop image or click to select image.** box; otherwise, an error message will be displayed below the **Drop image or click to select image.** box indicating why the image was not uploaded. - Click the **Add** button to add the section to the report. You can add only one **Report Header** section to a single report. If this section has been added to a report, an **Edit**![Edit button_Details card_Details screen](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Edit%20button_Details%20card_Details%20screen.png)icon will be displayed to the right of the **Report Header** option in the **Add Section** drawer (Figure 1). In this case, selecting **Report Header** will allow you to edit the configuration of the existing **Report Header** section. ## Report Footer The **Report Footer** section can be used to display a footer containing text or an image in the report. If adding a footer containing an image, the image file must meet the following conditions: - **File type**: PNG, JPG, or JPEG file - **Maximum file size**: 500 KB - **Maximum width**: 650 pixels - **Maximum height**: 30 pixels To add this section to a report, select **Report Footer** from the **Add Section** drawer (Figure 1). The **Add** **Report Footer** menu will be displayed (Figure 3). ![Graphical user interface, text, application, email Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%203_Adding%20Layout%20Elements%20to%20a%20Report_7.5.0.png) - **Footer Type**: Select the footer’s type. Available footer types include the following: - **Text**: Select this option to add a footer containing text to the report. - **Upload image**: Select this option to add a footer containing an image to the report. - **Alignment**: Select the alignment of the footer’s contents. - **Footer Text**: If you selected **Text** as the footer’s type, a **Footer Text** field will be displayed. Enter the footer’s text into this field. Text-based footers can contain a maximum of 105 characters and are displayed at a font size of 13 pixels. - **Drop image or click to select image.**: If you selected **Upload image** as the footer’s type, a **Drop image or click to select image.** box will be displayed. Drag and drop a file into the box, or click the box to browse for and select a file. If the image was successfully uploaded, a preview of it will be displayed below the **Drop image or click to select image.** box; otherwise, an error message will be displayed below the **Drop image or click to select image.** box indicating why the image was not uploaded. - Click the **Add** button to add the section to the report. You can add only one **Report Footer** section to a single report. If this section has been added to a report, an **Edit**![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Edit%20button_Details%20card_Details%20screen.png)icon will be displayed to the right of the **Report Footer** option in the **Add Section** drawer (Figure 1). In this case, selecting **Report Footer** will allow you to edit the configuration of the existing **Report Header** section. ## Divider The **Divider** section can be used to add a horizontal rule to the report. To add this section to a report, select **Divider** from the **Add Section** drawer (Figure 1). ## Page Break The **Page Break** section can be used to split sections of the report to different pages. To add a **Page Break** section to a report, select **Page Break** from the **Add Section** drawer (Figure 1). NotePage breaks are displayed as **----- page break -----** in the **Report Editor** only. When previewing the report’s output as a PDF, or when a report is exported to a PDF or HTML file, the page break will be rendered. --- *ThreatConnect® is a registered trademark of ThreatConnect, Inc.* 20144-05 v.02.A