Placed at the top margin of a page, a header is a useful area for including material that must appear on every page of a document. This might include information such as the title of the document, the name of the author, section, page number, and total number of pages.
Placed at the bottom, is a footer. It is similar to a header, it just that it is placed at the bottom of the document.
In this tutorial, we will explain how to easily Add a header and Add a footer in a Microsoft Word document.
Let start
How to add a header in word
Step 1: Open a New Document
Open Microsoft Word, and click on New. Word will offer several templates. Click on Blank Document. This will open a new blank document.
Step #2 : Go to the ToolBar.
On the toolbar above the new document, click on the Insert tab. This will change the ribbon underneath. Within the Insert ribbon, click on the Header. A list of options will dropdown.
Step #3: Insert the Header
Click on a suitable header option. Word will embed the chosen header option in the page and will show the chosen header on the top.
Step 4: Modify Header
Type in the necessary text within the header to replace [Type here].
Step #5: Return to Document
Once everything is satisfactory, click Close Header and Footer to exit the header area and return to the body of the document.
This is how the header area will appear.
How to add the footer in word document
Adding a footer is very straightforward. It is almost like adding a header. Here are the steps.
Step #1: Go to the ToolBar
To add the footer, click on the Insert tab in the tool bar. This will change the ribbon underneath. Click on the Footer. A list of options will drop down.
Step #2: Insert Footer
Click on a suitable footer option. Word will embed the chosen footer option in the page and will show the chosen footer at the bottom.
Step #3: Modify Footer
Type in the necessary text within the footer to replace [Type here].
Step #4: Return to document.
Once everything is satisfactory, click Close Header and Footer to exit the header area and return to the body of the document.
This is how your footer will look.
Conclusion
The above steps make it very easy to add a header and/or a footer to any document created using Microsoft Word.
If you want to know how to delete the header and footer in word, check out this tutorial.