{"id":390212,"date":"2024-03-18T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guidingtech.com\/?p=390212"},"modified":"2024-06-06T14:31:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:01:00","slug":"put-different-headers-and-footers-on-different-pages-in-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guidingtech.com\/put-different-headers-and-footers-on-different-pages-in-word\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Put Different Headers and Footers on Different Pages in Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Method 1: How to Add a Basic Header or Footer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before creating different headers or footers for sections of your document, it’s better to know how to add them in the first place. Follow the instructions below to add a basic header or footer to your Word document:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: <\/b>Open the Word document and head to the Insert<\/strong> tab. Locate the Header & Footer<\/strong> section and press the drop-down button <\/strong>beneath the Header or Footer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: <\/strong>Choose a predefined header or footer template or select Blank from the Built-in<\/strong> list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3: <\/strong>Edit the header and footer section, and finally, click the Close Header and Footer<\/strong> button on the Design tab to return to the main document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note: <\/strong>You can double-click on the document’s main body to exit the header or footer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also Read:<\/strong> How to fix Microsoft Word not responding on Windows<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method 2: Prerequisites to Create Different Headers and Footers on Specific Pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creating different headers and footers on specific pages is easy. Still, before that, you’ll need to break your document into sections and unlink the header and footer from the previous page. Adhere to the steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Inserting a Section Break<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A section break is an invisible marker in your Word document that allows you to divide your content into separate sections. Here’s how you can break the section in your Word file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: <\/strong>Open the Word file and place your cursor at the point in your document where you’d like the new section to begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: <\/strong>Head to the Layout tab<\/strong> in the ribbon and click the downward arrow<\/strong> next to the Breaks <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: <\/strong>Choose one of the below-mentioned breaks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n