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Go to Insert > Header or Footer. Choose from a list of standard headers or footers, go to the list of Header or Footer options, and select the header or footer that you want. Or, create your own header or footer by selecting Edit Header or Edit Footer. When you’re done, select Close Header and Footer or press Esc.
Use headers and footers to add a title, date, or page numbers to every page in a document….Try it!
- Select Insert > Header or Footer.
- Select one of the built in designs.
- Type the text you want in the header or footer.
- Select Close Header and Footer when you’re done.
How to customize Header and Footer In word?
Edit your existing headers and footers
- Double-click the header or footer you want to edit, or select Header or Footer, and then select Edit Header or Edit Footer.
- Add or change text for the header or footer or do any of the following:
- When you’re done, select Close Header and Footer or press Esc.
How do I make the footer on each page different?
Go into the header or footer. This will automatically activate the Design tab of the ribbon. In the Options group, there are check boxes for “Different first page” and “Different odd and even pages”.
Use the Page field code to insert page numbers
- Double-click the header or the footer area (near the top or bottom of the page).
- Go to Header & Footer > Field.
- In the Field names list, Select Page, and then select OK.
- To change the numbering format, go to Header & Footer > Page Number > Format Page Numbers.
Click anywhere in the section of your document for which you want to create a different header or footer. In Word 2010 and 2007, select the Insert tab, and then select either Header or Footer. Then, select Edit Header or Edit Footer. In earlier versions of Word, from the View menu, select Header and Footer.