### Modifying the Edit Window's Headers and Footers

There are three files that are used to format the header / footer text in the Edit window. These files are LOGO.DAT, HEADER.DAT, and ELOGO.DAT. These files are located in your installation directory (for example, C:\Pcdmisw).

You can edit the Edit window's header or footer by making and saving changes to these text files using a standard text editor (such as Notepad).

Usually, however, to modify the Report window's header, you won't use the .DAT file keywords and will need to modify the label template used for the header instead. The standard label template used to control header information is file_header.lbl. See the

Important: Due to improvements in how PC-DMIS reports measurement results in PC-DMIS 4.0 and greater, reports no longer use the Edit window. Instead, reports now appear inside their own Report window. Therefore, modifying the .DAT files as explained here will only affect the headers and footers within the Edit window. It will not affect the Report window output.
To modify the Report window's header, you will need to modify the label template used for the header. The standard label template used to control header information is file_header.lbl. See the Reporting Measurement Results section for information on modifying templates to control what gets displayed in the report window. Specifically see Modifying your Report's Header.

More:

The Header

The Footer

Header and Footer Formatting Keywords

Using Expressions and Tracefields to Customize Headers and Footers