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.

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