IntroductionIntroduction

Headers & FootersHeaders & Footers

You will learn how to:

Create, Format, Edit and Delete Create Different Header/Footer in a Document Create a First Page Header/Footer Create a Header/Footer for

Odd/Even Pages

A header is used to insert text to appears at the top of every page.

A footer is used to insert text to appear at the bottom of every page.

Headers and Footer are usually used in reports, English papers and other publications.

How to create a header and footer?

Click on the View drop-down menuClick on Header and Footer

Word automatically changes to Print Layout view, and inserts a pane where the header or footer is entered and inserts a Header and Footer toolbar.

The Header and Footer toolbar can be used for the following:

Insert AutoText Inserts AutoText into header/footer

Insert Page Number Inserts Page Number

Insert the number of pagesPrints the total number of pages in the active document

Format Page NumbersFormat the page numbers in the current section

Insert DateInserts the date into the header/footer

Insert TimeInserts the time in header/footer

Page SetupDisplay the page setup dialog box

Show/Hide Document Text Turn on/off the display of

document textSame as Previous

Link/Unlink header/footer to or from

previous section

Switch between the header and footerSwitch between the header pane and the footer pane

Show Previous Show the previous section’s header/footer

Show NextShow next section’s header/footer pane

Close Header and FooterClose header/footer pane

How to format a Header and Footer? A header/footer contains (3) three tab

settings.

Left, Center and Right

Use the Tab key to move from left to right.

The default left and right margins are 1.25 inches.

How to edit a header and footer?

In order to edit you need to change to Print Layout view and click on the dimmed header or footer to make the document active.

Another option is to click on View on the menu and then Header and Footer. Make your changes and click the Close button on the pane.

To edit the footer click the Switch between Header and Footer button to display the footer.

If the document has more than one header or footer, click the Show Next button or Show Previous button to display the desired header or footer.

How to delete a Header or Footer?

Display the pane containing the header or footer to be deleted.

Select the header or footer text then press the Delete key.

How to create a Different Header/Footer in a Document?

Word insert a header or footer by default on every page in a document.

In order create a header or footer on a different page do one of the following:

To create a First Page Header/Footer

Display the Header and Footer pane Click on the Page Setup button on the

toolbar Select the Layout Tab Click the different first page option or Click Different Odd/Even Then click OK to close the dialog box

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