Headers and Footers in Word

Learn about Headers and Footers in Word.

Headers and Footers appear at the top of bottom of your document respectively. They are typically used for placing the page number or recurring information that appears on each page. There are many things that can be added to the Header or Footer including: 

  • Page Number 
  • Number of Pages 
  • Document Title 
  • File Location  

And more… 

When first added Headers or Footers to your document the Header and Footer Ribbon will appear.  

To add a Header or Footer 

You can start from the Insert Ribbon or by double clicking at the top of the document. Either way, the Header and Footer Ribbon will appear. 

Start from the Insert Ribbon 

Click on Insert Header and choose one of the built-in headers on offer or to create your own, select Edit Header. 

 Now you are in the Header (or Footer) area of the document and the Header and Footer Ribbon is displayed. 

  1. Choose from one of the built in Headers or Footers 
  2. Insert other items, date and time, document information etc 
  3. Navigate through Headers or Footers 
  4. Options – are all headers or footers equal? 
  5. Position – choose how Headers or Footers show up on the page 
  6. Close the Header and Footer Ribbon (you can also double click into the document) 

    Page Numbers 

    Page numbers can be added to the Header or the Footer and work the same way wherever you add them. Choose where they appear and also the format. You can remove them this way too. 

    Option 

    What it does 

    Top of Page 

    Place the page number at the top of the page, choose from several designs. 

    Bottom of Page 

    As Top of the Page, only number appears at the bottom of the page. 

    Page Margins 

    Numbers are formatted to appear in the margins. 

    Current Position 

    Page number will appear where your cursor is placed. 

    Format Page Numbers 

    Set the formatting for page numbers here. Select the formatting for the page numbers and change the starting number if you wish to start form a different number. 

    Remove Page Numbers 

    Remove the page numbers from the document. 

    Inserting extras 

     

    You can add the Date and Time which can be static or can update. 

    Document Info – choose from  Author, File Name, File Path, Document Title or other Document Property 

     
    Quickparts     – choose from pre-defined AutoText entries, Document Property or Field Codes. 

    Pictures – insert pictures on your device  

    Online Pictures – choose from a range of pictures curated by Microsoft 

    Navigation Options 

    You can set up your Headers or Footers to have different content when place on Odd or Even pages and you can choose to have a different first page. For example you may not want to have the page number on the cover page of a report! 

    Set the Position 

    Set up how far from the edge of the page the Header/Footer is. You can also add an alignment tab. 

    Close Header and Footer Ribbon 

    This icon closes the Header and Footer Ribbon and brings the document back into focus.  

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