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Adding Headers and Footers to a Word Document

To Add Headers and/or Footers:

  • Choose the Insert tab on your Ribbon.
  • Choose Header/ Footer option under the Insert tab. This will open a header/ footer gallery. Choose your desired header/ footer style from the gallery and apply to your Word document.
    • The text in your document will become dim.  The header/ footer area will appear with information prompts.
  • Type text in header/ footer information prompts.
  • Choose Close Header and Footer on your Ribbon.

You may want to omit the header and or footer from the first page of your document.

To Omit the Header/ Footer from the First Page of Your Document:

  • Choose the Insert tab on your Ribbon
  • Choose the Header/ Footer option under the Insert tab.
  • Choose the Edit Header/ Edit Footer option.
  • Choose Different First Page box in the Options group.