Headers and Footers are great for adding additional information to your documents like file names, dates, and page numbers. Generally, the information you add to a Header shows up at the top of every page. And, the information you add to a Footer shows up at the bottom of every page. You can specify a Different First Page Header and/or Footer. This will allow you to specify text that is unique and only appears on the first page. Additionally, with the addition of Section Breaks, you can specify different Header and Footer information for each section. You can also specify a Different First Page for each section. This means that each section behaves like a mini-document within the larger document container. Working with Headers and Footers can be as simple and easy as you need, but this feature can also handle more complex page formatting needs for larger documents.
ADDING A HEADER
To add a Header (or a Footer), you have a couple of options. The most direct method is double-clicking in Header (or Footer) area of your document (see figure below).
Double-clicking in this space will automatically open the Header/Footer ribbon and you will see some features worth noting. First, the new ribbon is called the Header & Footer Tools: Design. This ribbon is only available/visible when you are actively in either the Header or Footer area. Second, on the left side of the workspace, you will see that the Header area is actually inside the Top Marin space. Using the vertical ruler, you can adjust either the top margin (making it larger or smaller) and /or the space for the Header.
After adding the information you would like repeated at the top or bottom of each page, you will want to click the Close Header and Footer button.
Have fun formatting!
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