November 4, 2022   Microsoft Word

Headers and Footers

Headers and Footers:

Header is printed at the top of each page. Footer is printed at the bottom of each page. Header and footer toolbar contains the following buttons for different function:

Creating a universal Header and Footer:

Universal header and footer are use to same header and footer on every page. The button located on header and footer toolbar can be used to insert page number, date or time into header or footer.

The following procedure is used to create a universal header and footer:

  • Place the insertion point anywhere within the document.
  • Select Header and footer from view menu. The header and footer toolbar appears.
  • Type and format the desired information in Header.
  • Click switch between Header and Footer. The cursor will move to footer.
  • Type and format the desired information in footer.
  • Click close to Header and Footer toolbar.

Creating a different first page Header and Footer:

It is possible to create a first page header and footer containing different information than the header and footer in the rest of the document. The following procedure is used create different first page header and footer

  • Place the insertion point on the first page of the document.
  • Select Header and footer from view menu. The Header and Footer toolbar appears.
  • Click page setup. The page setup dialog box appears.
  • Select the layout tab.
  • Select different first page under headers and footers.
  • Click OK.
  • Types and format the desired information in first Page Header.
  • Click switch between Header and Footer.
  • Type and format the desired information in the First page Footer.
  • Click show next to create the header and footer for the rest of the document.
  • Types and format the desired information in Header.
  • Click switch between Header and Footer.
  • Types and format the desired information in the footer.
  • Click close to close Header and Footer toolbar and return to your document .

Creating odd and even page Headers and Footers:

Ms Word provides the facility to insert different information on odd and even page headers and footers. The user can also create a different first page and odd/ even page headers and footers in the same document.

The following  procedure is used to create odd and even page header and footer.

  1. Place the insertion point on the first page of the document.
  2. Select Header and Footer form view menu. The header and footer toolbar appears,
  3. Click page setup. The page setup dialog box appears.
  4. Select layout tab.
  5. Click different odd and even under Headers and Footer.
  6. Select create a different first page header and footer if required .
  7. Click OK.
  8. Types and format the desired information in odd page header.
  9. Click switch between Header and Footer.
  10. Type and format the desired information odd page footer.
  11. Click show next.
  12. Types and format the desired information in even page header.
  13. Click switch between Header and Footer.
  14. Types and format desired information in even page footer.
  15. Click close to close Header and Footer toolbar.

 

 

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