Use (File > Page Setup) to specify different headers and footers on odd or even pages or to enter the distance from the top and bottom margins. It is possible to create different headers and footers for different pages in your document and this is all covered later. The header for every page contains the same information, except any information that has been included as fields, for examples the page numbers. your document does not contain any section breaks, the header and footer will appear on every page. If you document contains once section, i.e. The default header and footer also appears on every page of the current document If you press the Tab key once you will be able to position text in the middle of your document and if you press the Tab key again you can place text which is aligned on the right. The text you type initially will be left aligned. To find out more about the different types of tabs, please refer to …. The default header and footer used Times New Roman font size 12 and left aligns the text.Īs default two tabs are defined in both the header and footer which allows you to have left, right and centred text in both your header and footer. Switch between Header and Footer - Moves the insertion point between the areas in which you create or change headers and footers. If you want to see the footer instead of the header you can easilt switch between the two. You can format your text in the normal way using the Formatting toolbar.Īll the editing and formatting commands and selection techniques all work. To enter text just start typying as if you were in the normal editing window. This toolbar contains all the commands you need to create your headers and to navigate between them. When you display a header or footer this toolbar will be displayed automatically. If you place large graphics or multiple lines of text then this distance will automatically increase to accommodate its contentsīoth the start and finish can be adjusted manually with the mouse However this finishing position is an indication to the minimum height. The finishing position of the white line is controlled by the "Top" value on the Margins tab This is also displayed as the "From Edge Header" value on the Layout tab of the Page Setup dialog box. The starting position of the white line is controlled by the "Header from Top" value on the Header and Footer Tools, Design tab. The size and position of the white area is controlled by two numbers that are never shown together. You will be automatically switched to Print Layout view if you are in any other view.Ĭreate different headers and footers for different sections of your documentĬreate a different header and footer for the first page of your document.Ĭreate different headers and footers for odd and even pages To display the headers and footers of the current page select (View > Header and Footer). You can easily move between the header and footer by using the switch between header and footer button on the toolbar. Page numbering can be controlled by selecting (Insert > Page Numbers). The header or footer is shown with a dotted line around it. To change your Header and Footer select (View > Header and Footer). (View > Header and Footer)Īpart from having the same header and footer on every page you can have other choices: Headers and footers are printed in the top and bottom page margins. To quickly close the header/footer just double click on the normal text. To quickly access a header or footer you can just double click on the grayed out area that contains the header/footer. The footer often contains the page number. Try to have as few section breaks in your document as possible.Ī header is text that is added to the top margin of every page such as a document title or page number.Ī footer is the text added to the bottom margin Every section has a different header and footer all the way throughout your document. You can have different first page (no section break required). These normally contain page numbering, chapter titles etc. Footers usually appear at the bottom of every page. A header is just text that appears at the top of every page in your documentĪ footer is just text that appears at the bottom of every page in your documentĪ header appears at the top of every page and can consist of text or graphics.