Word: Headers and Footers | Microsoft Word Tutorial 2023

In this free video tutorial, I will show you How to add a header and footer in Word.

In this tutorial you will learn how to:

• Insert a word document header
• Insert a word document footer
• Setup custom headers
• Setup custom footers

Adding a custom header and footer to your Microsoft Word document is essential if you are running a business and need to create content in Word documents.

Often you see a company logo in the header and contact details including the company's address. normally we see this on the first page of the document and then subsequent pages do not contain the head of content, these are known as continuation pages.

Understanding how to set up headers and footers in Microsoft Word can help you to create better letterhead templates for your business.

Simply follow this tutorial if you are not sure how to create custom headers and footers in Microsoft Word.

In Microsoft Word, "header" and "footer" refer to sections of a document where you can insert text, images, or other data that will appear at the top (header) or bottom (footer) of each page of the document. These sections are typically used for information that needs to be repeated on every page, such as page numbers, dates, document titles, or the author's name. Here's a bit more detail about each:

1. **Header:**
- Located at the top of every page.
- Commonly used to display document titles, chapter names, or section titles.
- Can be customized to appear differently on odd and even pages, or to have a unique header for the first page.

2. **Footer:**
- Located at the bottom of every page.
- Frequently used for page numbering, copyright information, or the date.
- Similar to headers, footers can also be configured to differ on odd and even pages or to exclude the first page.

Both headers and footers can be edited by double-clicking the top or bottom areas of a page in Word. Once you're in the header or footer editing mode, you can insert various elements like text, fields (date, time, page numbers), and graphics. You can exit this mode by double-clicking outside the header or footer area or by pressing the "Close Header and Footer" button in Word.

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[KeyserTheRedBeard]

outstanding content DCP Web Designers. I broke that thumbs up on your video. Keep up the really good work.

[gaarasama]

The head absolutely looks different in all my computers I am going crazy

[heimricvanleeuwen]

Great vid, to the point, and it gives al the essentials, esp. how to get text on both left and right corner of the sheet of paper. Exactly what I was looking for!

[lightolaitan]

Thank you DC.
I just completed this tutorial feeling achieved 🙏

[mihailantoniei]

Thanks buddy you help me to solve my problem, all the best!

[rizzamaeong]

so this is how its done...
Thank you... 🙏🏼

[samanthastoker]

Such an easy thing and I thought I knew what I was doing. Thanks again!

[markwalker]

Really good tutorial. I havent checked but have you done a tutorial on how to make different headers and footers for different parts of a cocument?

[MsMishele]

I like the "table" way of doing it. Quick question. Can I have a Header on page 1 only of a document and footer on ALL pages of the document?

[TheChamberRoomExperience]

That is the same music I use! And thanks for this video! I just forgot how to create the headers...I have a mac and this uses PAGES, not microsoft.

[ShahedMohammed-pexp]

the sentence in headers and footers are light? if i print the paper, would it be bold?

[xanderer]

HI, how to add white space in every page? thank you

[bletheringfool]

Now tell me, can we just have footers without headers? What I was hoping to do is have a very small version of my logo appear on the bottom of each page (as a footer). The header is unnecessary.

[Truegho]

Getting headers and footers right when I format my self-published Word books is ALWAYS difficult, and has me tearing my hair out.

[Aretumis]

I double left clicked and it did nothing, is there another way around this?