Provides information on formatting the Running Head using Microsoft Word. We have published a revised version of our Privacy Statement. Footer Tools Design tab, in the Options group, select the check box for Different First Page. On page 1, Running head will remain in your first page header, and only your. Perhaps you have a title page where you want no header or footer at all. Or, perhaps you want the first page footer to show some official disclaimer text for your company, and the footer in the rest of the document to show page numbers. Whatever your reason, Word makes this easy.
What's Hot at TechRepublic. Headers and footers are easy to implement as long as the same text appears on every page in your document. Beyond the basics, this feature often confuses users. The key to working successfully with headers and footers is this: headers and footers belong to sections, not the document or individual pages, and a document can have a unique header or footer for every section.
Changing a document's header of footer is as simple as adding a new section, almost. In truth, changing a document's header is a three-step process:. Insert a page break. Break the link between the previous section and the new section. Change the header/footer.
SEE: (Tech Pro Research) Step One When you need a different header of footer, the first step is to enter a section break as follows:. Click the Page Layout tab. In the Page Setup group, choose the appropriate break option from the Breaks dropdown.
In Word 2003, choose Break from the Insert menu. Choose a break from the resulting dialog and click OK. Where to put the section break might cause some confusion.
Generally, you'll insert a Next Page section break at the bottom of the page that falls just before the page where you want the new header or footer to begin. For example, if you want the new header to begin on page 4, insert the Next Page section break at the bottom of page 3 (see the next figure).
Step Two After adding a section break, you need to break the link between the previous section and the newly added section, as follows:. Double-click in the new section's header space. In the context Design tab, click the Link To Previous option in the Navigation group.
In Word 2003, choose Header and Footer from the View menu to open the header in edit mode. Then, click the Link To Previous button in the Header and Footer toolbar to break the link. Breaking the link does not remove an existing header or footer from the new section. I increased the header's font size so you can compare it to the header in the next figure (below). Also, notice that the Link To Previous option is dimmed. Step Three It's important to note that the existing header is still part of the new section. Breaking the link to the previous section won't change anything-it just allows you to make changes.
At this point, you're ready to change the header. Simply change the text, field, or object as you normally would. Worth noting When working with section breaks, use the Show/Hide option (on the Home tab in the Paragraph group) to display them. Accommodating section breaks is much easier if you can see them.
In addition, if you delete a section break, you'll lose changes you made to that section's header/footer.
Beginning page numbers on the second page To begin page numbering on the second page: Word 2007 for Windows. On the Insert tab, in the 'Header & Footer' group, click Page Number. Click Top of Page, Bottom of Page, or Page Margins, depending on where you want page numbers to appear in your document. Choose a page numbering design from the gallery of designs. On the Design tab, in the 'Options' group, choose Different First Page. All other versions (Windows or Mac).
Put your cursor on the first page, and from the Insert menu, select Page Numbers. Select the position and alignment you want for the page numbers. Uncheck Show number on first page, and then click Format. Select your desired format.
At the bottom of the window, select Start at:, and then select the number just below what you want your first page number to be (e.g., if you want the page after the title page to be page 1, select 0 as the starting page number). Click OK twice to return to Word.
Beginning page numbers anywhere after the first page To begin page numbering anywhere after the first page:. Determine where you want your page numbering to begin (e.g., page 4), and then place your cursor at the end of the preceding page (e.g., page 3). In Word 2007, from the Page Layout tab, in the 'Page Setup' group, select Breaks. Then, from the drop-down list, select Next Page.
In other versions of Word for Windows, from the Insert menu, select Break. Under 'Section break types', select Next Page, and then click OK.
In Word 2008 or 2004 for Mac OS X, from the Insert menu, select Break and then Section Break (Next Page). In Word 2007, from the View tab, in the 'Document Views' group, select Print Layout. In all other versions, place your cursor on the next page, and then from the View menu, select Header and Footer. The Header and Footer toolbar should appear with several icons. If you want the page numbers at the top of the page, make sure you are in the header. If you want the page numbering at the bottom, switch to the footer. Click Switch Between Header and Footer to toggle between the header and footer.
Note: In Word 2007, the toggling option is located on the Design tab in the 'Navigation' group. In other Windows versions, it is the third icon from the left of the Close button. In Mac OS X, it is the fourth button from the Close button. Mousing over the icon for a couple of seconds will display 'Switch Between Header and Footer'.
Once you are in the header or footer, find the Same as Previous or Link to Previous icon on the toolbar (or Ribbon in Word 2007). It will have a slightly different look from the other icons because it is already enabled.
(Again, you can mouse over the icon to see its name.). Click Same as Previous or Link to Previous to disable it. This separates the section's headers or footers from those above. In all versions except Word 2007, close the Header and Footer toolbar. In Word 2007, from the Insert tab, in the 'Header & Footer' group, select Page Number, and then choose your preferred position and alignment for the page numbers. In all other versions, from the Insert menu, select Page Numbers., and then choose your preferred position and alignment for the page numbers.
Leave Show number on first page checked. In Word 2007, in the 'Header & Footer' group, click and hold Page Number. In all other versions, click Format., and then in the 'Page numbering' section, click Start at. Select the exact number you want to be your starting number.
Click OK until you return to the document. Using this method, your document should have no page numbering before the point you selected. Later, you can add page numbers to the first portion without harming your custom numbering. To restart or customize your page numbering at a later section of the document, follow the same instructions.