Adding Headers and Footers
You can use headers and footers in your documents to add special information to every page, such as a title and date at the top of each page, or a company name and address at the bottom. Header and footer information appears outside the regular text margins at the top (headers) or bottom (footers) of the document.
Click Insert.
Scroll through and click a header or footer style.
Word applies it to the document and displays the Design tab for Header & Footer Tools. In this example, a header is added.
Replace any placeholder header or footer text needed.
Note
Working with Fields Header and footer elements are built out of fields, which hold pieces of information that update, such as page numbers or dates. You can add and subtract specific fields from a header or footer to customize it. For example, you can insert a date and time field that updates every time you open the document.
To insert a specific field, such as the document title or author name, click Document Info on the Design tab, and select a field.
Word inserts the specified field; in this example an author name field is added to the header.
To navigate between headers and footers, click the Go to Header or Go to Footer button.
To exit the header and footer area of a document, click the Close Header and Footer button.
Tip
Header and Footer Shortcuts When you work with headers and footers, a dotted line separates the header or footer area from the rest of the document page. If you double-click outside the header or footer area, or press Esc, Word automatically closes the Header/Footer view for you. To reopen the view again, double-click inside the header or footer area at the top or bottom of the page.