Set the distance from the top and bottom page margins: Click the arrows or enter values in the Top and Bottom fields (below the Header and Footer checkboxes).

Note: Before you begin, find out whether youre working in a word-processing or page layout document.

There are some differences in how you format headers and footers for each type of document.

Add headers and footers in a word-processing document Click in a page where you want to add headers and footers.

Note: If your document has multiple sections and you intend to use different headers or footers for some sections (for example, different chapters in a book), select a page in the section youre adding this header or footer to; otherwise, you can add the header or footer to any page.

Move the pointer over the top or bottom of the page until you see the three header or footer fields, then click one (you can use any combination of fields to complete your header or footer).

If you dont see the fields, turn on headers and footers for the document (click in the toolbar, click the Document tab at the top of the sidebar, then select the Header and Footer checkboxes).

Type your text, or click the Insert Page Number pop-up menu and choose a numbering style.

Note: If you already added page numbers in another section, you dont see the Insert Page Number pop-up menu.

To set the distance from the top and bottom page margins, click in the toolbar, click the Document tab at the top of the sidebar, then click the arrows or enter values in the Top and Bottom fields (below the Header and Footer checkboxes).

To set header or footer behavior for each section, click the Section tab at the top of the Document sidebar, then choose any of the following: Hide on first page of section: Hide the header or footer on the first page.

If the document has more than one section, the setting applies only to the first page of this section.

Match previous section: Use the same headers and footers from one section to the next.

Deselect this checkbox if you want to use different headers and footers for this section.

Left and right pages are different: When this checkbox is selected in a document using facing pages, the headers and footers on left and right pages can be different.

To change the font, font size, color, and alignment of header and footer text, select the text, then use the controls in the Format sidebar.

If a button is dimmed, that format cant be applied to the selected text.

If the text in your header or footer is too long to fit in a field, the field adjusts to allow for the longer text.

However, if there is text or a page number already in one of the fields, the original field limits apply.

Try putting text in the header and the page number in the footer, for example, to avoid cutting off the text.

Add headers and footers in a page layout document Move the pointer over the top or bottom of a page until you see the header or footer area, then click any of the three fields (you can use any combination of the fields).

Note: If you already added a page number on another page, you dont see the Insert Page Number pop-up menu.

To format headers and footers, do any of the following: Use different headers and footers for left and right pages: If your document uses facing pages and you want to enter different information on left and right pages, select the Left and right pages are different checkbox.

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