Add a Header or Footer

You can use headers at the top of the page and footers at the bottom of the page to add information that you want to appear on each page of your document.

1. Click View.

2. Click Header and Footer.

   

   The Header and Footer toolbar appears.

   The text in your document appears dimmed, and the insertion point appears in the Header box.

3. To add a header, type in the Header box.

   Note 

   The Header box contains two predefined tabs so that you can center or right-align text.

4. Click the Switch Between Header and Footer icon () to switch to the footer box.

   

   The Footer box appears.

5. To add a footer, type in the Footer box.

   You can switch back to the Header box by clicking again.

   

6. Click Close.

   

   Word saves your header and footer.

Can I format text in a header or footer?

Yes. You can apply boldface, italics, underlining, and other character formatting the same way that you apply them in the body of a document. You also can use the icons on the Header and Footer toolbar to format header and footer text. The date and time information you insert updates itself each time you print your document.

Function	Button
	Inserts the current page number
	Inserts the number of pages in the document
	Inserts the current date
	Inserts the current time