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How to create multiple page styles with fancyhdr?
To keep things simple, I defined a new page style appendix that has an empty header. \\clearpage assures a smooth transition between the two page styles. Otherwise, the last page of the main body might already have the new page style. \\appendix changes chapter names and numbering, but it not required for the example to work. 2.
How to change the font size in fancyhdr?
In order to change the font size, we redefine the default fancyhdr layout. Below is a minimal working example for the book documentclass. It works similarly for report and article. Basically, I copied the code for the default layout from the package documentation and added the font size modification to size 9pt (with baselineskip 11pt).
The footer only includes the page number which is centered by default. Even though fancyhdr has a default page style, you are free to define headers/footers yourself , which is not too difficult after all. First you need to clear the default layout:
How to make a page without a header or footer?
Click or tap where you want to start a new page without the header or footer. Go to Layout > Breaks > Next Page to create a section break. Double-click the header or footer area to open the Header & Footer tab. Select Link to Previous to turn off the link between the sections. Select Header or Footer and do one of the following:
How to change the header on one page?
1 Double-click the first page header or footer area. 2 Check Different First Page to see if it’s selected. If not: 2.1 Select Different First Page. 2.2 Content of the header or footer on the first page is removed. Note: Different First Page is a toggle, so be sure you’re turning it on.
How to make a break in the header?
Go to Layout > Breaks > Next Page to create a section break. Double-click the header or footer area to open the Header & Footer tab. Select Link to Previous to turn off the link between the sections. Select Header or Footer and do one of the following:
Then just use hispagestyle {firststyle} on the first page. It might be the case that the first page is not showing the desired fancy style because you are using \\maketitle in it. \\maketitle automatically resets the pagestyle to plain. Then dynamically re-define \\myCurrentHead and \\myCurrentFoot content on the fly.
How to set first page to fancy page style?
I know I can set the first page to the fancy page style using hispagestyle, but I only want the first page to use the footer, not the header. Is there a way to create a custom style that just the first page will use? Then just use hispagestyle {firststyle} on the first page.
How to set header for only first page?
I only want to set a header for only my first page. This is within overleaf. This issue is that this sets the header for all pages. How do I set the header to only be applicable for the first page and not all the pages?
When was the last time fancyhdr was edited?
Last edited by Stefan Kottwitz on Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:34 am, edited 1 time in total. I have found the solution, it was so evident that I am ashamed.