Insert Headers and Footers

  • Headers and Footers are text, or text and graphics, printed in the margins of every page of the document

  • Headers appear in the top margin, and Footers are printed in the bottom margins

  • Headers and Footers can be as simple as a page number, or as complex as a photograph, or a logo

 

Insert a simple page number

  • Go to Insert tab > Header & Footer group > click on Page Number

  • Point to the position to place the page number in the document

  • Select a desired page number format


Return to body of the document

  • Go to Footer & Header Tools tab > Design tab > Close group

  • Click Close Header and Footer button


Create and save custom Headers and Footers

Word 2010 comes with a gallery of built-in Headers and Footers. However, they need to be customized each time to use for each particular document. Therefore, it’s easy to create and save formatted headers and footers, either by customizing the built-in headers and footers, or by starting from scratch

  • Go to Insert tab > Header & Footer group > click on Header or Footer > select a desired style

  • Enter the information in the Header or Footer block

  • Format the text as desired

  • Select the entire text in the Header or Footer block

  • Go to Header & Footer Tools tab > Design tab > Header & Footer group > click on Header or Footer > select either Save Selection to Header Gallery or Save Selection to Footer Gallery