How to Insert Headers and Footers on Specific Pages in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac)

Learn how to insert headers and footers on specific pages in Microsoft Word on the PC and Mac. Plus, learn how to remove the header and footer from the first page of the document or the first page of the section.

This tutorial features Word for Microsoft 365. These steps also apply to Word for Mac (Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac), Word 2021, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:57 How to Insert Headers & Footers on Specific Pages
03:59 How to Remove the Header & footer from the First Page of the Document or Section

📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
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How to Insert Headers and Footers on Specific Pages in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac)

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[ReklawLah]

What a nightmare. Why can't Microsoft just put in a button to make the footer for each page unique?

[SuperJ]

The "or" clarification around 2:29 is what saved the day for me. Thanks!

[MargieCosgrave]

Erin, I've watched many help videos and yours are without doubt the clearest - by miles! I think you're born to do what you do. Thanks very much, and please don't stop!

[cherietillapaughhott]

I found it!!! I asked on your latest video if you had a tutorial for this, and I found it. Thank you for doing these!!! I'm a novice editor/proofreader and I'm learning as I go. My mom is an author, and she knows I've always been good at proofreading and writing, so she's been hiring me to edit her books. I've really stunk it up the first few times, and it's taking me such a long time. The current book I'm working on for her is VERY important (and awesome!), and is the first in a long series. I really want to do well on this one, but my Office knowledge memory has a lot of holes in it. I was an executive assistant a long time ago, and haven't used it since then, until I helped edit my mom's first book 2 years ago. I also have ADHD and am on the spectrum, so my brain is chaos and I get easily distracted. For example, I had finished chapters 1-12 a week ago, and sent it to her to go over, and to share with her writer's group that night. Somehow, I COMPLETELY forgot to include chapters 8 and 11!! It's easier for me to stay focused when each chapter is saved in a different document, so I've just been selecting all and copying and pasting a finished chapter into the full edit. Not only did I forget to add those chapters (which were specifically the ones she was excited to share with her group), I also forgot that I'd originally separated chaptera with a page break (no chapter number at the beginning of each chapter so I can get a more accurate word count...that was my thought process, anyway), but after chapter 4 or 5, I began to separate the chapters with a dotted line by typing an asterisk five times and hitting enter (I figured that out accidentally! Lol).
Anyway, it was a big mess, but I eventually cleaned it up. One of the reasons it's taking me SO long to finish is that she wants me to try to cut her word count down from about 80, 000 to less than 75, 000 so it can technically be included in a specific genre...I can't remember which genre or why. 😳 I really want to get better at this, and your videos have been a big help! Do you happen to have any instructional or educational videos on how to proofread/edit books like a professional? Or do you know anyone else who does?
Thanks again!

[epicor]

Thank you! I was actually able to take your lesson and was able to work through resolving my header/footer issues I had with Word. I feel I have a much better understanding of it and it is now making a lot more sense. It is one of those things that I have not mastered and looks like the 119-page document I was working on now looks ultra professional!!!! Appreciateion!

[ohsimtong]

oh my god!! finally a video that solved this issue. I read a lot of blogs about how to do this but this video solved it with 5 seconds. Ive been inserted text frame until now but I can actually do it properly now!! THANK YOU!!!!

[queenali]

Thank you so much this has to be the first video to show up when you search this topic, the only useful tutorial I was able to follow and actually work.

[bokprfc]

You are a very good teacher and have been a wonderful help. I have watched so many explanations but couldn't follow any of them. This is excellent. Thank you very much.

[donnablevins]

Erin, it's a delight watching how-to that is to the point and simple! You modeled how I must begin showing technical immigrants how to do tasks without overwhelming them. Thank you so much

[tommytaylor]

Thank you for your help on this subject. I had forgot how to do the different page Headers and Footers. It was easy to follow. And it does help to watch it being done. Something you don't get with MS. There lost 😊

[smartifire]

Thanks for easy explanation than other videos!!

[spcalexsantos]

Thank you so much. Don't know why they made it so complicated

[valeriej.brooks]

Thank you so much! This is the best tutorial on this issue.

[scottberryman]

Thank you, I was losing my mind over this

[sparkus]

Hello! Thanks for this tutorial. Is it possible to remove the header and to save the space occupied by a non-existing header?

[JustdoitDOitNow]

Erin, you are simply the best !! :) And there is one thing with the footer I am still struggling with - how can I start the footer from the 3rd or 4th page? It's gone from the first alright but still don't know how to remove it from the second and third pages, please help, Thank You :)

[smartEDall]

Hi, just watched your video. Very informative. I am a typist. Most of my works are based on MS office and MS WORD. I am still using office 2007. My main question, as I am typing a legal matter, my top part of document remain blank, in my footnote i mention cont. To page 2. Then on next page I start with Page 2 on top and cont. To page 3 on bottom. Is there any way I can use header and footer options for ease of my type work? Plz reply.

[mykqzih]

Pagination, starting in Section 2, is set. No problem. But as soon as I go to set Headers in Section 2, with Link to Previous unchecked, and I click on Different Odd and Even, my page numbering is added to Section 1. Solution? TIA

[patriciahurtado]

Hi Erin, My level 2 heading styles changes when reaches a new page. 1.2, 1.2, 1.3 stay indented while 1.4, 1.5 are not in page 2 and then when going to page 3, 1.6 and 1.7 go back to indented similar to page 1. Can't seem to make it work. Thank you in advanced for your help.

[koreytorrence]

Hello I downloaded Microsoft Word on my iPad and I want to remove the headers from copying each other but I don’t see any option to unlink from previous is there a different way on how to do it?