Add Headers and Footers

Headers and footers are areas at the top and bottom of a page in which you can insert additional information. For example, you might display a document’s title, a company logo, or contact information in the header, and the page number in the footer. Other common footer content includes copyright and version information.

Every page of a document (other than the cover page) has an area at the top of the page that is designated for the header, and at the bottom of the page for the footer. In Print Layout view, you can edit the header or footer by double-clicking that area to activate it. In the active header or footer section, you can insert and format text and graphics.

When creating a header or footer, you can choose to have ...

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